Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Transplantation

Transplantation is the medical transfer of cells, tissues, or organs from one site or individual to another in order to replace damaged or failing biological structures and restore function. It encompasses solid-Organ Transplantation, such as kidney, liver, heart, and lung grafts, as well as tissue and cellular tran…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 24× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-9359 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Transplantation is the medical transfer of cells, tissues, or organs from one site or individual to another in order to replace damaged or failing biological structures and restore function. It encompasses solid-Organ Transplantation, such as kidney, liver, heart, and lung grafts, as well as tissue and cellular transplantation, including bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transplants may come from living or deceased donors, or from the recipient's own body, and their success depends on factors such as tissue compatibility, surgical technique, and the control of immune rejection through immunosuppressive therapy. Transplantation raises clinical, immunological, and ethical questions that are the subject of ongoing research. Work in this journal addresses outcomes after lung and heart transplantation, including chronic pain and post-transplant cardiac complications, the personalization of immunosuppressive therapy using genetic markers in renal rejection, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the presence of donor-specific antibodies, and the use of biocompatible scaffolds and stem cells in regenerative approaches. Ethical and policy dimensions, such as living organ donation, donor health insurance, and proposals concerning the sale of human organs, also feature. Key aspects include graft rejection and tolerance, donor matching and allocation, post-transplant care, and the ethics of organ procurement.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Transplantation, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Organ Transplantation (ISSN 2576-9359).

Journal editorial board
Francesca Diomede · Italy Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti · United Kingdom Karolina Golab · United States

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