Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 28 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Outcomes of Living and Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients According to the MELD Score.
J. Lee, J. Lee, S. Song, J. Lee, S.-K. Kwon, D. Joo, M. Ju, G. Choi, J. Choi, S. Kim, M. Kim.
Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
BackgroundLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has developed as an alternative to decease donor liver transplantation (DDLT) to overcome the critical shortage of deceased organ donations.…
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An Analysis of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infection and Colonization in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) Post-Transplant: A Single Center Matched Cohort Study.
H. Kozlowski,^1,2 D. Kabbani,³ C. Chaparro,^1,2 L. Singer,^1,2 C. Rotstein,^1,2 S. Keshavjee,^1,2 S. Husain.^1,2
¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
PurposeNTM is a common infection after Lung transplantation. The role of presence of granuloma in the explanted lungs of LTRs in subsequent development of infection…
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Chronic High Epstein-Barr Viral Load Carriage in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
M. Yamada,¹ P. Fadaker,¹ C. Nguyen,¹ A. Ganoza,² A. Humar,² M. Michaels,^1,2 M. Green.^1,2
¹Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
BackgroundThe development of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is normally associated with a high EBV viral load in peripheral blood. Observations…
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The Effect of Tocilizmab Treatment (TCZ-Rx) on IgG Subclasses in HLA-sensitized (HS) Kidney Transplant Patients Treated with TCZ.
B.-H. Shin, S. Ge, J. Choi, J. Kahwaji, A. Vo, A. Petrosyan, S. Jordan, M. Toyoda.
Transplant Immunology Laboratory and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is a major obstacle for successful transplant in HS patients. TCZ has anti-B cell and anti-inflammatory properties. We have reported its…
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Optimized Flow Cytometry Crossmatch with Increased Sensitivity and Specificity.
K. Barrios,¹ J. Lunz,¹ B. Labuda,¹ D. Magas,¹ D. Freedom,¹ K. Szewczyk,¹ M. Jendrisak,¹ A. Jaramillo.^1,2
¹Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL; ²Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
The flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) is the standard method to prevent hyperacute rejection after transplantation. Surprisingly, few technical improvements have been introduced to the FCXM…
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Outcomes in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients Using Thymoglobulin or Interleukin-2 Receptor Antagonist Induction.
N. Jasiak,¹ J. Thielke,¹ J. Chen,² N. Hilal,¹ S. Salah,¹ D. Wu,¹ E. Benedetti,² P. West-Thielke.^1,2
¹Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago; ²Transplant Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Background: Approximately 20% of all renal transplants performed in the US in 2014 occurred in elderly patients. Elderly patients are known to be at higher…
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Time Trends of Induction Agent Use in Older and Younger Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
Q. Huang, X. Luo, M. McAdams-DeMarco, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Older adults are increasingly gaining access to kidney transplantation (KT) yet the use of induction agents in this population is unclear. The goal of this…
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Are Random Tacrolimus Levels in the Emergency Department Costing You Money?
B. Lee, D. Jain, M. Campara.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) is the most frequently used immunosuppressant in the USA today, with a narrow therapeutic index that requires frequent 12-hour trough monitoring and…
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The Fine-Tuning of CXCL8 Protects Kidney Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice Lacking MicroRNA-146a.
L. Amrouche,^1,2 G. Desbuissons,¹ M. Rabant,^1,2 C. Legendre,^1,2 F. Terzi,² D. Anglicheau.^1,2
¹U1151, INSERM, Paris, France, Metropolitan; ²Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker hospital, Paris, France, Metropolitan.
Acute kidney injury leads to the development of tubular injury and interstitial inflammation that need to be controlled to avoid fibrosis development. We hypothesized that…
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Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) with a Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) Solution Reprograms Dynamic Inflammation Networks When Compared to Cold Storage (CS) in a Porcine Liver Allograft Model.
D. Sadowsky, R. Zamora, B. Banan, D. Barclay, J. Yin, Y. Vodovotz, P. Fontes.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: Inflammatory markers have been mostly studied by standard statistical analysis focused on single component variations. This study aimed to compare SNMP with CS regarding…