The influence of immunosuppressants on the fertility of males who undergo renal transplantation and on the immune function of their offspring

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 28-31

  Xu, Longgen ^a   Han, Shu ^b   Liu, Yong ^c   Wang, Hongwei ^d   Yang, Yirong ^e   Qiu, Feng ^f   Peng, Wanling ^g   Tang, Ligong ^h   Fu, Jing ^e   Zhu, Xiao Feng ^a   Ding, Xianfan ^a   Zhu, Youhua ^b  

^a Hangzhou Jiulisong Hospital   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^g The One Five Three Central Hospital of Zhengzhou   (China)

^h General Hospital of Wuhan Military   (China)

Author keywords

Immune function; Immunosuppressant; Male fertility; Offspring; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449520181     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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