American Journal of Transplantation

Official publication of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST)

Edited by: Allan D. Kirk
2010 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2011) Ranking: 3/187 Surgery; 2/25 Transplantation
Impact Factor: 6.051

Current Issue Highlights

Read the Editor's picks of the month:

Modulation of Wnt and Hedgehog Signaling Pathways Is Linked to Retinoic Acid-Induced Amelioration of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
C. von Toerne, J. Bedke, S. Safi, S. Porubsky, N. Gretz, R. Loewe, P. J. Nelson and H.-J. Gröne
See also: What's Past Is Prologue: Developmental Pathways and Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
S. L. Fabian and B. D. Humphreys

Critical Role of Proinflammatory Cytokine IL-6 in Allograft Rejection and Tolerance
X. Zhao, O. Boenisch, M. Yeung, B. Mfarrej, Sunmi Yang, L. A. Turka, M. H. Sayegh, J. Iacomini and X. Yuan

Re-examination of the Lymphocytotoxic Crossmatch in Liver Transplantation: Can C4d Stains Help in Monitoring?
J. Lunz, K. M. Ruppert, M. M. Cajaiba, K. Isse, C. A. Bentlejewski, M. Minervini, M. A. Nalesnik, P. Randhawa, E. Rubin, E. Sasatomi, M. E. de Vera, P. Fontes, A. Humar, A. Zeevi and A. J. Demetris

Three-Year Outcomes from BENEFIT, a Randomized, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
F. Vincenti, C. P. Larsen, J. Alberu, B. Bresnahan, V. D. Garcia, J. Kothari, P. Lang, E. Mancilla Urrea, P. Massari, G. Mondragon-Ramirez, R. Reyes-Acevedo, K. Rice, L. Rostaing, S. Steinberg, J. Xing, M. Agarwal, M. B. Harler and B. Charpentier

Highly Cited/Highly Read Articles

Read these highly-cited articles:

1. Antibody-mediated rejection criteria - an addition to the Banff '97 Classification of Renal Allograft Rejection
2. Diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation in the United States
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Read these highly-read articles:

1. Making a B-Line for Transplantation Tolerance
2. Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism: A Commentary on the Global Realities
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The AJT Report

Not all hospital-wide electronic medical record systems accommodate the specific needs of the transplant center. This month, “The AJT Report” investigates what's missing, and what the transplant team can do about it. Also in this issue, a New York man is convicted of organ trafficking, and UNOS appoints a new director of their Department of Evaluation and Quality.
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