AJT Report Research Articles

A complex puzzle realized: US achieves one-millionth organ transplant: Decades of visionary scientists, skilled surgeons, and courageous patients have made this miraculous milestone a reality

A complex puzzle realized: US achieves one-millionth organ transplant: Decades of visionary scientists, skilled surgeons, and courageous patients have made this miraculous milestone a reality

Targeting Inequities in Kidney Transplantation

Targeting Inequities in Kidney Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation: Volume 21, Number 6, June 2021

On the cover: This issue is dedicated to celebrating AJT’s 21st birthday, an important milestone indeed, that motivates us to commemorate the journey thus far and envision the road ahead. In “The AJT Report,” Lara Pullen revisits the genesis—the compelling realization that the dynamic field of transplantation needed a journal owned and controlled by our professional community. Through interviews with presidents of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, she gives us a palpable sense of the negotiations and planning that culminated in publication of AJT’s first issue in May 2001. She also elicits reminiscences from Philip Halloran and Allan Kirk about their decade tenure as the first and second Editors-in-Chief. And finally, my piece, entitled “Happy 21st birthday, AJT! An occasion to celebrate, rededicate, and innovate” aims to capture the next 5 to 10 years. I think we all agree that AJT has come of age. We very much look forward to continuing to serve the global transplantation community by showcasing and communicating the most impactful research in transplantation worldwide and doing so elegantly and efficiently. We want AJT to be emblematic of our field: dynamic, progressive, and innovative. Cover design by Megan Llewellyn, Duke University Section of Surgical Disciplines.

Vascular composite allograft at a crossroads

This month's installment of “The AJT Report” looks at vascular composite allograft and the challenges of expanding the use of this rarely performed but potentially life-changing reconstructive procedure. We report on how wearable healthcare devices might one day play a valuable role in the transplant field.

NIH to Lift Moratorium on Chimera Research Funding.

“The AJT Report” reviews proposed changes to the NIH's polices regarding human–animal chimera research and talks to several experts about how they may impact the field of transplantation if put into practice. Also this issue, we report on an advertising company in Japan using stuffed animals to generate awareness of child organ donation. “The AJT Report” reviews proposed changes to the NIH's polices regarding human–animal chimera research and talks to several experts about how they may impact the field of transplantation if put into practice. Also this issue, we report on an advertising company in Japan using stuffed animals to generate awareness of child organ donation.

Donor Intervention Research.

Donor Intervention Research.

US to Offer Uterus Transplants

This month, “The AJT Report” covers some of the ethical and clinical issues surrounding several “firsts” in the United States: Several institutions are ramping up efforts to develop uterus transplant programs, and Johns Hopkins plans to perform the fi rst penis transplant in the United States.

Transplantation and Marijuana Use

This month, “The AJT Report” talks to several experts about the merits and potential problems associated with allowing marijuana users to be candidates for transplantation. Also this issue, we look at some of the current signifi cant barriers to access to kidney transplantation and ways to minimize them.

Epstein–Barr Virus Modulates Host Cell MicroRNA-194 to Promote IL-10 Production and B Lymphoma Cell Survival

Are you ready for ICD-10? This month, “The AJT Report” reviews how the new diagnostic and procedural codes, which go live October 1, may impact transplantation. Also in this issue, a new study shows how mild hypothermia, via a simple intervention in brain dead donors, significantly reduces delayed kidney graft function.

The AJT Report: News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation

The AJT Report: News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation

News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation

This month, The AJT Report reviews programs designed to transition adolescent transplant patients to adult care, as well as the heart allocation system and a new approach to double-lung transplant.

Letter from the Editor

This issue of AJT marks the launch of a new feature ‘The AJT Report.’ The editors of the journal, with the support of the boards of the AST and ASTS, felt that there was a need for a new journalistic forum. The concept was that the editorial material, all of which was peer-reviewed, could respond to many issues but the response was not journalistic. We perceived the need to be able to cover emerging issues in transplantation with greater speed and with the professionalism of a journalist, who has access to sources that are not necessarily medline peer-reviewed material. AJT has tried to maintain a high standard of peer-review for submitted material as well as editorial material, which involves insisting on referencing in the peer-reviewed literature. For emerging issues, this may not permit sufficient flexibility. For example, government statements and media coverage contain many important developments long before they will be in the peer-reviewed literature. The purpose of The AJT Report then is to be able to represent to AJT readers a point of view of this material from the perspective of a professional journalist. There is no intention of taking a particular slant on this material, or of expressing opinions in the pages of The AJT Report. However, The AJT Report will try to represent the opinions in response to a particular development to high journalistic standards. We are pleased that our publisher has arranged for us to collaborate in this feature with a professional journalist, Ms. Sue Pondrom. We hope that readers will enjoy and benefit from this new feature, and that it offers AJT readers an immediacy in accessing developing stories that extends our traditional editorial material and original articles. In particular, we are grateful to the support of the two societies and the publisher for this new feature and look forward to developing it on behalf of our readers.