Gerald Brandacher

Estradiol enhances murine cardiac allograft rejection under cyclosporin and can be antagonized by the antiestrogen tamoxifen.

Gene expression profiling of prolonged cold ischemia and reperfusion in murine heart transplants.

Lessons to be learned from a complicated case of rhino-cerebral mucormycosis in a renal allograft recipient.

Mitochondrial defects and heterogeneous cytochrome c release after cardiac cold ischemia and reperfusion.

Steroid- and ATG-resistant rejection after double forearm transplantation responds to Campath-1H.

Overexpression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in human inflammatory bowel disease.

Complete hepatic ischemia due to torsion of a large accessory liver lobe: first case to require transplantation.

14-3-3sigma expression is an independent prognostic parameter for poor survival in colorectal carcinoma patients.

Tetrahydro-4-aminobiopterin attenuates dendritic cell-induced T cell priming independently from inducible nitric oxide synthase.

Cytomegalovirus-related complications in human hand transplantation.

Prognostic value of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in colorectal cancer: effect on tumor-infiltrating T cells.

Tetrahydrobiopterin compounds prolong allograft survival independently of their effect on nitric oxide synthase activity.

Bariatric surgery cannot prevent tryptophan depletion due to chronic immune activation in morbidly obese patients.

Antitumoral activity of interferon-gamma involved in impaired immune function in cancer patients.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome following Campath-1H induction.

CTLA4Ig promotes the induction of hematopoietic chimerism and tolerance independently of Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase.

Laparoscopically implanted gastric pacemaker after kidney-pancreas transplantation: treatment of morbid obesity and diabetic gastroparesis.

Implications of IFN-gamma-mediated tryptophan catabolism on solid organ transplantation.

A novel technique for heterotopic vascularized pancreas transplantation in mice to assess ischemia reperfusion injury and graft pancreatitis.

Induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in vascular smooth muscle cells by interferon-gamma contributes to medial immunoprivilege.

Mitochondrial ischemia-reperfusion injury of the transplanted rat heart: improved protection by preservation versus cardioplegic solutions.

Potential applications of global protein expression analysis (proteomics) in morbid obesity and bariatric surgery.

Clinical relevance of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase for alloimmunity and transplantation.

Intracellular signaling pathways control mitochondrial events associated with the development of ischemia/ reperfusion-associated damage.

Neopterin, a prognostic marker in human malignancies.

Proteomic profiling of acute cardiac allograft rejection.

Are B cells agreeable to veto?

Tetrahydrobiopterin protects the kidney from ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Composite tissue allotransplantation: hand transplantation and beyond.

T regulatory cells and transplantation tolerance.

Cold ischemia contributes to the development of chronic rejection and mitochondrial injury after cardiac transplantation.

Cytomegalovirus mismatch as major risk factor for delayed graft function after pancreas transplantation.

A rapid vascular anastomosis technique for hind-limb transplantation in rats.

Mouse hind limb transplantation: a new composite tissue allotransplantation model using nonsuture supermicrosurgery.

Alemtuzumab in solid organ transplantation and in composite tissue allotransplantation.

Hand allotransplantation.

Expression and prognostic impact of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in oral squamous cell carcinomas.

Achievements and challenges in composite tissue allotransplantation.

Single-center experience with third and fourth kidney transplants.

Proteomics--a blessing or a curse? Application of proteomics technology to transplant medicine.

Influence of immunosuppressive agents on tryptophan degradation and neopterin production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

The effect of chondroitinase on nerve regeneration following composite tissue allotransplantation.

Technical aspects of the recipient operation in hand transplantation.

Concomitant face and hand transplantation: perfect solution or perfect storm?

Histopathologic characterization of mild rejection (grade I) in skin biopsies of human hand allografts.

Clinical implementation of a procedure to prepare bone marrow cells from cadaveric vertebral bodies.

World experience after more than a decade of clinical hand transplantation: update on the Innsbruck program.

Functional outcome after hand and forearm transplantation: what can be achieved?

Favoring the risk-benefit balance for upper extremity transplantation--the Pittsburgh Protocol.

Surgical and technical aspects of hand transplantation: is it just another replant?

Hand transplantation.

Helping hands: caring for the upper extremity transplant patient.

IDO-Mediated Tryptophan Degradation in the Pathogenesis of Malignant Tumor Disease.

IDO and regulatory T cell support are critical for cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated Ag-4 Ig-mediated long-term solid organ allograft survival.

Discussion: The Brigham and Women's Hospital face transplant program: a look back.

The psychological assessment of candidates for reconstructive hand transplantation.

Hemiface allotransplantation in the mouse.

Animal models for basic and translational research in reconstructive transplantation.

Anesthetic management in upper extremity transplantation: the Pittsburgh experience.

Prevention of lethal murine pancreas ischemia reperfusion injury is specific for tetrahydrobiopterin.

Upper-extremity transplantation using a cell-based protocol to minimize immunosuppression.

Mechanisms and mediators of inflammation: potential models for skin rejection and targeted therapy in vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Minimizing immunosuppression in hand transplantation.

Biomarker discovery in transplantation--proteomic adventure or mission impossible?

Real-time three-dimensional Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography video image guided microsurgeries.

Trends in immunosuppression after pancreas transplantation: what is in the pipeline?

Review of the early diagnoses and assessment of rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Standardizing skin biopsy sampling to assess rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Targeting the Kv1.3 potassium channel for immunosuppression in vascularized composite allotransplantation - a pilot study.

Immunology of vascularized composite allografts.

Nitric oxide-mediated regulation of ferroportin-1 controls macrophage iron homeostasis and immune function in Salmonella infection.

Composite tissue transplantation.

A novel laser-Doppler flowmetry assisted murine model of acute hindlimb ischemia-reperfusion for free flap research.

Microvascular anastomosis guidance and evaluation using real-time three-dimensional Fourier-domain Doppler optical coherence tomography.

Near-infrared lymphography as a minimally invasive modality for imaging lymphatic reconstitution in a rat orthotopic hind limb transplantation model.

Discussion: Lessons learned from simultaneous face and bilateral hand allotransplantation.

Overcoming Cross-Gender Differences and Challenges in Le Fort-Based, Craniomaxillofacial Transplantation With Enhanced Computer-Assisted Technology.

Impact of donor-specific antibodies in reconstructive transplantation.

Current concepts and systematic review of vascularized composite allotransplantation of the abdominal wall.

Immunomodulatory Effects of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: Fact or Fiction?

An overview of psychosocial assessment procedures in reconstructive hand transplantation.

Cutaneous collateral axonal sprouting re-innervates the skin component and restores sensation of denervated Swine osteomyocutaneous alloflaps.

Vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Antibody-mediated rejection in hand transplantation.

Immunosuppression and monitoring of rejection in hand transplantation.

Monocytes loaded with indocyanine green as active homing contrast agents permit optical differentiation of infectious and non-infectious inflammation.

Preliminary development of a workstation for craniomaxillofacial surgical procedures: introducing a computer-assisted planning and execution system.

A p38MAPK/MK2 signaling pathway leading to redox stress, cell death and ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Establishing cephalometric landmarks for the translational study of Le Fort-based facial transplantation in Swine: enhanced applications using computer-assisted surgery and custom cutting guides.

The neck as a preferred recipient site for vascularized composite allotransplantation in the mouse.

Diagnosing skin rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation: advances and challenges.

Using the dorsal, cavernosal, and external pudendal arteries for penile transplantation: technical considerations and perfusion territories.

Donor age negatively affects the immunoregulatory properties of both adipose and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Characterization, prophylaxis, and treatment of infectious complications in craniomaxillofacial and upper extremity allotransplantation: a multicenter perspective.

Facial transplantation: the first 9 years.

Case series on defense mechanisms in patients for reconstructive hand transplantation: consideration on transplant defense concept.

Lymphoid neogenesis in skin of human hand, nonhuman primate, and rat vascularized composite allografts.

The misuse of the terminology "standard of care" hampers innovations in surgery.

Taming inflammation by targeting cytokine signaling: new perspectives in the induction of transplantation tolerance.

Insights from computational modeling in inflammation and acute rejection in limb transplantation.

Injectable bioadhesive hydrogels with innate antibacterial properties.

Discussion of lessons learned from the first quadruple extremity transplantation in the world: comments and concerns regarding quadruple extremity allotransplantation.

The role of lipocalin-2 in liver regeneration.

Histomorphometric evaluation of ischemia-reperfusion injury and the effect of preservation solutions histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate and University of Wisconsin in limb transplantation.

Functional abdominal wall reconstruction using an innervated abdominal wall vascularized composite tissue allograft: a cadaveric study and review of the literature.

Preoperative Anemia and Postoperative Outcomes in Immediate Breast Reconstructive Surgery: A Critical Analysis of 10,958 Patients from the ACS-NSQIP Database.

Ancillary procedures necessary for translational research in experimental craniomaxillofacial surgery.

Crucial role for neuronal nitric oxide synthase in early microcirculatory derangement and recipient survival following murine pancreas transplantation.

Hand and upper extremity transplantation: an update of outcomes in the worldwide experience.

Stem cell-based approaches to improve nerve regeneration: potential implications for reconstructive transplantation?

MEMS-based handheld fourier domain Doppler optical coherence tomography for intraoperative microvascular anastomosis imaging.

Proteomics in transplantation.

The use of luminex assays to measure cytokines.

Evaluation of microvascular anastomosis using real-time, ultra-high-resolution, Fourier domain Doppler optical coherence tomography.

Abstract 9: selectively permeable nanofiber constructs to prevent inflammatory scarring and enhance nerve regeneration in peripheral nerve injury.

Abstract 11: the role of donor antigen persistance in maintaining immune tolerance to a vascularized composite allograft.

Abstract 102: inflammatory mediators modulate alloreactive T cell susceptibility to immune-regulation in reconstructive transplantation.

Abstract 105: a non-suture cuff technique for lymph-vein anastomosis in a rat model.

Exploring cell-based tolerance strategies for hand and face transplantation.

Reconstruction of Large Abdominal Wall Defects Using Neurotized Vascular Composite Allografts.

A Novel Method for the Repair of Critically Sized Bone Defects: Utilization of a Muscle Derived Stem Cell-Seeded Scaffold Augments Proliferation, Migration and Osteogenic Induction.

An Injectable Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite with Interfacial Bonding for Soft Tissue Filling and Regeneration.

Optimal Murine Cranial Defect Reconstruction Utilizing a Novel Collagen Scaffold and rhBMP2 with Analysis Utilizing Confocal Microscopy.

Preventing Allograft Rejection by Targeting Immune Metabolism.

A multiphase transitioning peptide hydrogel for suturing ultrasmall vessels.

Cardiac Arrest Disrupts Caspase-1 and Patterns of Inflammatory Mediators Differently in Skin and Muscle Following Localized Tissue Injury in Rats: Insights from Data-Driven Modeling.

Growth Hormone Therapy Accelerates Axonal Regeneration, Promotes Motor Reinnervation, and Reduces Muscle Atrophy following Peripheral Nerve Injury.

Reply: Reconstruction of Large Abdominal Wall Defects Using Neurotized Vascular Composite Allografts.

Therapeutic augmentation of the growth hormone axis to improve outcomes following peripheral nerve injury.

Ex Vivo Model of Human Penile Transplantation and Rejection: Implications for Erectile Tissue Physiology.

Ischemia/reperfusion injury in vascularized tissue allotransplantation: tissue damage and clinical relevance.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Repair and Hindlimb Transplant Model.

Combining Theoretical and Experimental Techniques to Study Murine Heart Transplant Rejection.

Impaired Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Homodimer Formation Triggers Development of Transplant Vasculopathy - Insights from a Murine Aortic Transplantation Model.

Nasal Unit Transplantation: A Cadaveric Anatomical Feasibility Study.

Outcomes after hand and upper extremity transplantation.

Penile Allotransplantation for Complex Genitourinary Reconstruction.

The promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicine.

Erosive Rheumatoid Arthritis After Bilateral Hand Transplantation.

An immunocompetent mouse model of human glioblastoma.

The Ethics of Hand Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

Mechanisms of rejection in vascular composite allotransplantation.

Desensitization and Prevention of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Syngeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Split Tolerance in a Murine Model of Heterotopic En Bloc Chest Wall Transplantation.

From Auto- to Allotransplantation: Immunomodulatory Protocol for Hand and Arm Transplantation.

The suppression effect of dendritic cells maturation by adipose-derived stem cells through TGF-β1 related pathway.

Advances in machine perfusion, organ preservation, and cryobiology: potential impact on vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Vascularized composite allotransplantation: a field is maturing.

Targeted delivery of immune therapeutics to lymph nodes prolongs cardiac allograft survival.

Macroporous nanofiber wraps promote axonal regeneration and functional recovery in nerve repair by limiting fibrosis.

Growth Hormone Improves Nerve Regeneration, Muscle Re-innervation, and Functional Outcomes After Chronic Denervation Injury.

Clinical Significance of Alloantibodies in Hand Transplantation: A Multicenter Study.

Chimerism, Transplant Tolerance, and Beyond.

Emerging technologies in organ preservation, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a blessing or curse for transplantation?

Comparison of three congruent patient-specific cell types for the modelling of a human genetic Schwann-cell disorder.

Sodium Sulfite Exacerbates Allograft Vasculopathy and Affects Tryptophan Breakdown in Murine Heterotopic Aortic Transplantation.

Trauma-induced Rejection in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.

Prosthetic Rehabilitation and Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation following Upper Limb Loss.

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Chondroitinase Promote Axonal Regeneration in a Chronic Denervation Animal Model.

A Skin Rejection Grading System for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation in a Preclinical Large Animal Model.

Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Nanofiber Wrap Improves Nerve Regeneration and Functional Outcomes after Delayed Nerve Repair.

Evolving ethics, policy and reimbursement issues of vascularized composite allotransplantation: Symposium summary.

Induction of immunological tolerance to myelinogenic glial-restricted progenitor allografts.

Characterization of Clinical and Histological Rejection of Male Genital Tissues Using a Novel Microsurgical Rat Penile Transplantation Model.

The Baltimore Criteria for an ethical approach to penile transplantation: a clinical guideline.

The intragraft vascularized bone marrow component plays a critical role in tolerance induction after reconstructive transplantation.

Outcomes of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation based on donor resuscitation.

Donor cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation: impact on outcomes after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation - a retrospective study.

A novel rat microsurgical model to study the immunological characteristics of male genital tissue in the context of penile transplantation.

Vascularized composite allotransplantation combined with costimulation blockade induces mixed chimerism and reveals intrinsic tolerogenic potential.

Efficacy of single-agent immunosuppressive regimens in a murine model of vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Targeting Metabolism as a Platform for Inducing Allograft Tolerance in the Absence of Long-Term Immunosuppression.

Mechanisms and outcomes of the supercharged end-to-side nerve transfer: a review of preclinical and clinical studies.

Psychosocial factors and medication adherence among recipients of vascularized composite allografts.

Ischemia considerations for the development of an organ and tissue donor derived bone marrow bank.

Skin xenotransplantation: technological advances and future directions.

Public education materials about Vascular Composite Allotransplantation and donation in the United States: Current scope and limitations.

Identification and characterization of a large source of primary mesenchymal stem cells tightly adhered to bone surfaces of human vertebral body marrow cavities.

Long-term outcome after hand and forearm transplantation - a retrospective study.

Current and future regulatory and financial challenges in vascularized composite allotransplantation.

Unraveling the Crucial Roles of FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells in Vascularized Composite Allograft Tolerance Induction and Maintenance.

Special Considerations for Secondary Surgery After Upper Extremity Transplantation.

A short course of tofacitinib sustains the immunoregulatory effect of CTLA4-Ig in the presence of inflammatory cytokines and promotes long-term survival of murine cardiac allografts.

Noninvasive evaluation of intragraft immune responses in upper extremity transplantation.

A Large-Scale Bank of Organ Donor Bone Marrow and Matched Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Promoting Immunomodulation and Transplant Tolerance.

The Efficacy of Schwann-Like Differentiated Muscle-Derived Stem Cells in Treating Rodent Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injury.

Vascularized composite allotransplantation of the penis: current status and future perspectives.

A systematic review of sutureless vascular anastomosis technologies.

Penile Transplantation: Lessons Learned and Technical Considerations.

Gluconate-Lactobionate-Dextran Perfusion Solutions Attenuate Ischemic Injury and Improve Function in a Murine Cardiac Transplant Model.

Information needs and development of a question prompt sheet for upper extremity vascularized composite allotransplantation: A mixed methods study.

Lessons learned from the first 15 years of penile transplantation and updates to the Baltimore Criteria.

Identifying Health-Related Quality of Life Domains after Upper Extremity Transplantation.

Development of a rat forelimb vascularized composite allograft (VCA) perfusion protocol.

Donor derived hematopoietic stem cell niche transplantation facilitates mixed chimerism mediated donor specific tolerance.

Biomaterials-based immunomodulation enhances survival of murine vascularized composite allografts.

Patient preferences of patient selection criteria for upper extremity vascularized composite allotransplantation: A qualitative study.

Patient definitions of transplant success in upper extremity vascularized composite allotransplantation: A mixed-methods study.

Hyperspectral Evaluation of the Human Liver During Major Resection.

International consensus recommendations on face transplantation: A 2-step Delphi study.

Polyethylene Glycol Fusion Restores Axonal Continuity and Improves Return of Function in a Rat Median Nerve Denervation Model.

Current opinion: advances in machine perfusion and preservation of vascularized composite allografts - will time still matter?

Design of a Multiparametric Perfusion Bioreactor System for Evaluating Sub-Normothermic Preservation of Rat Abdominal Wall Vascularized Composite Allografts.

Crowdsourcing Attitudes and Beliefs About Upper Extremity Donation in the United States.

Crowdsourcing Opinions and Awareness of Upper Extremity Transplantation in the United States.

Advancing vascularized composite allotransplantation: essential factors for upper extremity transplant program development.

A Delphi Panel Study for Public Education about Vascularized Composite Allograft Donation in the United States.

A Guide to the Implementation and Design of Ex Vivo Perfusion Machines for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.