Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 161 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Clinical Outcome on Kidney Retransplantation in Comparison with First Kidney Transplantation in Korea – Nationwide Cohort Study.
J. Kim,^1,2 T. Ban,^1,2 B. Jung,^1,2 B. Choi,^1,2 C. Park,^1,2 C. Yang,^1,2 Y.-S. Kim.^1,2
¹Transplantation Research Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Due to the limitation of the survival of kidney allograft, increasing number of patients need to take re-transplantation (re-KT) after the first allograft failure. In…
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Urinary Markers of Proximal Tubular Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant as Predictors for CKD.
P. Garcia, V. Garcia-Nieto, J. Navarro, E. Martin, A. Rivero, A. Jarque, J. Gonzalez-Posadas, M. Macia.
Nephrology, Universitary NTRA.SRA.Candelaria Hospital, SC Tenerife, Spain.
AIMS:Analyze urinary markers of proximal tubular dysfunction (PTD)(b2 microglobulin (b2m),N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG) and Clara Cell Protein (CC16)) in kidney transplant (KT) patients, compared with a healthy…
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Living Related Small Bowel Transplantation in Children, a Single-Center Experience – Growth, Development and Quality of Life 10 Years After Transplant.
S. Garcia Aroz,¹ I. Tzvetanov,¹ E. Hetterman,² J. Hoonbae,¹ M. Spaggiari,¹ J. Oberholzer,¹ G. Testa,³ E. John,⁴ E. Benedetti.¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chivago, IL; ³Surgery, Baylor Medical Center, Dallas, TX; ⁴Pediatrics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Summary Background: Pediatric patients with irreversible intestinal failure present multiple challenges due to their young ages and their associated growth needs. We have previously published…
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Distinct Effects of Chronic Hyperglycemia on Cellular and Humoral Alloresponses In Vivo.
N. Bishop,¹ K. Beard,² R. Gill.²
¹Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; ²Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; ³Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.
Background: Diabetes constitutes a significant problem in the transplant recipient. Diabetes is associated with impaired immunity to pathogens but its effect on alloimmunity remains ambiguous.…
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Anti-BTLA Antibody (6B2) Induced Prolongation of Fully MHC-Mismatched Murine Cardiac Allograft and Generation of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells.
M. Uchiyama,^1,2 E. Yin,^2,3 X. Jin,^2,4 T. Shimokawa,¹ H. Yagita,⁵ M. Niimi.²
¹Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Surgery, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan; ³Cardiovascular Surgery, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China; ⁴Thoracic Surgery, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China; ⁵Immunology, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: The co-inhibitory receptor B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA; CD272) has been implicated in the regulation of autoimmune and may potentially play an important…
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Successful Human-to-NonHuman Primate Pancreatic Islet Intraportal Xenotransplantation Using a Human Allo-Based Immunosuppression Regimen and Its Potential Pre-Clinical Application.
J. McGarrigle,¹ M. Bochenek,¹ E. Marchese,¹ A. Khan,¹ D. Gutierrez,^1,2 A. Mikalauskaite,¹ B. McCracken,¹ M. Reedy,¹ M. Omami,¹ C.-C. Yeh,¹ M. Spaggiari,¹ M. Nourmohammadzadeh,^1,2 D. Isa,¹ S. Ghani,¹ L.-J. Wang,¹ J. Mendoza-Elias,^1,2 Y. Wang,¹ J. Oberholzer.^1,2
¹Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago; ²Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
Intraportal pancreatic islet cell transplantation is a successful treatment for type-1 diabetes (T1DM) in humans. Unfortunately, the lack of donor pancreatic organs is a major…
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Culture Specific Interventions to Increase Organ Donation Advocacy in a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Y. Tasnif,¹ S. Ghaddar,² S. Saladin,³ A. Alaniz.¹
¹Cooperative Pharmacy Program, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX; ²South Texas Border Health Disparities Center, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX; ³School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX.
Organ donation rates among Hispanics are lower relative to non-Hispanic whites. The purpose of this study is to assess whether participation in a culture-specific educational…
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Socioeconomic Status and Readmission Following Kidney Transplant.
S. DiBrito, E. King, M. O'Hare, D. Segev.
Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Our group has previously demonstrated that 31% of kidney transplant recipients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge from the original hospitalization. Patient-level contributors such…
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Donor Specific Antibody Used to Predict Crossmatch Results: A Clinically Useful Algorithm Derived from the College of American Pathologists Survey.
S. Wrenn,¹ D.-S. Hain,² S. Harm,² S. Hillyard,² D. Shah,² P. Hammond,² C. Marroquin,¹ M. Fung.²
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT; ²Pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT.
Purpose: While there are multiple modalities to perform a preoperative crossmatch for organ transplant surgery, the cytotoxic crossmatch remains the gold standard for detection of…
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Review of Organ Utilization from Increased Infectious Risk Donors.
A. L'Huillier,¹ A. Humar,² C. Payne,³ D. Kumar.²
¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ²Transplant Infectious Diseases and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; ³Trillium Gift of Life Network, Toronto, Canada.
IntroductionDonors with an increased risk of transmitting HIV, HBV or HCV (IRDs) are a potential source of organs. There is a lack of data on…