Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 329-330 , March 2004

Immunosuppressive effect of nucleoside–nucleotide-free diet in rat allogeneic small intestinal transplantation

  • K Ogita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Development Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Keiko Ogita, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812–8582, Japan.
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  • S Suita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Development Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • T Taguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Development Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • T Uesugi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Development Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

References 

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  2. Van Buren CT, Kulkarni D, Fanslow WC, et al.  Dietary nucleotides, a requirement for helper/inducer T lymphocytes. Transplantation. 1985;40:694
  3. Van Buren CT, Kulkarni D, Schandle VB, et al.  The influence of dietary nucleotides on cell-mediated immunity. Transplantation. 1983;36:350
  4. Ogoshi S, Mizobuchi S, Iwasa M, et al.  Effect of a nucleoside–nucleotide mixture on protein metabolism in rats after seventy percent hepatectomy. Nutrition. 1989;5:173
  5. Ogita K, Suita S, Taguchi T, et al.  Effects of omega-3 fatty acids in rat allogeneic small intestinal transplantation. Pediatr Surg Int. 2003;19:157

 Supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research of Ministry of Education and Science.

PII: S0041-1345(03)01330-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.12.019

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 329-330 , March 2004