2013 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Physical and Mental Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients Currently ≥ 50 Years Old
Background:Kidney transplantation is becoming more common in older patients. Quality of life (QOL) in these patients who are usually burdened with many comorbid conditions has…2013 American Transplant Congress
Creatinine as a Marker of Rejection Reversal in Recipients with Post-Treatment Biopsies
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
It is debatable whether creatinine can serve as a surrogate marker of rejection reversal. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the change…2013 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) Using Various Perfusates on the Hepatocellular and Biliary Epithelial Integrity in Porcine Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Models, The
Transplant, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; Case Western Reserve, Cleveland
Introduction: NMP with sanguineous perfusate was reported to be effective in mitigating IRI of DCD livers. The roles of white blood cells, platelets, and inflammatory…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Early Graft Loss by Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Agonist, Pioglitazonoe, in Canine Islet Autotransplantation
Purpose: Approximately 50% of islet grafts are destroyed within 72 hours after pancreatic islet transplantation (PITx) due to non-specific inflammatory responses. Previously, we reported that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Histopathologic Scoring and Outcomes in Transplant Glomerulopathy (TG)
Introduction: TG is associated with poor allograft survival and there are limited treatment options. Some report improved outcomes with rituximab. Histopathologic scoring might predict prognosis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Classification of Kidney Transplant Recipients Using a Combination of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria Reflects Prognosis
The 2002 NKF-K/DOQI Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) classification scheme, based largely on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), has been criticized for failing to adequately…2013 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Graft Failure and Death in Elderly (>65 Years Old) Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background:Kidney transplantation outcomes in the elderly have been favorable but detailed accounts of these outcomes from non-registry data is limited.Purpose:The purpose of this study was…2013 American Transplant Congress
Rapamycin and CTLA4-Ig Demonstrate Age-Specific Effects on Transplant Outcome and Immune Responses
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Elderly patients constitute the fastest growing proportion of organ transplant recipients. Whether immunosuppression needs to be adapted in an age-dependent manner or if immunosuppressants have…2013 American Transplant Congress
Oral Administration of Ginseng Delays Aging Process by Upregulating Anti-Aging Gene, Klotho, in Chronic Cyclosporine Nephropathy
Background: Chronic cyclosporine (CsA) nephropathy is associated with an accelerated ageing process. Recently, we found that ginseng treatment reduced the progression of chronic CsA nephropathy.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Oral Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infection in Transplant Recipients: Resurgence of Fosfomycin
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Background: With repeated exposure to antimicrobials, development of MDR bacterial infections pose a serious clinical problem in organ transplant recipients. Generally, these type of infections…
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