title: Tolerance in liver transplantation.
abstract: Operational tolerance (OT) in liver transplant patients occurs much more frequently than OT of other transplanted organs; however the rate of OT varies considerably with the centre and patient population. Rates of OT range from 15% of the total liver transplant (LTX) patient population down to less than 5%. This review examines the reports of liver OT and compares the factors that could contribute to this variation. Multiple factors were examined, including the time from transplantation when weaning of immunosuppression (IS) was commenced, the rapidity of weaning, the contribution of maintenance and induction IS and the patient population transplanted. The approaches that might be used to increase the likelihood of OT are discussed and the approaches to monitoring OT in LTX patients are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Transplantation Laboratory, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Australia. alex.bishop@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alex Bishop
authors.forename: Patrick D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Bertolino
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: McCaughan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D009929:Organ Size / Q000276:immunology; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents