2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Elderly Donors in Liver Transplantation: A Paired-Match Analysis at a Single Center.
Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Introduction: Use of livers from very old donors is a way to expand the donor pool, but this practice is not universally implemented due to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Achieving Timely Therapeutic Mycophenolic Acid Levels in Pediatric Lung Transplant Patients.
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriate initial dose of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF lung transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rare Presentation of PTLD as Parotitis.
Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
28y/o AAF w/ hx of CAH, HTN, and ESRD, was on HD for 3 yrs. Pt was EBV seronegative prior to transplant (tx). She received…2016 American Transplant Congress
Inflammation Amplifier, a Chemokine Inducer in Non-Immune Cells in Kidney Transplantation Graft.
Introduction: Inflammation amplifier (IA), a local chemokine inducer in non-immune cells is induced by the simultaneous activation of NFκB and STATs (IL-17, TNFα, and IL-6)…2016 American Transplant Congress
Urine IP-10 as the Biomarker for ABMR in Kidney Transplant Recipient with DGF.
Background: In the setting of DGF in kidney transplantation (KT), early acute ABMR, which needs early treatment, has to be differentiated from simple ischemic acute…2016 American Transplant Congress
Quality Assessment and Process Improvement of Thymoglobulin Dosing.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Thymoglobulin (Thymo) induction is given to prevent early rejection while initiating maintenance immunosuppression. Modification of dosing is common for multiple reasons. Our center recently underwent…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Admissions Cost 3 Times More Than Non-ACLF Related Admissions.
Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is associated with significant resource utilization. However, the relative charges associated with ACLF are not established.Methods: We examined cirrhotics admitted…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fatty Liver in Non-Hepatic Organ Transplantation.
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa, FL.
With the availability of effective antiviral regimen for HCV, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in western countries and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effects of Nrf2 Over-Activation in Myeloid Cells During Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Correlates with Stat3 Signaling in Hepatocytes.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a consequence of liver resection and liver transplantation. The Nrf2-antioxidant response element pathway is a key mediator of cellular defense against…2016 American Transplant Congress
Short-Term Starvation Attenuates Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by SIRT1-Autophagy Signaling in Mice.
Calorie restriction or starvation (fasting) has some beneficial effects on prolongation of life and increased resistance to stress. Calorie restriction has also been shown to…
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