Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 18 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Endoscopic Polydimethylsiloxane Injection in Prevention of Recurrent Graft Pyelonephritis for Transplanted Kidney with Vesicoureteral Reflux.
L. Nison,¹ M. Hazzan,² P. Puech,³ S. Bouye.¹
¹Urology, University of Lille, Lille, France; ²Nephrology, University of Lille, Lille, France; ³Radiology, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Reccurent acute graft pyelonephritis (AGPN) with vesicoureteral reflux (GVUR) can have a deleterious impact on graft outcome. The objective of this study was to evaluate…
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Impaired Outcome of Kidney Transplants from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury.
K. Schuette-Nuetgen,¹ G. Thölking,¹ H. Pavenstädt,¹ S. Ehlert,¹ B. Suwelack,¹ D. Palmes,² R. Bahde,² S. Reuter.¹
¹Department of Medicine D, Division of General Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; ²Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Given the gap between patients in need of a kidney transplantation and organs available, transplantation centers increasingly accept lower quality organs, e.g. from donors with…
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Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Outcome in Obesity After Kidney Transplantation.
T. Schachtner,^1,2 M. Stein,² P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany.
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of allograft loss and death from infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Therefore, previous studies suggested bariatric…
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Role of Natural Killer Cells in Kidney Transplant Outcome.
E. Carta,¹ R. Littera,² M. Murgia,¹ M. Michittu,¹ B. Onano,¹ G. Piredda,¹ D. Argiolas.¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Azienda Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy; ²Regional Transplant Coordination, ASL 8, Cagliari, Italy.
Aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) phenotype and kidney transplant rejection. NK-target cell interaction depends on…
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Comparison of Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Low-Dose Tacrolimus in Living Related Kidney Transplantation – Prospective Trial of Once-Daily vs. Twice-Daily Tac – 5 Years Second Report.
T. Tsuchiya, H. Ishida, T. Nozaki, H. Shirakawa, T. Shimizu, K. Omoto, M. Okumi, K. Tanabe.
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background; Previously, we reported a comparison of the safety and pharmacokinetics between a prolonged-release formulation of Tacrolimus (Tac-QD) and twice-daily tacrolimus (Tac-BD) in the early…
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Th17 Development Is Critical for Airway Epithelial Injury After Transplantation.
J. Xu, Y. Zhang, L. Wang, X. Li, R. Chen, R. Zhang, Y. Ding.
Department of Immunology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background: Development of obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is the biggest obstacle that limits long-term allograft survival and clinical application of lung transplantation, and the precise mechanisms…
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Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibitor 17DMAG Is a Potential New Therapeutic Agent Against Acute Allograft Rejection.
T. Maehana,¹ T. Tanaka,¹ H. Kitamura,² N. Masumori.¹
¹Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; ²Urology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
Purpose: We have previously demonstrated that Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) plays a role in the development of acute rejection (AR) in organ transplantation. To…
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Treg-Rich Organized Lymphoid Structures (TOLS) in Spontaneously Accepted Mouse Kidney Allografts.
C. Yang,¹ E. Farkash,² D. Ndishabandi,¹ R. White,¹ B. Jiang,¹ I. Aljabban,¹ P. Russell,¹ J. Madsen,¹ R. Colvin,¹ A. Alessandrini.¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: In many MHC mismatched strain combinations (e.g., DBA/2 to B6) kidney allografts are spontaneously accepted without immunosuppression. This tolerance is regulatory, initially dependent Foxp3+…
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African Americans and Organ Donation: Where Do We Go After Moving from the Bottom to the Top?
C. Callender,¹ N. Koizumi,² P. Miles,³ J. Melancon.³
¹Department of Surgery, Howard University, Washington, DC; ²School of Policy, Government and Intl Affairs, George Mason University, Arlington, VA; ³Transplant Institute, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC.
PURPOSEThe purpose is to increase organ donation in all ethnic groupsMETHODSThe methodology was based upon the D.C. Organ Donor Program (1982-88) and the Dow Take…
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Rurality Status Does Not Affect Kidney Transplant (KTP) Rates Among Veterans Compared to Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance (PrivIns) Beneficiaries.
R. Kalil,^1,2 C. Franciscus,² A. O'Shea.^1,2
¹Internal Medicine/Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City; ²Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City.
Background: A larger proportion of Veterans live in rural areas compared to non-Veterans. It is unknown whether rural status affects KTP rates among Veterans.Methods: Study…