2013 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo-Expanded Non-Human Primate Regulatory T Cells Are Resistant to Alemtuzumab-Mediated, Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity
Background: Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) is a humanized mAb directed against CD52 that is expressed on all lymphocytes, including CD4+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg), and that depletes…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Deceased Donor Kidney Risk Significantly Varies by Recipient Characteristics, The
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
As of May 2012 over 92,000 patients were awaiting a solitary kidney transplant in the United States and new waitlist registrations have been steadily rising…2013 American Transplant Congress
Isolated Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease
Introduction: Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD) is a devastating complication commonly seen in patients with short gut syndrome (SGS). Most of these patients are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Managed in the Outpatient Setting
Backgound Delayed graft function (DGF) is common after kidney transplantation and is characterized by non-functioning of the kidney graft frequently requiring dialysis within the first…2013 American Transplant Congress
Independent Risk Factors Associated with Early Urinary Tract Infection and Its Impact on Bacteremia and Acute Cellular Rejection in 1166 Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common complication that kidney transplant recipients encounter in the first year of transplantation. Earlier studies have identified several…2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of CD4+CD25+ T reg Cells on Allo-B Cell Formation and DSA Production in a Chronic Rejection Model after T Cell Depletion, The
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
[Background] Donor specific antibody (DSA) has been causally linked to chronic rejection that accounts for the failure of 20-40% of organ transplants. However, the role…2013 American Transplant Congress
Paired Donation (PD) Problem Solving 101-A Single Center Protocol to Rapidly Facilitate Large Simultaneous Swaps
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Kidney PD is the best option for incompatible living donor (LD) pairs. However, the logistics of large swap procedures can be complex and time consuming.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Low Birth Weight and Risk of Proteinuria in Former Kidney Donors
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) has been linked to hypertension, diabetes, and possibly CKD. We hypothesized that kidney donors with LBW may be at increased…2013 American Transplant Congress
Morphologic Correlates of High Resistance during Kidney Preservation by Hypothermic Machine Perfusion
Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) preservation of kidneys improves outcomes after kidney transplantation in marginal kidneys besides offering prognostic information on graft survival post transplantation. This…2013 American Transplant Congress
Patient Survival in Renal Transplanted Patients and Hepatitis B
Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
In our study we investigated the outcome (graft failure and or death) in renal allograft recipients with hepatitis B.We performed a retrospective analysis of all…