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2020 American Transplant Congress
Tetramethylpyrazine Activated Pparγ in Resuscitating the Liver Graft Donatedafter Cardiac Death
F. Zhen, F. Lin, Z. Lihua, L. Wenjin, X. Yan, C. Yong, Y. Qifa
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: to identify whether Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) pretreatment can protect DCD grafts preserved during cold storage or/and HMP and transplanted.The protective mechanisms of TMP were also…
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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…
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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…
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Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Ameliorates Glucose Fluctuation Through Reducing Apoptosis and Infiltration of Inflammatory Cells after Intraportal Islet Transplantation in Rodent Model
G. Yoshimatsu, T. Matsuoka, K. Chinen, N. Sakata, S. Kodama
Department of Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
*Purpose: Islet transplantation is a useful treatment option for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus with severe hypoglycemic event. However, intraportal islet transplantation is known to induce…
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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…
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Treatment of Kidneys During Normothermic Machine Perfusion is Safe and Feasible with Effective Traceability after Transplantation
K. Rozenberg¹, S. Lohmann², M. Pool³, M. Eijken⁴, U. Møldrup⁵, B. Møller⁶, J. Sierra-Parraga⁷, M. Hoogduijn⁷, L. Lo Faro¹, C. Moers³, J. Hunter¹, A. Keller², H. Leuvenink³, C. Baan⁷, R. Ploeg¹, B. Jespersen²
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Department of Urology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Marginal kidneys are increasingly being accepted to decrease waiting time for a transplant. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is a technique that allows delivery of…
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The Composite Molecular and Cellular Instability Score Identifies the Sub-Phenotypes of Histologically Stable Kidney Transplants
D. Rychkov
Department of Surgery, BCHSI, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Recent molecular studies have highlighted the unrecognized burden of sub-clinical graft rejection of a histologically stable allograft, defined as transplants with absence of clinical…
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Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis in Lung Transplant Recipients at a Large Transplant Center
F. J. Marco Canosa¹, J. A. Morillas¹, H. Hassouna², K. Brizendine¹
¹Infectious Disease Department, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Division of Infectious Disease, Spectrum Health Medical Group, Grand Rapids, MI
*Purpose: Invasive candidiasis (IC) represents the most common fungal infection in lung transplant recipients (LTR) early post-transplant. Universal antifungal prophylaxis is frequently employed, which may…
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Relationship between Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability and Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. D. Leino, K. Abuls, J. L. Rodgers, K. Kuntz
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Intrapatient variability (IPV) has been established as a risk factor for poor post-transplant outcomes. IPV is frequently proposed to be related to nonadherence but…
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Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Purvis¹, S. Mehta¹, R. Stahl¹, J. Grams¹, M. Hanaway¹, D. Anderson¹, C. Young¹, R. Cannon¹, C. Lewis¹, N. Terrault², J. Locke¹, B. Orandi¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: There is a growing epidemic of obesity in patients with end stage kidney disease in need of kidney transplant, paralleling the general population. Most…