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Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AR) Agonist Apadenoson Promotes Survival in K28-hACE2 Mice and Syrian Hamsters Infected with Sars-CoV-2
P. Chhabra¹, B. Mann², M. Ma¹, S. Feldman³, J. Linden⁴, K. L. Brayman¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Department of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To determine if Apadenoson or Regadenoson has a therapeutic effect in attenuating hyper-inflammation and improving survival rate in K18-hACE2mice or Syrian hamsters infected with…
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Covid-related Neonatal Cholestasis?: Liver Transplantation In Three Infants With Intrauterine Or Perinatal Covid Exposure
S. Sakhuja¹, K. Patel¹, N. T. Galvan²
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The COVID pandemic presents a unique set of challenges during pregnancy including thromboembolic complications, direct placental infection, transplacental transmission, and systemic hyperinflammatory state. The…
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Emphysematous Cystitis in a Lung Transplant Recipient with BK Viremia
D. Razia, J. Klein, H. Mohamed, A. Arjuna
Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a rare urinary tract infection from E. coli or K. pneumoniae in diabetics or immunocompromised individuals, resulting in sepsis and…
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Perioperative Cardiovascular Outcomes of Pre-Transplant ECMO in Recipients of Lung Transplant
F. Anjum¹, R. Munshi², A. M. Courtwright¹, M. M. Crespo¹, J. C. Salgado¹, J. D. Christie¹, V. N. Ahya¹, N. Patel¹, D. Hadjiliadis¹, E. Clausen¹, M. Cevasco³, E. E. Cantu³, C. A. Bermudez³, J. M. Diamond¹
¹Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, ³Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplant (BTT) has increased over time. While similar one-year and overall survival has…
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The Implication of Donor Race on the Post-Liver Transplant Prognosis of Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Analysis of UNOS Database
D. U. Lee¹, J. Han², J. Kwon², K. Chang², K. Lee², G. Fan², N. Urranaga¹, D. Maluf³, C. Bhati¹, K. Shetty¹
¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Prior studies have suggested liver transplant (LT) recipients who receive their grafts from minority donors may potentially suffer higher rates of graft complications. In…
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The Role of T Lymphocyte Subsets in Kidney Transplantation
L. Vagiotas¹, A. Xochelli², E. Sampani³, V. Nikolaidou², D. Asouchidou², E. Kasimatis³, N. Antoniadis¹, M. Daoudaki⁴, M. Stangou³, A. Papagianni³, G. Tsoulfas¹, A. Fylaktou²
¹Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²National Peripheral Histocompatibility Center, Immunology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ³Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁴Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
*Purpose: Impairment of cellular immune function in kidney transplant candidates is not concomitantly restored with the recovery of renal function, as alloimmune response and implementation…
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Adoptive Transfer OfMesenchymal Stem Cells Activates Hedgehog/SMO/Gli1 Signaling And Inhibits STING-mediated Innate Immune Response In Liver Transplant Inflammatory Injury
D. Xu¹, X. Qu¹, Y. Tian¹, M. Sheng¹, Y. Lin¹, Y. Zhan¹, F. M. Kaldas¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, D. G. Farmer¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, Q. Xia², B. Ke¹
¹Surgery, Dumont - UCLA Transplant Ctr, Los Angeles, CA, ²Liver Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has been recognized as a crucial signaling cascade of the innate immune system. Activation of the Hedgehog…
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NecroX-7 Ameliorate FK506-Induced Nephrotoxicity in LLC-PK1 Cells (Pig Kidney Epithelial Cells)
H. J. Jang
Surgery, University of Ulsan, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (FK506) is an immunosuppressant agent that is frequently used to prevent rejection of solid organs upon transplant. However, nephrotoxicity due to apoptosis and…
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The Cost of Procuring Deceased Donor Livers: Evidence from OPO Cost Reports 2013-2018
J. Bragg-Gresham¹, T. Peters², F. McCormick³, J. Roberts⁴
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³Bank of America (Former), Walnut Creek, CA, ⁴University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The cost of procuring deceased donor organ for transplantation include costs for the assessment of potential organ donors, maintenance of the donor while waiting…
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Increased Survival Benefit Amongst Highest Priority Candidates Undergoing Heart Transplant Following the New Us Heart Allocation System
S. Tolmie¹, W. Parker²
¹Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: A key policy change in the new US heart allocation system was splitting the previous highest status (1A) into statuses 1, 2, and 3…