Ion motive ATPases involved in transcellular ion transport by renal epithelial cells include two molecular families: P-ATPases (Na,K-ATPase and H,K-ATPase) and V-ATPases. Na,K-ATPase is found in the plasma membrane of…
In this chapter we discuss the pathways and mechanisms of water transport across cell membranes and epithelia. The concepts of diffusion and osmosis are presented at the biophysical level and…
Cells must avoid gross alterations of volume in order to survive. Obviously, excessive cell swelling will jeopardize the integrity of the cell membrane, and both cell swelling and cell shrinkage…
Modern Age Transplantation Issues Gabriel M. Danovitch Itai Danovitch ORGAN TRAFFICKING AND TRANSPLANT TOURISM The phenomenon of human organ trafficking was first recognized in the 1990s. Originally a hidden and…
Frequently Asked Questions Erik L. Lum Natalie Bjelajac Meena Parakkal Michele Pena Suggestions provided for frequently asked questions in this chapter are opinion based, and practice may vary among centers…
Management of Patients With a Failed Transplant Phuong-Thu T. Pham Erik L. Lum Phuong-Chi T. Pham TIMING OF DIALYSIS REINITIATION Patients returning to dialysis after a failed transplant comprise 4%…
Nutrition Care for Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients Jill Strejc Mareena Geevarghese NUTRITION: GENERAL OVERVIEW Nutrition plays an important role in the management of patient outcomes during all stages…
Posttransplantation Cardiovascular Disease Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Mai T. Pham Phuong-Anh T. Pham Hai V. Pham Phuong-Chi T. Pham Son V. Pham Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of…
Kidney Transplantation in Dual Organ Transplantation Phuong-Thu T. Pham Gerald S. Lipshutz KIDNEY ALLOCATION IN DUAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Allocation of the kidney for candidates needing dual organ transplantation is determined…
Posttransplantation Malignancies Jeffrey M. Miller Basmah Abdalla Phuong-Thu T. Pham GENERAL OVERVIEW Recipients of organ transplants are at increased risk for developing certain neoplasms compared with the general population. Posttransplant…
