Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 23 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Utilization of Subacute Rehabilitation Facility Early After Kidney Transplantation.
F. Luan, M. Ben-Israel, S. Mulgaonkar.
Sanit Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Introduction: Although kidney transplantation is lifesaving compared to dialysis the relative risk for death is higher early after the surgery. Appropriate perioperative management could mitigate…
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Cytomegalovirus Infection After Cardiac Transplantation.
O. Kiamanesh, A. Khosla, C. Imai, E. Johansson, S. Virani, M. Davis, A. Cheung, J. Bashir, B. Munt, A. Ignaszewski, A. Kaan, M. Toma.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
BackgroundOrthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) continues to be the gold standard for the management of patients with end-stage heart failure. However, complications following OHT may result…
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Prophylactic Anti-Virus Therapy, Is It Necessary to Occult Hepatitis B Virus Carriers with HBsAg(-) and HBcAb(+) After Kidney Transplantation?
G. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, J. Qiu, C. Wang.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background Hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection is common among uremia patients in China. Many patients received kidney transplantation are occult HBV carriers with HBsAg(-) and HBcAb(+)…
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Posttransplant AT1Rabs Precede De Novo HLA-DSA Development.
J. Arreola-Guerra,³ E. Cuevas,¹ E. Hernandez-Mendez,¹ M. Vilatoba,¹ A. Contreras,¹ J. Ramirez,¹ D. de Rongs,¹ J. Granados,¹ L. Morales-Buenrostro,² J. Alberu.¹
¹Transplantation, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; ²Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; ³Tranplantation, Instituto de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodies (AT1Rabs) have been associated with acute allograft rejection and graft loss. The possible implication of the generation of de…
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Expansion of Anti-HLA Antibodies After Renal Transplantation and Prognosis in Those Which Fix C1q.
P. Ruiz-Esteban,¹ M. Gonzalez-Molina,¹ A. Caballero,² A. Torio,² M. Leon,³ E. Palma,¹ D. Burgos,¹ M. Cabello,¹ V. Lopez,¹ M. Rodriguez,⁴ D. Hernandez.¹
¹Nephrology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ²Immunology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ³Pathology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ⁴Nephrology, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almeria, Spain.
Introduction. Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is the major cause of allograft failure. We studied the evolution and prognostic effect of pre-formed and de novo anti-HLA antibodies…
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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of Human Hematopoietic Chimeric Cells – A Novel Approach for Tolerance Induction in Transplantation.
M. Siemionow, E. Tfaily, M. Cyran, R. Gendek, M. Strojny, E. Szilagyi, J. Cwykiel.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Background: Cell-based therapies represent a new promising approach for tolerance induction in transplantation. One of the methods for immune response modulation in solid organ and…
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Human Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Improve Survival and Function of Pancreatic Islets by Cell-to-Cell Contact.
E. Montanari,¹ R. Meier,² D. Bosco,¹ R. Mahou,³ P. Morel,² J. Seebach,⁴ C. Wandrey,³ C. Gonelle-Gispert,¹ L. Bühler.²
¹University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; ²Division of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; ³Institut d'Ingénierie Biologique et Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; ⁴Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background: MSC exhibit immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. Notably, MSC were shown to preserve human islet function and to prevent cytokine-induced apoptosis. Aim: To evaluate the…
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Necroptosis Is Involved in CD4⁺ T-Cell Mediated Microvascular Endothelial Cell Death and Chronic Cardiac Allograft Rejection.
C. Kwok,^1,2 N. Montwill,^1,2 A. Pavlosky,^1,2 A. Haig,² X.-Y. Huang,¹ A. Jevnikar,^1,3 Z.-X. Zhang.^1,2,3
¹Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada; ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Canada; ³Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.
Heart transplantation is potentially the only viable option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapies, cardiac allograft chronic rejection is a…
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Acquired Down-Regulation of B Cell Function Induced by Donor Blood Group Antigens After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
M. Tasaki,¹ K. Saito,¹ Y. Nakagawa,¹ N. Imai,² T. Aoki,³ M. Kamimura,³ K. Takahashi,¹ Y. Tomita.¹
¹Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative & Transplant Medicine, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan; ²Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; ³Division of Transfusion Medicine and Regenerative Medicine Bioscience Medical Center, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Background: The long-term of B cell immunobiology against donor blood group antigen has not been elucidated in ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOi KTx).Methods: The antibody…
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Analysis of a Large Single-Center Cohort of Renal Transplant Recipients with Histoplasmosis.
M. Mashayekhi, A. Langone.
Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic along the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and can cause clinically significant disease in those with impaired cellular…