2016 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Is an Independent Risk Factor for Renal Allograft Rejection.
Background: Numerous risk factors for delayed graft function (DGF) after kidney transplantation (KTx) have been identified. However the effect of DGF as an independent risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
High Concentrations of CXCL9 and CXCL10 Chemokines but Not CXCL8 (IL-8), IL-6, TNF-a or IFN-g in Biopsy Tissue Are Associated with Pathological Staging of Rejection After Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Extensive expression profiling efforts of biopsy tissue after kidney transplantation indicate that rejection, especially antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) can be defined by distinct signatures. Thus,…2016 American Transplant Congress
ESAT-6 Inhibits Donor-Specific Memory CD8+ T Cell Generation and Alloimmune Responses.
Inducing long-term transplant survival or tolerance without continuous global immunosuppression is a highly desired goal in organ transplantation because conventional immunosuppressive drugs usually cause severe…2016 American Transplant Congress
iNKT Cell Activation Under Co-Stimulatory Blockade Establishes Mixed Chimerism Through Thymic Regulatory T Cell Activation.
Background: Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells have recently garnered considerable attention for their potential to induce regulatory T cells (Tregs). We previously reported a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics Influence Access to Kidney Transplantation Independently of Individual Socioeconomic Status.
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
INTRODUCTION: Ensuring fair and equitable access to kidney transplantation (ATT) is of paramount importance. Socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with worse access to healthcare. Understanding the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in the Evaluation for Liver Transplantation.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
The majority of research on disparities in liver transplantation is on patients listed for transplant in the OPTN/UNOS database, not patients in the evaluation process…2016 American Transplant Congress
Implicit Bias in Dialysis Providers' Transplant Education Practices for Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients.
Low-income or racial/ethnic minority dialysis patients (low-income/minority) are less likely to receive transplant education and, ultimately, kidney transplant. We conducted a mixed-methods study with 4…2016 American Transplant Congress
Multiorgan Procurement a Learning Tool in General Surgical Resident Education.
Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
IntroductionRestricted duty hours and the growing use of minimally invasive techniques, is limiting the open surgical experience for general surgery (GS) residents. Multiorgan procurement (MP)…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation According to Donor Source: 24-Month Results from Post-Hoc Analysis of the ELEVATE Study in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
ELEVATE study group, Leiden, Netherlands.
Background: Several studies reported that recipients receiving renal allograft from living donors have better efficacy outcomes than the deceased donor counterparts. This post-hoc analysis of…2016 American Transplant Congress
TRANSFORM: A Modern Approach to Evaluate Long-Term Outcomes of Everolimus with Reduced-Calcineurin Inhibitors in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients[mdash]Baseline Characteristics.
Purpose: Acute rejection and poor graft function are two major risk factors for allograft failure in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients (KTxR). Although, graft survival and…
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