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2020 American Transplant Congress
XIAP Enhances Xenoislet Survival: Novel Models to Evaluate Pretransplantation Gene Modifications
G. R. Devi¹, Z. Fitch¹, M. Song¹, M. Ribeiro¹, A. McGowan¹, X. Luo², B. H. Collins¹, A. D. Kirk¹
¹Department of Surgery, Duke Univesity School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Division of Nephrology, Duke Univesity School of Medicine, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Porcine islet xenotransplantation offers a reliable and near limitless supply of islets for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Intraportal infusion of cells exposes…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Rat Islet Angiogenesis by Upregulating of ISL1 and VEGF-A
Y. Wang¹, J. Wang², X. Ding²
¹Department of Renal Transplantation, Nephropathy Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, ²Department of Renal Transplantation, Nephropathy Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
*Purpose: Islet transplantation is an important therapy to cure diabetes, but poor angiogenesis in the early stage of islet transplantation is one of the main…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Circulating MicroRNA Signatures in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Transplantation
S. Vasu, C. M. Darden, K. Kumano, M. Lawrence, B. Naziruddin
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by exocrine insufficiency and severe abdominal pain. Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) relieves chronic pain and aids restoration…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Barriers to Medication Adherence in an Urban Transplant Population
A. Reticker, B. Valdepenas, L. Glauner, O. Piatek, S. Kerns, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Non-adherence is a strong predictor of post-transplant outcome. Barriers to medication adherence (MA) include the cost and complexity of a medication regimen, education level,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Attempted Validation of Lims1 Variant Rs893403 with Acute Rejection Risk
W. S. Oetting¹, G. Weihua¹, C. R. Dorr¹, R. B. Mannon², A. J. Matas¹, P. A. Jacobson¹, A. K. Israni¹
¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Acute rejection (AR) in kidney allograft recipients is a significant risk factor for reduced graft survival. Identifying individuals at risk for AR could facilitate…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Non-Aspergillus Mold in Lung Transplant Recipients at a Large Transplant Center
J. A. Morillas¹, F. J. Marco Canosa¹, H. Hassouna², K. Brizendine¹
¹Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Infectious Disease, Spectrum Health Medical Group-Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI
*Purpose: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant cause of mortality among lung transplant recipients (LTR). The emergence of non-Aspergillus molds has become a concern…
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Mir-124/ire-1α Affects Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Regulating Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Renal Tubularepithelial Cells
C. Ding, W. Xue
Department of Renal Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
*Purpose: In this study, we investigated the protective functions of miR-124 on renal I/R injury both in vivo and in vitro and explored its underlying…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Metabolism Reprogramming During Conventional versus Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation
Z. Guo¹, Z. Zhang¹, N. Gao¹, H. Zhang², X. He¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Our group has developed a novel transplant procedure called ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT), during which the liver can be procured, preserved and implanted without…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Results of Pancreas Transplantation in Diabetic Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Older Than 50 Years
E. Montagud-Marrahi¹, A. Molina², A. Pané³, M. Ramirez-Bajo⁴, A. Amor³, E. Esmatjes³, J. Ferrer⁵, F. Diekmann¹, P. Ventura-Aguiar¹
¹Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Servei de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Endocrinology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), CRB CELLEX, Fundació Clínic, IDIBAP, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hepatobiliopancreatic and Liver Transplant Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Improvement of care in type 1 diabetes mellitus, with the optimization of patient access to insulins of variable action, has led to macro- and…
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Health Mindsets Can Influence Psychosocial Ratings in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients
R. Wright, A. Gallo, L. Maestretti, C. Mueller
Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: There is a large body of research which shows psychological states can influence health and behavioral outcomes, yet in clinical practice, psychosocial states are…