2013 American Transplant Congress
Intragraft Gene Expression Profiles of C4d-/DSA+ and C4d-/DSA- Transplant Glomerulopathy Biopsies Compared to Biopsies with Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection
Montefiore/Einstein Transplant Center, Bronx, NY
Background: We investigated the histopathologic features and gene expression profiles of C4d-/donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA)+ and C4d-/DSA- transplant glomerulopathy (TGP) biopsies compared to C4d+/DSA+ chronic…2013 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Graft Expression of Transcripts for Endothelial Activation and NK Cell Markers, Detected by Real-Time qPCR, Is Associated with the Presence of Donor Specific Antibodies, and Identifies Kidney Transplants at Risk of Failure
Background: Transcriptome analysis by micro-array from kidney transplant biopsy cores has identified genes associated with endothelial activation (ENDAT), and NK cell activity (NK), which are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Technical Variant Liver Transplantation or Whole Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Patients? A Meta-Analysis
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background: Pediatric liver transplantation has become the standard treatment for children suffering from end-stage liver disease. To overcome the shortage of appropriate-sized whole liver for…2013 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Gender on Transplant Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis, The
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Purpose: Although the effects of donor-recipient gender matching on transplant outcomes have been discussed for long, no widely-accepted consensus has been reached. We conducted a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Dynamic Dual Role of IL-2 Signaling in the Two-Step Differentiation Process of Adaptive Regulatory T Cells, A
Background. Regulatory T (Treg) cells are with potential to induce transplant tolerance. However, the molecular mechanism of the extrathymic generation of adaptive CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T…2013 American Transplant Congress
1-Year Outcomes of a Prospective, Open Label, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Standard vs Extended-Release Tacrolimus as Maintenance Monotherapy in Kidney Transplantation after Alemtuzumab Induction with Rapid Steroid Withdrawal (TAESR Trial)
Background: Extended-release (ER, once daily) tacrolimus (Advagraf) has been shown to provide equivalent results to standard-release (SR, twice daily) tacrolimus in several regimens for maintenance…2013 American Transplant Congress
Influence of HLA Class II Donor-Specific Antibodies Present at the Time of Renal Transplantation on Early Graft Outcome, The
Introduction. HLA class II donor-specific antibodies (DSA's) have been associated with transplant glomerulopathy and ultimate graft loss. Despite these data, it is unclear if all…2013 American Transplant Congress
MELD Score Does Not Predict Outcome of Living Donor Liver Transplantation
BackgroundLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is the established treatment for the patients with end stage liver disease. Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Preservation of Kidneys from Non-Heart-Beating-Donors
Introduction:Machine perfusion for preservation of donated organs led to compelling success for the outcome of renal transplantation. Though, further refinements of methods to decrease ischemia…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Kidney Transplant
Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Prevalence and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Kidney TransplantAnkit Sakhuja MD, Jesse D Schold PhD, Diana Deitzer DO, Brian Stephany MDIntroduction: This study…
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