John J. Fung
University of Chicago
1014 Papers
14.2K Citations
John J. Fung is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Liver transplantation. The author has an hindex of 115, co-authored 1011 publications. Previous affiliations of John J. Fung include University of California, San Francisco & Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Papers
Marked Prolongation of Cardiac Allograft Survival by Dendritic Cells Genetically Engineered with NF-κB Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Decoys and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding CTLA4-Ig
C. Andrew Bonham,Lansha Peng,Xiaoyan Liang,Zongyou Chen,Lianfu Wang,Linlin Ma,Holger Hackstein,Paul D. Robbins,Angus W. Thomson,John J. Fung,Shiguang Qian,Lina Lu +11 more
TL;DR: Use of NF-κB antisense decoys in conjunction with rAd encoding a potent costimulation blocking agent offers promise for therapy of allograft rejection or autoimmune disease with minimization of systemic immunosuppression.
Immunosuppression: evolution in practice and trends, 1994-2004.
Herwig Ulf Meier-Kriesche,S. Li,Rainer W.G. Gruessner,John J. Fung,Rami Bustami,Mark L. Barr,Alan B. Leichtman +6 more
TL;DR: An organ‐by‐organ review of OPTN/SRTR data showed several important trends in immunosuppression practice, including an increasing trend toward the use of induction therapy with antibodies, and maintenance of the original discharge regimen through the first 3 years following transplantation varied significantly by organ and drug.
Effect of age and postoperative time on cytochrome p450 enzyme activity following liver transplantation.
Shanshan Liu,Reginald F. Frye,Robert A. Branch,Raman Venkataramanan,John J. Fung,Gilbert J. Burckart +5 more
TL;DR: The authors conclude that within 30 days postoperatively, CYP2E1 capacity was markedly elevated in OLTx patients, while 2C19 function was significantly reduced.
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Three years clinical experience with intestinal transplantation
Kareem Abu-Elmagd,Satoru Todo,Andreas G. Tzakis,Jorge Reyes,Bakr Nour,Hiroyuki Furukawa,John J. Fung,Anthony J. Demetris,Thomas E. Starzl +8 more
TL;DR: Although intestine transplantation has gone through the feasibility phase, strategies will be required to increase its practicality, and one possibility is to combine intestinal transplantation with contemporaneous autologous bone marrow transplantation.
Renal Function at Two Years in Liver Transplant Patients Receiving Everolimus: Results of a Randomized, Multicenter Study
Faouzi Saliba,P De Simone,Frederik Nevens,L. De Carlis,H.J. Metselaar,Susanne Beckebaum,Sven Jonas,Debra L. Sudan,L Fischer,Christophe Duvoux,Kenneth D. Chavin,Baburao Koneru,M. A Huang,William C. Chapman,D Foltys,Gaohong Dong,Patricia Lopez,John J. Fung,Guido Junge +18 more
TL;DR: Early introduction of everolimus with reduced‐exposure tacrolimus at 1 month after liver transplantation provided a significant and clinically relevant benefit for renal function at 2 years posttransplant.