Does increased rejection in living unrelated versus living related kidney transplants affect short-term function and survival?
Despite a higher incidence of early rejection, LURT show similar function and survival compared with LRT. In high-risk patients receiving living unrelated renal transplants, consideration should be given to intensify initial immunosuppression to prevent early rejection episodes.
Our results indicate that serum adiponectin levels were inversely correlated with tumor tissue adiponectin levels, but no relationship between normal breast tissue and tumor tissue adiponectin levels was demonstrated. Adiponectin levels in breast tumor tissue increase while serum adiponectin levels decrease. Adiponectin might play an important role in the prevention of tumor progression by decreasing tissue neovascularization.