We recently showed in a randomized control trial that steroid pretreatment of the deceased organ donor suppressed inflammation in the transplant organ but did not reduce the rate or duration of delayed graft function (DGF). ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects roughly 25% of all recipients of deceased donor organs. The prevention of post-transplant AKI is still an unmet clinical need. We prospectively collected zero-hour, indication as well as ...