2013 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Flow-Cytometric Detection of Cell-Mediated Alloreactivity in Transplant Candidates and Healthy Controls
Detailed knowledge on the preformed donor-specific T cell repertoire in transplant recipients prior to transplantation would allow guidance on individualized immunosuppressive drug treatment early after…2013 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Control Allo-Reactive CD28- T Cells That Are Unaffected by Belatacept Treatment
Introduction: CD28/B7 co-stimulation blockade with belatacept is used to prevent allo-reactivity in kidney transplant patients. Cells that lose CD28 during differentiation are not sufficiently controlled…2013 American Transplant Congress
Aggregate Annual Health Care Expenditures Associated with Lung Transplantation in the United States: 1988-2011
United Network for the Recruitment of Transplantation Professionals, Rochester, MN
No attempt has been made to estimate the aggregate annual health care expenditures associated with lung transplantation in the U.S.The data required for this analysis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Actuarial Perspective on the Annual Per Patient Maintenance Immunosuppressive Medication Costs for Transplant Recipients: 1993-2011, An
United Network for the Recruitment of Transplantation Professionals, Rochester, MN
The annual per patient cost of immunosuppressive medications for transplant recipients is highly variable, and poorly understood.Since 1993, insurance actuaries have periodically published estimates of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Type I and Type II Diabetes on BK Nephropathy and Pancreas Transplant Outcomes, The
Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Background: Pancreas transplant (PTX) improves quality of life and survival for patients irrespective of pre-PTX c-peptide. Little consideration has been afforded to BK nephropathy (BKN)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Different Sensitivities of Blood Group A and B Antigen-Responsive B Cells to Calcineurin Inhibitors
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
[Aim]We have previously demonstrated that B cells recognizing blood group A antigens belong to CD11b+CD5+B-1a cells, and treatment with calcineurin inhibitors(CNIs), which blocks B-1a cell…2013 American Transplant Congress
Blocking CD47-SIRPα Signaling Promotes the Phagocytic Activity of Macrophages Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Department of Transplantation Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Background: We have previously demonstrated that immunotherapy with donor derived Natural Killer (NK) cells has a potential for preventing HCC recurrence in living LT patients…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold with Tuberculin Skin Test for Detecting Latent Tuberculosis Infection before Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before kidney transplantation (KT) is indispensable process in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). The purposes of this study were…2013 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Suppress Cytotoxic Activity of Natural Killer Cells in Islet Cell Transplantation
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Introduction:The immune response occurs against islet graft immediately after islet transplantation has remained a major obstacle. We have shown that both the expression of TNF-related…2013 American Transplant Congress
Search for New Nephroprotective Strategies in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
The classical OLT technique (>90% of cases in our centre) leads to increased rates of acute kidney injury (AKI up to 81, 4%). The purpose…
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