2013 American Transplant Congress
First Case of Using Eculizumab To Salvage Antibody Mediated Rejection in a Highly Desensitization-Resistant Intestinal Re-Transplant Patient, The
Univ of Miami, Miami; CCF, Cleveland
The antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in intestinal transplantation may lead to graft loss. High titer of panel reactive antibody (PRA) and donor specific antibody (DSA)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of Abdominal Wall Rejection after Intestinal and Abdominal Wall Transplantation
Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Aim:To report our experience of abdominal wall graft rejection after abdominal wall transplant.Methods:Retrospective case notes analysis of all patients undergoing combined intestinal and abdominal wall…2013 American Transplant Congress
Isolation and Hepatocyte Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) from Porcine Bone Marrow – ‘Surgical Waste’ as a Novel MSC Source
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) increasingly gain attention for clinical cell therapy of liver diseases because of their low immunogenicity. Cells might be isolated from bone…2013 American Transplant Congress
Multivariate Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life after Live Kidney Donation, A
Introduction: The benefits of live kidney donor transplantation for recipients are well documented. Nevertheless, donor safety and quality of life (QOL) is of paramount importance…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Anti-HLA Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) in the Survival and Function of Renal Graft
The aim of this research was to determine the clinical impact of pretransplant DSA in the patient and graft survival and renal function after transplantation.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Acute Diverticulitis Incidence, Management, and Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
BACKGROUND: Transplant patients with acute diverticulitis require more frequently an operation because immunosuppresion can mask initial symptoms, delaying treatment and leading to perforation. Our goal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Allograft Prolongation by Autologous CD117+ Progenitor Cells Requires CD11b Expression from within the CD117+ Cellular Inoculum
Purpose: Published studies demonstrate significant cardiac allograft prolongation with autologous CD117+ progenitor cell (PC) therapy as well as differential engraftment of the allograft and related…2013 American Transplant Congress
Status 1 Liver Candidates Benefit from Full Regional Sharing
Introduction. The OPTN implemented full regional sharing of adult donor livers for all Status 1A and Status 1B liver candidates on December 15, 2010. Prior…2013 American Transplant Congress
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Tacrolimus Toxicity in Renal Transplant Recipient
IntroductionAnticalcineurins long-term use is associated with interstitial fibrosis, partly responsible for chronic graft dysfunction in kidney transplantation. Studies in patients treated with cyclosporine show that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Dosing and Monitoring in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Anti-Xa monitoring for low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is currently recommended in obese, renally impaired, and pregnant patients. Substantial evidence indicates solid organ transplant (SOT) patients are…