2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant IgM to Post-Transplant IgG DSA Conversion May Be Affected by Immunosuppression.
1Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA; 2East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Post-transplant (tx) IgG donor-specific antibodies (DSA), but not IgM DSA has been identified as one of the major causes of late graft loss. Considering the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Perioperative Complications After Live Kidney Donation.
Background: The frequency and severity of perioperative complications after contemporary live kidney donation are not well-described.Methods: We integrated national U.S. live donor registry data with…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Sofosbuvir (SOF)-Containing Direct Antiviral Agents (DAA)-Based Regimens Requires Increase in Tacrolimus (Tac) Doses in Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection.
Background: The use of SOF-containing regimens based on NS5A inhibitors has not been shown interactions with Tac in liver transplant.Specific data on KT recipients are…2016 American Transplant Congress
Distinct Phenotype and Function of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells from Kidney Allografts in Tolerant Recipients.
BACKGROUND: Cellular infiltrates in kidney allografts may be relevant to the induction or maintenance of regulatory tolerance. Here we examined the phenotype, anatomical distribution and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Non-Human Primate Lung Allograft Survival Is Prolonged by IL-6 Inhibition and ATG Treatment Possibly Through Expansion of Peripheral Regulatory T Cells.
Surgery, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory responses have been linked to the development of acute and chronic rejection after lung transplantation in various models. Previous studies have demonstrated that…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab Induction in Cardiac Transplantation Is Associated with Accelerated Coronary Artery Vasculopathy: CTOT11.
On Behalf of the CTOT11 Consortium, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
PurposeThe NIH-funded study CTOT11: Prevention of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Using Rituximab (RIT) Therapy in Cardiac Transplantation, was a randomized clinical trial in non-sensitized primary heart…
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