2016 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Diagnosis of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Routine Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Nonhuman Primate Renal Allograft Biopsies.
Background: In 2013, the Banff classification proposed molecular testing as an adjunct for the diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in renal allografts. We analyzed whether…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pathogenic Role of Anti-HLA Antibodies on Endothelial Progenitor Cell Dysfunction of Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplanted Patients.
Anti-HLA antibodies (abs) bind to kidney graft endothelial cells inducing complement-mediated injury and humoral rejection. Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPC) are bone marrow-derived precursors able to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utilizing HLA Single Antigen Flow Beads Assays to Evaluate Anti-MAMU Antibody in Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Model.
[Background] Non-human primate models of sensitization provide great preclinical models to investigate the mechanisms of antibody-mediated rejection or desensitization. Now there a growing interest on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Sequential Analysis of Donor-Specific Antibodies and Pathological Findings Using Intravenous Immunoglobulin in a Highly Sensitized Rat Kidney Transplant Model.
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has evolved widespread use for treatment of acute antibody-mediated rejection (AAMR) and desensitization in highly HLA-sensitized patients. However, sequential change of the…2016 American Transplant Congress
IL2 and IL-15 Rescue TEMRA CD8 T Cells from Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated Senescence Through a p38MAPK Dependent Pathway and Foster Their Pathogenic Potential.
Background & Study Aim. We recently showed that an accumulation of highly differentiated TEMRA CD8 T cells in kidney transplant recipients with a stable graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Basis for Immunocloaking.
1BREONICS Inc., Watervliet, NY; 2Plastic Surgery, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
A novel organ-specific immunomodifying therapy referred to as immunocloaking (IC) provides protection from early allograft rejection without immunosuppressive drugs. The IC binds to the surfaces…2016 American Transplant Congress
Autologous BK-Specific T-Cell Lines in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: More than 75% of the population has been exposed to BK polyomavirus and carries latent virus in the uroepithelium. Immunocompetent hosts are asymptomatic but…2016 American Transplant Congress
ASC-Deficient Dendritic Cells Exhibit Activation Defects and a Reduced Ability to Stimulate Allogeneic T Cells.
Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Donor dendritic cell (DC) activation causes adaptive immune responses that lead to rejection of transplanted allografts. Accumulating data suggest that inflammasome assembly within interstitial DCs…2016 American Transplant Congress
Single Cell Profiling of Th9 Cells Allows Identification of Functionally Different Subsets.
Institute of Medical Immunology, Charite University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
T helper type 9 (Th9) cells represent a distinct subset of CD4+ effector T cells that is characterized by high secretion of interleukin (IL)-9. Protective…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Unique In Vitro Migration Model for Leukocyte Trans-Lymphatic Endothelial Migration.
1University of Maryland, Baltimore; 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Trans-endothelial migration (TEM) is an essential process for leukocyte circulation. While much is known about lymphocyte blood to tissue migration, far less is known about…
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