Lars Wennberg

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Article: BJU INTERNATIONAL. 2020;125(5):679-685

Prostate cancer in kidney transplant recipients - a nationwide register study.

Bratt O; Drevin L; Prütz K-G; Carlsson S; Wennberg L; Stattin P
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2020;287(4):422-434

Phenotypic features of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease.

Dai L; Debowska M; Lukaszuk T; Bobrowski L; Barany P; Söderberg M; Thiagarajan D; Frostegård J; Wennberg L; Lindholm B; Qureshi AR; Waniewski J; Stenvinkel P
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2020;104(3):522-525

First European Case of Simultaneous Liver and Pancreas Transplantation as Treatment of Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome in a Small Child.

Nordström J; Lundgren M; Jorns C; Fischler B; Arnell H; Dlugosz R; Sandberg J; Wennberg L; Nowak G
Article: ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES. 2020;15(1):16

Cross-cutting view of current challenges in paediatric solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Europe: the European Reference Network TransplantChild.

Jara P; Baker A; Baumann U; Borobia AM; Branchereu S; Candusso M; Carcas AJ; Chardot C; Cobas J; D'Antiga L; Ferreras C; Fitzpatrick E; Frauca E; Hernández-Oliveros F; Kaliciński P; Lindemans C; Lopes MF; López-Granados E; de Magnée C; Mota C; Muñoz JM; Ojeda JJ; Pérez-Martínez A; Perilongo G; Rascon J; Sciveres M; Stone R; Tarutis V; Toporski J; Torres JM; Wennberg L; ERN TransplantChild
Article: GENOME BIOLOGY. 2019;20(1):285

Whole genome DNA sequencing provides an atlas of somatic mutagenesis in healthy human cells and identifies a tumor-prone cell type.

Franco I; Helgadottir HT; Moggio A; Larsson M; Vrtačnik P; Johansson A; Norgren N; Lundin P; Mas-Ponte D; Nordström J; Lundgren T; Stenvinkel P; Wennberg L; Supek F; Eriksson M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FL4A

[First donations and transplantations performed in Swedish kidney exchange program].

Wennberg L; Lindnér P; Linders J; Bengtsson M; Sedigh A; Andersson T
Article: ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION. 2019;24:234-241

Living Anonymous Renal Donors Do Not Regret: Intermediate and Long-Term Follow-Up with a Focus on Motives and Psychosocial Outcomes.

Wadström J; von Zur-Mühlen B; Lennerling A; Westman K; Wennberg L; Fehrman Ekholm I
Article: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2018;50(10):3275-3282

Adherence of Renal Transplant Recipients to Once-daily, Prolonged-Release and Twice-daily, Immediate-release Tacrolimus-based Regimens in a Real-life Setting in Sweden.

Fellström B; Holmdahl J; Sundvall N; Cockburn E; Kilany S; Wennberg L
Article: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;79(2):132-135

Pronase independent flow cytometry crossmatching of rituximab treated patients.

Alheim M; Wennberg L; Wikström A-C
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2017;9:32-37

Diabetic osteoarthropathy care in Sweden - Need for improvement: A national inventory.

Wennberg L; Lundgren P; Axelsson R; Aspelin P; Gerok-Andersson K; Åkerlund B
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM. 2017;35(5):536-543

Bone mineral density of extremities is associated with coronary calcification and biopsy-verified vascular calcification in living-donor renal transplant recipients.

Chen Z; Sun J; Haarhaus M; Barany P; Wennberg L; Ripsweden J; Brismar TB; Lindholm B; Wernerson A; Söderberg M; Stenvinkel P; Qureshi AR
Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2017;377(5):442-453

IgG Endopeptidase in Highly Sensitized Patients Undergoing Transplantation.

Jordan SC; Lorant T; Choi J; Kjellman C; Winstedt L; Bengtsson M; Zhang X; Eich T; Toyoda M; Eriksson B-M; Ge S; Peng A; Järnum S; Wood KJ; Lundgren T; Wennberg L; Bäckman L; Larsson E; Villicana R; Kahwaji J; Louie S; Kang A; Haas M; Nast C; Vo A; Tufveson G
Article: HLA. 2017;90(1):17-24

Scandiatransplant acceptable mismatch program (STAMP) a bridge to transplanting highly immunized patients.

Koefoed-Nielsen P; Weinreich I; Bengtsson M; Lauronen J; Naper C; Gäbel M; Sørensen SS; Wennberg L; Reisaeter AV; Møller BK; Nordic Kidney group and the Tissue Typing group in
Article: AGING-US. 2017;9(2):494-507

CDKN2A/p16INK4a expression is associated with vascular progeria in chronic kidney disease.

Stenvinkel P; Luttropp K; McGuinness D; Witasp A; Qureshi AR; Wernerson A; Nordfors L; Schalling M; Ripsweden J; Wennberg L; Söderberg M; Bárány P; Olauson H; Shiels PG
Article: TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT. 2016;2(12):e116

Increased Telomere Attrition After Renal Transplantation-Impact of Antimetabolite Therapy.

Luttropp K; Nordfors L; McGuinness D; Wennberg L; Curley H; Quasim T; Genberg H; Sandberg J; Sönnerborg I; Schalling M; Qureshi AR; Bárány P; Shiels PG; Stenvinkel P
Article: BONE. 2016;92:50-57

Vertebral bone density associates with coronary artery calcification and is an independent predictor of poor outcome in end-stage renal disease patients.

Chen Z; Qureshi AR; Ripsweden J; Wennberg L; Heimburger O; Lindholm B; Barany P; Haarhaus M; Brismar TB; Stenvinkel P
Article: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION. 2016;20(3):364-371

The second report of the Nordic Pediatric Renal Transplantation Registry 1997-2012: More infant recipients and improved graft survivals.

Jahnukainen T; Bjerre A; Larsson M; Tainio J; Thiesson HC; Jalanko H; Schwartz Sørensen S; Wennberg L
Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. 2015;88(6):1356-1364

Increased circulating sclerostin levels in end-stage renal disease predict biopsy-verified vascular medial calcification and coronary artery calcification.

Qureshi AR; Olauson H; Witasp A; Haarhaus M; Brandenburg V; Wernerson A; Lindholm B; Söderberg M; Wennberg L; Nordfors L; Ripsweden J; Barany P; Stenvinkel P
Article: CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL. 2014;7(2):151-155

Systematic conversion to generic tacrolimus in stable kidney transplant recipients.

Rosenborg S; Nordström A; Almquist T; Wennberg L; Bárány P
Article: CELL TRANSPLANTATION. 2013;22(2):243-251

Islet engraftment and revascularization in clinical and experimental transplantation.

Molnár C; Essand M; Wennberg L; Berne C; Larsson E; Tufveson G; Korsgren O
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2012;178(2):959-967

Oxygen-charged HTK-F6H8 emulsion reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in kidneys from brain-dead pigs.

Asif S; Sedigh A; Nordström J; Brandhorst H; Jorns C; Lorant T; Larsson E; Magnusson PU; Nowak G; Theisinger S; Hoeger S; Wennberg L; Korsgren O; Brandhorst D
Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2011;26(7):2394-2400

The efficacy of antigen-specific immunoadsorption and rebound of anti-A/B antibodies in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation.

Genberg H; Kumlien G; Wennberg L; Tyden G
Article: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2011;39(3):512-517

Standardized experimental brain death model for studies of intracranial dynamics, organ preservation, and organ transplantation in the pig.

Purins K; Sedigh A; Molnar C; Jansson L; Korsgren O; Lorant T; Tufveson G; Wennberg L; Wiklund L; Lewén A; Enblad P
Article: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE. 2010;43(2):231-235

Isoagglutinin adsorption in ABO-incompatible transplantation.

Genberg H; Kumlien G; Wennberg L; Tydén G
Article: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL. 2009;22(11):1051-1057

Variations in graft and patient survival after kidney transplantation in Sweden: caveats in interpretation of center effects when benchmarking.

Elinder C-G; Ekberg H; Bárány P; Fehrman-Ekholm I; Jensen G; Nordén G; Schön S; Wennberg L; Qureshi AR
Article: XENOTRANSPLANTATION. 2008;15(4):225-234

Dissecting the instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction in islet xenotransplantation.

Goto M; Tjernberg J; Dufrane D; Elgue G; Brandhorst D; Ekdahl KN; Brandhorst H; Wennberg L; Kurokawa Y; Satomi S; Lambris JD; Gianello P; Korsgren O; Nilsson B
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2008;85(12):1745-1754

ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using antigen-specific immunoadsorption and rituximab: a 3-year follow-up.

Genberg H; Kumlien G; Wennberg L; Berg U; Tydén G
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION. 2006;6(10):2418-2428

Pharmacodynamics of rituximab in kidney allotransplantation.

Genberg H; Hansson A; Wernerson A; Wennberg L; Tydén G
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2005;79(2):157-164

The efficacy of CD40 ligand blockade in discordant pig-to-rat islet xenotransplantation is correlated with an immunosuppressive effect of immunoglobulin.

Wennberg L; Goto M; Maeda A; Song Z; Benjamin C; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Article: XENOTRANSPLANTATION. 2004;11(4):340-346

No transmission of porcine endogenous retrovirus after transplantation of adult porcine islets into diabetic nude mice and immunosuppressed rats.

Goto M; Maeda A; Elfman L; Suling KM; Wood JC; Patience C; Groth CG; Wennberg L
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2004;77(8):1275-1280

Importance of the Gal alpha1-3 Gal antigen in discordant islet xenotransplantation: immunosuppression, which inhibits porcine islet xenograft rejection in ordinary mice, is equally effective in Gal-knockout mice.

Wennberg L; Song Z; Bennet W; Sandberg JO; Sundberg B; Thall A; Korsgren O
Article: XENOTRANSPLANTATION. 2003;10(6):628-634

Tacrolimus inhibits discordant islet xenograft rejection: a study in the pig-to-rat model.

Song Z; Zhang J; Bennet W; Wennberg L
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2002;74(8):1084-1089

Immunosuppressive drugs in islet xenotransplantation: a tool for gaining further insights in the mechanisms of the rejection process.

Krook H; Wennberg L; Hagberg A; Song Z; Groth C-G; Korsgren O
Article: DIABETES. 2002;51(1):79-86

A distinct Th1 immune response precedes the described Th2 response in islet xenograft rejection.

Krook H; Hagberg A; Song Z; Landegren U; Wennberg L; Korsgren O
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2001;71(12):1797-1806

Effects of immunosuppressive treatment on host responses against intracerebral porcine neural tissue xenografts in rats.

Wennberg L; Czech KA; Larsson LC; Mirza B; Bennet W; Song Z; Widner H
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2001;71(8):1024-1033

Diabetic rats transplanted with adult porcine islets and immunosuppressed with cyclosporine A, mycophenolate mofetil, and leflunomide remain normoglycemic for up to 100 days.

Wennberg L; Song Z; Bennet W; Zhang J; Nava S; Sundberg B; Bari S; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Article: CELL TRANSPLANTATION. 2001;10(2):165-173

C-Peptide determinations in islet xenotransplantation: A study in the pig-to-mouse model.

Wennberg L; Sundberg B; Ekdahl-Nilsson K; Korsgren O
Article: CELL TRANSPLANTATION. 2001;10(7):591-599

Survival of macroencapsulated allogeneic parathyroid tissue one year after transplantation in nonimmunosuppressed humans.

Tibell A; Rafael E; Wennberg L; Nordenström J; Bergström M; Geller RL; Loudovaris T; Johnson RC; Brauker JH; Neuenfeldt S; Wernerson A
Article: JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SURGERY. 2000;7(4):364-369

Clinical aspects and perspectives in islet xenotransplantation.

Groth CG; Tibell A; Wennberg L; Bennet W; Lundgren T; Rydgård KJ; Lundin S; Lindeborg E; Korsgren O
Article: XENOTRANSPLANTATION. 1999;6(4):262-270

The effect of macrophage depletion on delayed xenograft rejection: studies in the guinea pig-to-C6-deficient rat heart transplantation model.

Wu G; Korsgren O; van Rooijen N; Wennberg L; Tibell A
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 1999;67(6):784-791

Fetal porcine islet-like cell clusters transplanted to cynomolgus monkeys: an immunohistochemical study.

Söderlund J; Wennberg L; Castaños-Velez E; Biberfeld P; Zhu S; Tibell A; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Article: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL. 1999;12(6):415-422

Deoxyspergualin delays xenograft rejection in the guinea pig-to-C6-deficient rat heart transplantation model.

Wu GS; Korsgren O; Wennberg L; Tibell A
Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 1998;21(4):331-335

Intraosseous compared to intravenous infusion of allogeneic bone marrow.

Hägglund H; Ringdén O; Agren B; Wennberg L; Remberger M; Rundquist L; Svahn BM; Aspelin P
Article: XENOTRANSPLANTATION. 1997;4(4):228-234

Allogeneic and xenogeneic islets are rejected by different and specific mechanisms: A study in rodents using a mixed allogeneic-xenogeneic islet transplantation model

Wennberg L; Rafael E; Liu J; Sundberg B; Wernersson A; Korsgren O
Article: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1997;29(5):2498

Triple drug treatment with cyclosporine, leflunomide and mycophenolate mofetil prevents rejection of pig islets transplanted into rats and primates.

Wennberg L; Groth CG; Tibell A; Zhu S; Liu J; Rafael E; Söderlund J; Biberfeld P; Morris RE; Karlsson-Parra A; Korsgren O
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 1997;63(9):1234-1242

Efficacy of immunosuppressive drugs in islet xenotransplantation: leflunomide in combination with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil prevents islet xenograft rejection in the pig-to-rat model.

Wennberg L; Karlsson-Parra A; Sundberg B; Rafael E; Liu J; Zhu S; Groth CG; Korsgren O
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Review: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2019;51(7):479-484

Management of BK-virus infection - Swedish recommendations.

Dalianis T; Eriksson B-M; Felldin M; Friman V; Hammarin A-L; Herthelius M; Ljungman P; Mölne J; Wennberg L; Swartling L
Other: TRANSPLANTATION. 2018;102(9S Suppl 1):S1-S14

Long-term Challenges After Solid Organ Transplantation: Summary of Expert Presentations From the Sandoz 5th Standalone Transplantation Meeting, 2017.

Legendre C; Viebahn R; Fehrman-Ekholm I; Masnou N; Berenguer M; Potena L; Wennberg L; O'Grady J; Epailly E; Diekmann F; Binet I; Schwenger V; Kuypers D; Guthoff M
Letter: TRANSPLANTATION. 2017;101(5):e190-e192

Severe Transplantation-Mediated Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia in 2 Recipients of Organs From the Same Donor.

Sönnerborg IV; Höglund P; Nordström J; Wikman A; Wennberg L; Nowak G
Review: CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION. 2014;28(5):623-632

Generic tacrolimus in solid organ transplantation.

Taube D; Jones G; O'Beirne J; Wennberg L; Connor A; Rasmussen A; Backman L
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION. 2007;84(12 Suppl):S44-S47

Long-term results of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation with antigen-specific immunoadsorption and rituximab.

Genberg H; Kumlien G; Wennberg L; Tydén G
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION. 2007;84(12 Suppl):S37-S39

Preapheresis immunosuppressive induction: necessary or harmful?

Wennberg L; Genberg H; Tydén G
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION. 2007;84(12 Suppl):S33-S36

Pharmacodynamics of rituximab in kidney transplantation.

Genberg H; Hansson A; Wernerson A; Wennberg L; Tydén G
Editorial comment: TRANSPLANTATION. 2007;84(12):S1

First International Workshop on ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation:: Foreword

Tyden G; Holgersson J; Kumlien G; Wennberg L; Genberg H
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION. 2003;75(8):1409-1414

Immunosuppression with FTY720 and cyclosporine A inhibits rejection of adult porcine islet xenografts in rats.

Maeda A; Goto M; Zhang J; Bennet W; Groth CG; Korsgren O; Wennberg L
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2001;33(4):2538

Procurement of human pancreases for islet isolation-the initiation of a Scandinavian collaborative network.

Rydgård KJ; Song Z; Foss A; Ostraat O; Tufveson G; Wennberg L; Lundgren T; Tibell A; Groth C; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2001;33(4):2537

Experience with 450 adult porcine islet isolation procedures.

Wennberg L; Song Z; Rydgård KJ; Bennet W; Nava S; Lundgren T; Sundberg B; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1065

Porcine islets of langerhans isolated from normal and hDAF transgenic pigs elicit the same acute inflammatory reaction during exposure to human blood; inhibition of the response with soluble complement receptor 1 and heparin.

Bennet W; Sundberg B; Song Z; Elgue G; Wennberg L; Richards A; White DJ; Larsson R; Nilsson B; Groth C; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1061

Diabetic rats transplanted with adult porcine islets and immunosuppressed with cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, and leflunomide remain normoglycemic for up to 100 days.

Wennberg L; Song Z; Zhang J; Bennet W; Nava S; Bari S; Sundberg B; Korsgren O; Groth CG
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1026

Brequinar in combination with cyclosporine a inhibits islet xenograft rejection for up to 24 days: a study in the pig-to-rat model.

Wennberg L; Song Z; Wijkström M; Zhang J; Bari S; Sundberg B; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1025

Protective effect of FK-506 in pig-to-rat islet xenotransplantation is abrogated by prednisolone.

Song Z; Wennberg L; Zhang J; Sundberg B; Bari S; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1024

Efficacy of malononitriloamide 279 and 715 in islet xenotransplantation: a study in the pig-to-rat model.

Wijkström M; Song Z; Zhang J; Bari S; Sundberg B; Groth CG; Korsgren O; Wennberg L
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 2000;32(5):1017

FTY720 in combination with CsA inhibits islet xenograft rejection: a study in the pig-to-rat model.

Zhang J; Song Z; Wijkström M; Bari S; Sundberg B; Nava S; Groth CG; Korsgren O; Wennberg L
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1999;31(1-2):981

FK 506 prevents islet xenograft rejection: a study in the pig-to-rat model.

Song Z; Wennberg L; Bennet W; Sundberg B; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 1999;77(1):153-154

Xenoislet transplantation: experimental and clinical aspects.

Groth CG; Tibell A; Wennberg L; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1998;30(7):3809-3810

Pig-to-human islet transplantation.

Groth CG; Korsgren O; Wennberg L; Song Z; Wu G; Reinholt F; Tibell A
Review: BIODRUGS. 1997;8(4):307-316

New immunosuppressive drugs and their role in the prevention of islet xenograft rejection.

Wennberg L; Groth CG
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1996;28(6):3515

Experimental and clinical experience with xenoislet transplantation.

Groth CG; Tibell A; Wennberg L; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1996;28(2):819

Immunosuppression with cyclosporin A in combination with leflunomide and mycophenolate mofetil prevents rejection of pig-islets transplanted into rats.

Wennberg L; Wallgren AC; Sundberg B; Rafael E; Zhu S; Liu J; Tibell A; Karlsson-Parra A; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1996;28(2):538-539

Xenoislet rejection following pig-to-rat, pig-to-primate, and pig-to-man transplantation.

Groth CG; Korsgren O; Wennberg L; Tibell A; Zhu S; Sundberg B; Söderlund J; Biberfeld P; Satake M; Möller E; Wallgren AC; Karlsson-Parra A
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1995;27(6):3314-3315

Immunosuppression with leflunomide and cyclosporine prevents pig-to-rat islet xenograft rejection.

Wennberg L; Wallgren AC; Sundberg B; Rafael E; Zhu S; Liu J; Tibell A; Karlsson-Parra A; Groth CG; Korsgren O
Published conference paper: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. 1995;27(1):266-267

Efficacy of various immunosuppressive drugs in preventing pig-to-rat islet xenograft rejection.

Wennberg L; Wallgren AC; Karlsson-Parra A; Kozlowski T; Sundberg B; Tibell A; Groth CG; Korsgren O
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University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1992

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