Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 157 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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The Survival Benefit of Pancreas and/or Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes.
R. Gruessner, V. Whittaker, N. Ozden, A. Gruessner.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Introduction: Deceased donor transplantation (tx) has provided an enormous survival benefit for patients with end-stage organ failure. An analysis of the survival benefit for type…
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NK Cells Play a Critical Role in Mediating Inflammation and Graft Failure During Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Kidney Allografts.
T. Tanaka,^1,2 N. Kohei,¹ N. Dvorina,¹ A. Valujskikh,¹ W. Baldwin 3rd,¹ R. Fairchild.¹
¹Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
While the incidence of antibody-mediated kidney graft rejection has increased, the key cellular and molecular participants underlying this graft injury remain unclear. We have previously…
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Microfluidics to Characterize Leukocyte Trafficking into Allografts and the Resolution of Inflammation.
L. Boneschansker,^1,2 D. Irimia,² D. Briscoe.¹
¹Transplant Research Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston; ²MGH, Boston.
Pro-resolution mediators such as resolvins and axonal guidance receptor-ligand interactions are increasingly recognized to regulate leukocyte trafficking into sites of inflammation. The implication of this…
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Impact of Early Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal on Renal Function and Urinary Protein Excretion: 24 Month Analyses of the ELEVATE Study.
J. de Fijter,¹ H. Holdaas,¹ M. Seelen,¹ S. Sundar,¹ F. Bemelman,¹ P. Lopez,² J. Aguilar,² P. Bernhardt,² Z. Wang,³ J. Cruzado,¹ M. van der Giet.¹
¹ELEVATE study group, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Novartis, Basel, Switzerland; ³Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, NJ.
Background: Proteinuria is a biomarker which helps in predicting graft outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTxRs). The ELEVATE study was designed to determine whether an…
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Predictors of Early Rejection and Allograft Failure in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Impact of Histology and Behavior.
M. Seifert, M. Yanik, R. Mannon.
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Background: Early inflammatory events that lead to allograft dysfunction are often missed by creatinine-based estimates in children. Surveillance biopsies can detect early allograft dysfunction due…
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Have We Gone Too Far Defining Performance Outliers? One-Third of Kidney Transplant Programs Now Identified for Low Performance within Three Years.
J. Schold,¹ C. Miller,¹ M. Henry,² L. Buccini,¹ S. Flechner,¹ D. Goldfarb,¹ E. Poggio,¹ K. Andreonni.³
¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; ³University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Transplant center report cards developed by SRTR are publicly available and utilized for regulatory oversight and insurance contracting. There are significant associations of performance oversight…
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Clinical Rejection-Risk Assessment with Allospecific CD154+T-Cytotoxic Memory Cells (CD154+TcM) After Pediatric Liver or Intestine Transplantation (LTx, ITx).
K. Soltys, G. Bond, G. Mazariegos, L. O'Toole, C. Trautz, L. Remaley, A. Zeevi, C. Ashokkumar, R. Sindhi.
Surgery, Children's Hosp of Pgh of UPMC & Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: In preclinical evaluation, CD154+TcM predict acute cellular rejection after LTx or ITx with sensitivity/specificity of 80%. Purpose/Methods: To summarize test indications and performance during…
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Serum Bicarbonate and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Park,¹ E. Kang,¹ M. Han,¹ J. Park,¹ S. Yang,² S. Park,³ I. Jung,⁴ C. Lim,⁵ Y. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,⁶ J. Lee.⁵
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁶Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Metabolic acidosis indicated by low serum bicarbonate (TCO2) level has been known as a risk factor for mortality and progressive renal dysfunction in patients…
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Tailored Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction (rATG) Dosing for Kidney Transplantation.
N. Singh,^1,2 A. Rossi,¹ M. Savic,¹ R. Rubocki,¹ M. Parker,¹ J. Vella.¹
¹MMC, Portland, ME; ²MGMC, Augusta, ME.
Purpose: Although rATG is the most commonly used induction immunotherapy for kidney transplantation (KT), optimal dosing remains unknown. In order to minimize adverse effects and…
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Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 9-Induced Resistance to Murine Cardiac Allograft Tolerance Is Dependent Upon C3a and C5a Receptor (C3aR/C5aR) Signaling.
J. Sheen, P. Heeger.
Translational Transplant Research Center, Department of Medicine and Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
TLR stimulation has been shown by others to prevent costimulatory blockade-induced allograft tolerance. Immune cell derived complement activation products C3a and C5a amplify inflammation, enhance…