
Aksel Foss
- Transplant surgeon, MD; PhD, MHA, FEBS
- +47 23 07 00 00
Publications 2020
Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Curr Pharm Des, 26 (28), 3389-3401
DOI 10.2174/1381612826666200610183608, PubMed 32520679
Liver transplantation as last-resort treatment for patients with bile duct injuries following cholecystectomy: a multicenter analysis
Ann Gastroenterol, 34 (1), 111-118
DOI 10.20524/aog.2020.0541, PubMed 33414630
Publications 2019
Microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the vascular evaluation after pancreas transplantation: a single-center experience
Acta Radiol, 60 (10), 1224-1231
DOI 10.1177/0284185119828190, PubMed 30754980
Open Randomized Multicenter Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Low Molecular Weight Sulfated Dextran in Islet Transplantation
Transplantation, 103 (3), 630-637
DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000002425, PubMed 30211831
Publications 2018
Long-term quality of life after liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal metastases confined to the liver
BJS Open, 3 (2), 180-185
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50116, PubMed 30957065
Publications 2017
Glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor protects human islets from nutrient deprivation and endoplasmic reticulum stress induced apoptosis
Sci Rep, 7 (1), 1575
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-01805-1, PubMed 28484241
Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and Adult Liver Transplantation: Proposal for a Prognostic Score Based on the Analysis of the ELTR-ELITA Registry
Transplantation, 101 (3), 555-564
DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000001603, PubMed 28212256
Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Respond to Short-Term Hypoxia by Secreting Factors Beneficial for Human Islets In Vitro and Potentiate Antidiabetic Effect In Vivo
Cell Med, 9 (3), 103-116
DOI 10.3727/215517917X693401, PubMed 28713640
Publications 2016
Treatment with Tacrolimus and Sirolimus Reveals No Additional Adverse Effects on Human Islets In Vitro Compared to Each Drug Alone but They Are Reduced by Adding Glucocorticoids
J Diabetes Res, 2016, 4196460
DOI 10.1155/2016/4196460, PubMed 26885529
Liver Transplantation for Hepatic Trauma: A Study From the European Liver Transplant Registry
Transplantation, 100 (11), 2372-2381
DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000001398, PubMed 27780185
Overall and cardiovascular mortality in Norwegian kidney donors compared to the background population
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 31 (1), 170
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfv397, PubMed 26740671
Cost and clinical outcome of islet transplantation in Norway 2010-2015
Clin Transplant, 31 (1)
DOI 10.1111/ctr.12871, PubMed 27862341
Evaluation of Perfluorohexyloctane/Polydimethylsiloxane for Pancreas Preservation for Clinical Islet Isolation and Transplantation
Cell Transplant, 25 (12), 2269-2276
DOI 10.3727/096368916X691709, PubMed 27301705
Publications 2015
Indications and Outcomes in Liver Transplantation in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Norway
Transplant Direct, 1 (9), e39
DOI 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000548, PubMed 27500239
Four DNA methylation biomarkers in biliary brush samples accurately identify the presence of cholangiocarcinoma
Hepatology, 61 (5), 1651-9
DOI 10.1002/hep.27707, PubMed 25644509
Chemotherapy or liver transplantation for nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer?
Ann Surg, 261 (5), 956-60
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000786, PubMed 24950280
Liver transplantation in the Nordic countries - An intention to treat and post-transplant analysis from The Nordic Liver Transplant Registry 1982-2013
Scand J Gastroenterol, 50 (6), 797-808
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2015.1036359, PubMed 25959101
Intracellular sirolimus concentration is reduced by tacrolimus in human pancreatic islets in vitro
Transpl Int, 28 (10), 1152-61
DOI 10.1111/tri.12617, PubMed 26046470
A Novel Concept for Partial Liver Transplantation in Nonresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The RAPID Concept
Ann Surg, 262 (1), e5-9
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001165, PubMed 25692361
Continuous molecular adsorbent recirculating system treatment in 69 patients listed for liver transplantation
Scand J Gastroenterol, 50 (9), 1127-34
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2015.1027262, PubMed 25865318
The effects of exendin-4 treatment on graft failure: an animal study using a novel re-vascularized minimal human islet transplant model
PLoS One, 10 (3), e0121204
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0121204, PubMed 25793295
Graft function 1 year after pregnancy in an islet-transplanted patient
Transpl Int, 28 (10), 1235-9
DOI 10.1111/tri.12596, PubMed 25903157
Clostripain, the Missing Link in the Enzyme Blend for Efficient Human Islet Isolation
Transplant Direct, 1 (5), e19
DOI 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000528, PubMed 27500221
Liver transplantation with deceased ABO-incompatible donors is life-saving but associated with increased risk of rejection and post-transplant complications
Transpl Int, 28 (7), 800-12
DOI 10.1111/tri.12552, PubMed 25736519
Transplantation With Livers From Deceased Donors Older Than 75 Years
Transplantation, 99 (12), 2534-42
DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000000728, PubMed 25909464
Differences in long-term survival among liver transplant recipients and the general population: a population-based Nordic study
Hepatology, 61 (2), 668-77
DOI 10.1002/hep.27538, PubMed 25266201
Publications 2014
Is Liver Transplantation an Option in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Nonresectable Liver Metastases and Progression on All Lines of Standard Chemotherapy?
Ann Surg Oncol, 22 (7), 2195-200
DOI 10.1245/s10434-014-4137-0, PubMed 25297902
HLA variants related to primary sclerosing cholangitis influence rejection after liver transplantation
World J Gastroenterol, 20 (14), 3986-4000
DOI 10.3748/wjg.v20.i14.3986, PubMed 24744588
Liver transplantation for metastatic liver malignancies
Curr Opin Organ Transplant, 19 (3), 235-44
DOI 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000086, PubMed 24807212
Low incidence of hyperfibrinolysis and thromboembolism in 195 primary liver transplantations transfused with solvent/detergent-treated plasma
Clin Med Res, 12 (1-2), 27-32
DOI 10.3121/cmr.2013.1168, PubMed 24415744
Publications 2013
Patterns of recurrence after liver transplantation for nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Ann Surg Oncol, 21 (4), 1323-9
DOI 10.1245/s10434-013-3449-9, PubMed 24370906
Liver transplantation for nonresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Ann Surg, 257 (5), 800-6
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182823957, PubMed 23360920
Clinical experience with microdialysis catheters in pediatric liver transplants
Liver Transpl, 19 (3), 305-14
DOI 10.1002/lt.23578, PubMed 23193034
Immunosuppression after liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis influences activity of inflammatory bowel disease
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 11 (5), 517-23
DOI 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.12.027, PubMed 23333218
Liver transplantation for neuroendocrine tumors in Europe-results and trends in patient selection: a 213-case European liver transplant registry study
Ann Surg, 257 (5), 807-15
DOI 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828ee17c, PubMed 23532105
Long-term risks for kidney donors
Kidney Int, 86 (1), 162-7
DOI 10.1038/ki.2013.460, PubMed 24284516
Anakinra and tocilizumab enhance survival and function of human islets during culture: implications for clinical islet transplantation
Cell Transplant, 23 (10), 1199-211
DOI 10.3727/096368913X667529, PubMed 23635711
The impact of early cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation on long-term graft and patient survival
Clin Transplant, 28 (1), 120-6
DOI 10.1111/ctr.12288, PubMed 24351078
Long-term outcomes after cyclosporine or mycophenolate withdrawal in kidney transplantation - results from an aborted trial
Clin Transplant, 27 (2), E151-6
DOI 10.1111/ctr.12076, PubMed 23351013
Publications 2012
Quality of life following liver transplantation in patients with liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma
Scand J Caring Sci, 26 (4), 713-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00984.x, PubMed 22452269
Novel target genes and a valid biomarker panel identified for cholangiocarcinoma
Epigenetics, 7 (11), 1249-57
DOI 10.4161/epi.22191, PubMed 22983262
Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation in patients with chronic intestinal failure
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (6), 650-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0817, PubMed 22456144
Kinetics and activation requirements of contact-dependent immune suppression by human regulatory T cells
J Immunol, 188 (11), 5459-66
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1101367, PubMed 22539784
Inflammatory markers sampled by microdialysis catheters distinguish rejection from ischemia in liver grafts
Liver Transpl, 18 (12), 1421-9
DOI 10.1002/lt.23503, PubMed 22767413
Elevated troponin I and NT-proBNP at the time of transplantation may predict a major adverse cardiac event in the early postoperative period after renal transplantation
Transplantation, 94 (2), e15-6
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e31825b7633, PubMed 22820562
Early bedside detection of ischemia and rejection in liver transplants by microdialysis
Liver Transpl, 18 (7), 839-49
DOI 10.1002/lt.23425, PubMed 22407878
Colorectal neoplasia in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis undergoing liver transplantation: a Nordic multicenter study
Scand J Gastroenterol, 47 (8-9), 1021-9
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2012.685754, PubMed 22577871
[Stem cell research--new hope?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (23-24), 2584
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.1324, PubMed 23338066
Liver transplantation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in normal livers
J Hepatol, 57 (2), 297-305
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.03.022, PubMed 22521348
Publications 2011
Using HTK for prolonged pancreas preservation prior to human islet isolation
J Surg Res, 175 (1), 163-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.012, PubMed 21550052
Risk variables associated with the outcome of kidney recipients >70 years of age in the new millennium
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 26 (8), 2706-11
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfq786, PubMed 21285131
Overall and cardiovascular mortality in Norwegian kidney donors compared to the background population
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 27 (1), 443-7
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfr303, PubMed 21636826
The kidney transplantation program in Norway since 2000
Clin Transpl, 111-8
PubMed 22755407
Prophylactic peritoneal fenestration to prevent morbidity after kidney transplantation: a randomized study
Transplantation, 92 (2), 196-202
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e318220f57b, PubMed 21597401
Publications 2010
The effect of truncated collagenase class I isomers on human islet isolation outcome
Transplantation, 90 (3), 334-5
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181e49bd7, PubMed 20683429
A new oxygen carrier for improved long-term storage of human pancreata before islet isolation
Transplantation, 89 (2), 155-60
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181c9266c, PubMed 20098277
Vitacyte Collagenase HA: A Novel Enzyme Blend for Efficient Human Islet Isolation (vol 88, pg 1400, 2009)
Transplantation, 89 (7), 907
Liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastases: revisiting the concept
Transpl Int, 23 (7), 679-85
DOI 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01097.x, PubMed 20477993
Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma: selection is essential for acceptable results
Scand J Gastroenterol, 46 (3), 370-5
DOI 10.3109/00365521.2010.533384, PubMed 21073376
Resolvin E1 reduces proinflammatory markers in human pancreatic islets in vitro
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes, 118 (4), 237-44
DOI 10.1055/s-0029-1241825, PubMed 20119897
Primary liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis: a comparative analysis of the European Liver Transplant Registry
Liver Transpl, 16 (4), 461-9
DOI 10.1002/lt.22018, PubMed 20373456
Publications 2009
Clinical utility of microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation
Transpl Int, 22 (10), 954-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2009.00898.x, PubMed 19497067
The importance of tryptic-like activity in purified enzyme blends for efficient islet isolation
Transplantation, 87 (3), 370-5
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e31819499f0, PubMed 19202441
Large-scale comparison of Liberase HI and collagenase NB1 utilized for human islet isolation
Cell Transplant, 19 (1), 3-8
DOI 10.3727/096368909X477507, PubMed 19818208
Vitacyte collagenase HA: a novel enzyme blend for efficient human islet isolation
Transplantation, 88 (12), 1400-2
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181bd1441, PubMed 20029339
Positron emission tomography in clinical islet transplantation
Am J Transplant, 9 (12), 2816-24
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02844.x, PubMed 19845588
Kidneys from deceased donors more than 75 years perform acceptably after transplantation
Transplantation, 87 (10), 1437-41
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a4ebd2, PubMed 19461478
Benefit of kidney transplantation beyond 70 years of age
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 25 (5), 1680-7
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfp681, PubMed 20038521
Clinical outcomes in elderly kidney transplant recipients are related to acute rejection episodes rather than pretransplant comorbidity
Transplantation, 87 (7), 1045-51
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e31819cdddd, PubMed 19352126
The synthetic liver X receptor agonist GW3965 reduces tissue factor production and inflammatory responses in human islets in vitro
Diabetologia, 52 (7), 1352-62
DOI 10.1007/s00125-009-1366-z, PubMed 19415233
[Liver transplantation in Norway through 25 years]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (24), 2587-92
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.1106, PubMed 20029553
CMV-specific T-cell immunity, viral load, and clinical outcome in seropositive renal transplant recipients: a pilot study
Clin Transplant, 24 (3), 401-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.00976.x, PubMed 19222507
Publications 2008
Long-term clinical outcome of paediatric kidneys transplanted to adults
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23 (2), 726-9
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfm826, PubMed 18198285
Increased peak systolic velocity in the renal artery of paediatric kidneys transplanted to adult recipients
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23 (12), 4041-3
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfn358, PubMed 18586763
Glucocorticoids reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines and tissue factor in vitro and improve function of transplanted human islets in vivo
Transpl Int, 21 (7), 669-78
DOI 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00664.x, PubMed 18346012
Sustained reversal of diabetes following islet transplantation to striated musculature in the rat
J Surg Res, 160 (1), 145-54
DOI 10.1016/j.jss.2008.11.009, PubMed 19394966
Microdialysis monitoring of liver grafts by metabolic parameters, cytokine production, and complement activation
Transplantation, 86 (8), 1096-103
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e31818775ca, PubMed 18946348
Publications 2007
No beneficial effect of two-layer storage compared with UW-storage on human islet isolation and transplantation
Transplantation, 84 (7), 864-9
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000284584.60600.ab, PubMed 17984839
Islet surface heparinization prevents the instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction in islet transplantation
Diabetes, 56 (8), 2008-15
DOI 10.2337/db07-0358, PubMed 17540953
A prospective study on size and function of paediatric kidneys (<10 years) transplanted to adults
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 22 (6), 1738-42
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfm080, PubMed 17384415
Optimising islet engraftment is critical for successful clinical islet transplantation
Diabetologia, 51 (2), 227-32
DOI 10.1007/s00125-007-0868-9, PubMed 18040664
Publications 2006
Liver transplantation in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Semin Liver Dis, 26 (1), 69-79
DOI 10.1055/s-2006-933565, PubMed 16496235
Diagnostic benefit of biliary brush cytology in cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis
J Hepatol, 45 (4), 568-74
DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.05.010, PubMed 16879890
Publications 2005
Tissue factor produced by the endocrine cells of the islets of Langerhans is associated with a negative outcome of clinical islet transplantation
Diabetes, 54 (6), 1755-62
DOI 10.2337/diabetes.54.6.1755, PubMed 15919797
Evidence that insulin secretion influences SNAP-25 through proteasomal activation
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 329 (3), 1118-26
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.086, PubMed 15752769
Publications 2004
Refinement of the automated method for human islet isolation and presentation of a closed system for in vitro islet culture
Transplantation, 78 (9), 1367-75
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000140882.53773.dc, PubMed 15548977
[Surgical treatment of hormone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma with liver metastases]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (23), 3061-3
PubMed 15586188
Impact of early cytomegalovirus infection and disease on long-term recipient and kidney graft survival
Kidney Int, 66 (1), 329-37
DOI 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00735.x, PubMed 15200441
Publications 2003
Nicotinamide inhibits tissue factor expression in isolated human pancreatic islets: implications for clinical islet transplantation
Transplantation, 76 (9), 1285-8
DOI 10.1097/01.TP.0000098905.86445.0F, PubMed 14627904
Pre-emptive therapy of CMVpp65 antigen positive renal transplant recipients with oral ganciclovir: a randomized, comparative study
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 18 (9), 1899-908
DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfg302, PubMed 12937241
Publications 2002
Fulminant hepatic failure: outcome after listing for highly urgent liver transplantation-12 years experience in the nordic countries
Liver Transpl, 8 (11), 1055-62
DOI 10.1053/jlts.2002.35556, PubMed 12424720
The impact of cytomegalovirus infection and disease on rejection episodes in renal allograft recipients
Am J Transplant, 2 (9), 850-6
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20907.x, PubMed 12392291
Improvement of post-transplant lymphocele treatment in the laparoscopic era
Transpl Int, 15 (8), 406-10
DOI 10.1007/s00147-002-0437-6, PubMed 12221459
Publications 1992
Liver regeneration and partial liver transplantation: an experimental study in the rat
In Bulletin, Universitetet, Lund, no 88, 1 b. (flere pag.)
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