2015 American Transplant Congress
Closing the Knowledge Gap: The Successful Launch of an Interactive Website Dedicated to Information on Living Kidney Donor Transplantation
Introduction. The internet is increasingly used to find reliable information about living kidney donation (LKD) and transplantation (LKT). Therefore, an easily accessible, interactive website was…2015 American Transplant Congress
Psychiatric Recommendations for Patients Pursing Kidney Transplantation
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: End-stage renal disease patients have high rates of psychiatric and cognitive pathologies. Despite this, renal transplant candidates do not routinely undergo comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Intrapatient Variability and Mean Tacrolimus Levels in Renal Transplant Patients
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNonadherence (NA) to immunosuppressive medication and adherence to immunosuppressive protocols is a potent risk factor for rejection and graft loss, which can be both patient…2015 American Transplant Congress
Adherence Time-Profiles of Renal Transplant Patients During the Three First Years Post-Transplantation
Non-adherence to immunosuppressants (IS) has been reported to increase morbidity and mortality of transplant patients.Our objective was to investigate adherence to IS in renal transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Patients' Attitudes Towards Self-Management Support: A Q-Methodological Study
Introduction: The objective of this study was to identify profiles of kidney transplant recipients with varying preferences and needs for self-management support (SMS). Insight in…2015 American Transplant Congress
"In-House" Controlled Oxygenated Rewarming After Initial Static Cold Storage: First Clinical Application in Marginal Donor Livers
IntroductionControlled oxygenated rewarming of cold stored livers by machine perfusion demonstrated a strong protective effect in preclinical studies. Here we report on the first clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Machine Preservation Reduces Inflammatory, Hypoxic and Apoptotic Injuries in Human Liver Transplantation
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Introduction: Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) is in its infancy in Liver Transplantation. We analyzed all molecular samples from our cumulative clinical experience at Columbia University.Methods:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Distinctive Roles of mTORC1 Vs. mTORC2 in Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) exists in two complexes to regulate diverse biological processes. Although mTOR complex 1, the canonical target of rapamycin, has been…2015 American Transplant Congress
Targeting Leukocyte Integrin CD11b/CD18 With a Novel mAb Salvages Renal Function Following an Otherwise Irreversible Ischemic Insult in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Allograft dysfunction resulting from ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI) leads to increased peri-transplant costs, morbidity, and inferior long-term survival. Leukocyte/endothelial adhesion is an important pathway contributing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Organ Resident M2 Type Myeloid Cells Protect Murine Orthotropic Liver Transplants from Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Ctr., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Liver ischemia reperfusion injury (lRI) is mediated by a pro-inflammatory immune response initiated by the activation of liver non-parenchymal innate immune cells, such as Kupffer…
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