2013 American Transplant Congress
Is Mycophenolic Acid AUC a Good Pronostic Factor for BK Viremia?
Background: BK virus can induce severe impairment of graft function after kidney transplantation. Many studies have evaluated the best strategy to prevent BK-induced interstitial nephritis.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Concurrent Silencing of TLR and Kinase Signaling Pathways To Prevent Allograft Rejection in Heart Transplantation
Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act as initiators and conductors responsible for both innate and adaptive immune responses in transplantation. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Old DCD Kidneys to Old Recipients Have a Good Outcome; Is That the Solution for the Old Patients on the Waiting List?
Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
The proportion of DCD donors among deceased transplants in UK has increased from 8% to 40 % with a striking increase in the mean age…2013 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Mechanistic Study of How Innate Immunity Gene Polymorphisms Can Affect Influenza Vaccine Responses Post-Transplant, A
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Background: Interferons modulate the innate and adaptive immune response to viruses and vaccines. Transplant recipients respond poorly to influenza vaccine. The contribution of IFNΛ and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Salt Intake and Post-Transplant Hypertension in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
Up to 90% of kidney transplant recipients (KTx) develop hypertension. Both systolic and diastolic post-transplant hypertension relate to patient and allograft survival. In the general…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation from Donors with past History of Malignancies: A Single Center Experience
Dept. of General- and Transplantation Surgery, University Clinic, Essen, Germany
Introduction: The demand for transplantable organs exceeds donor supply. Transplantation of organs from donors with past history of malignancy is controversial, and the transmission of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Double-Deficiency for RORγt and T-Bet Drives Th2-Mediated Allograft Rejection in Mice
Department of Surgery, University Clinic of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
While Th1, Th2 and Th17 cells are thought to be major effector cells in adaptive alloimmune responses, their respective contribution to allograft rejection remains unclear.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Patient Survival Outcome between Waiting List Adult HUS Patients Who Received Kidney Transplants (KT) and Those Who Did Not
Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Purpose: Our study aimed to determine the difference in survival probability between HUS patients listed for transplant who received a KT and those who remained…2013 American Transplant Congress
Ribavirin Is Highly Efficient at Treating Chronic Hepatitis-E-Virus Infection in Organ-Transplant-Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter French Study
Background: To date, there is no established therapy for hepatitis-E-virus (HEV) infection. The aims of this retrospective multicenter study were to assess the efficacy and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Peripheral NK Cell Repertoire Is Modulated by Different Immunosuppressive Drugs Following Kidney Transplantation, The
Introduction: In the context of kidney transplantation (KTx), little is known about the involvement of Natural Killer (NK) cells in the immune reaction leading to…
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