2013 American Transplant Congress
Epitope Analysis of col(V)-Specific Th17 Cell Responses in Lung Transplantation Reveals an HLA-DRB1*1501 Bias in Both Patient and Donor
Surgery, UW Madison, Madison, WI
Fibro-obliterative disease of the airways and vessels is a key element of the chronic rejection process after heart and lung transplantation. Th17 cellular immune responses…2013 American Transplant Congress
Harmonization of an LC-MS/MS Assay for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Tacrolimus
Background: Monitoring concentrations of tacrolimus in allograft recipients is considered the standard of care. Trough concentrations are regarded as a good surrogate for tacrolimus exposure.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Synergism of Complement-Fixing and Non-Complement-Fixing Antibodies to MHC Class I in Pathogenesis of Obliterative Airway Disease: Obligatory Role for the Fc Portion of Immunoglobulins
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Background: Our previous results demonstrated that both complement fixing (cfABS) as well as non-complement fixing antibodies (ncAbs) to MHC class I result in obliterative airway…2013 American Transplant Congress
Contemporary Analysis of the Effect of Induction Immunosuppression of Survival in Pediatric Lung Transplant Recipients, A
Introduction:The role of induction immunosuppression in lung transplantation (LTX) is varied. In the pediatric population, due to a smaller national incidence and center practice variability,…2013 American Transplant Congress
What Is the Definition of Geographic Equity in Kidney Transplantation?
Northwestern University, Chicago
Purpose: Since the 1990s, a patient’s likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant has highly depended on where a patient resides around the United States. In…2013 American Transplant Congress
Modification of the Cavaplasty (Hug Procedure) Technique in Liver Transplantation
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY; First Hospital of Qunming, Qunming, YunNan, China
Introduction: The Cavaplasty OLT, now called Hug Procedure, offers advantages for hepatectomy and implantation and eliminates outflow obstruction. However, caval clamping is required during the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation of Kidney Allografts in Sensitized Rats Made Possible by Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Fludarabine
We tested whether resetting the immune system with autologous HSC after preconditioning with Fludarabine improves kidney allograft survival in sensitized hosts.Methods: MHC mismatched DA (RT1Aa)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Good Second Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Early First Kidney Graft Loss
Intro:Pediatric kidney transplant (KTx) recipients with early first kidney graft loss(within 30 days) may have graft failure from technical complications or patient disease(hypercoagulability, acute rejection,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Randomized Study of Low Dose Antithymocyte Globulin as Induction in Non Sensitized Adult Renal Transplant Recipients
Induction agents are commonly utilized in the United States to prevent acute rejection in renal transplant recipients. The most common induction agent used is rabbit…2013 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Antibodies Associated with Rejection in Donor HLA Antibody Negative Recipients
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Anti angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) antibodies have been found associated with rejection in renal recipients (recips) in the absence of donor HLA specific antibodies…
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