2013 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Surveillance of Kidney Transplant Recipients for BK Viremia Can Reduce or Eliminate BK Virus Associated Nephropathy (BKVAN) Related Graft Loss: Results of a 5-Year Screening Study
Purpose: We aimed to identify the incidence and risk factors for BKVAN as well as measure the impact of immediate therapy on the graft and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroid Withdrawal (CSW) in Kidney Transplant Recipients during Routine Practice: A Prospective, 4-Year Analysis from the Mycophenolic Acid Observational Renal Transplant (MORE) Study
Prospective, long-term data on efficacy and safety outcomes following CSW versus corticosteroid continuation (CSC) in kidney transplant patients during routine clinical practice are largely unavailable.Methods:…2013 American Transplant Congress
Intracoronary Treatment with VEGF-C/D Inhibitor Enhances Cardiac Allograft Survival and Prevents Chronic Rejection by Regulating Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation
Purpose: VEGF-C/D/VEGFR-3 signaling may regulate lymphatic vessel activation and the initiation of alloimmunity after transplantation. However, the mechanisms remain unknown. We investigated the effect of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Death on Wating-List and Risk of Transmission of Cancer: Where Is the Right Balance?
Cancer transmission from organ donors is a rare complication of transplantation. While some cancer histories in donors are classed as unacceptable or high risk because…2013 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Transplant Education Practices in Dialysis Centers: Comparing Dialysis Educator and Medicare Patient Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mandates that dialysis centers inform patients of their transplant options and report progress of this within 45…2013 American Transplant Congress
HLA Class I Antibody Augments FGF-23 Induced Transplant Vasculopathy and Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection
Background: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which binds to FGF receptor, has been associated with allograft rejection, CKD progression, and poor graft survival in pediatric…2013 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Is More Than Just a Calcineurin Inhibitor: It Suppresses NF-κB Activation in Human T Cells
Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background: The calcineurin-inhibitor, tacrolimus (TAC), inhibits the protein-phosphatase-activity of calcineurin, leading to suppression of the nuclear translocation of NFAT and subsequent T-cell activation. Apart from…2013 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effect and Mechanism of NKA DR Region Specific Antibody on Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury in Rats
Background: Renal ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is the main factors to affect the early functional recovery and the long-term survival of transplanted kidney in renal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Anchoring Heparin to the Surface of Islet Improved Revascularization in Islet Transplantation
Objective: We all know that the inadequate blood supply is likely contributors to islet death in the immediate posttransplant period and may impair islet survival…2013 American Transplant Congress
Does the Abnormal Result of Implantation Renal Biopsy Affect the Donor Renal Function?
Introduction and Objectives. In this study, we focused on histological abnormalities which found in living kidney donor implantation biopsy (IB) and analyzed with renal function…
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