Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 68 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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The Apoptosis of the Tracheal Epithelia Increase the Recipient's MSCs Derived Myofibroblasts in Allografts to Exacerbate Obliterative Bronchiolitis After Tracheal Transplantation in Mice.
C. Wang,¹ T. Xia,¹ X. Zhang,² K. Jiang,¹ J. Wang,¹ J. Nie.¹
¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuahn, Hubei, China; ²Department of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuahn, Hubei, China.
Background: The long-term outcome of lung transplantation is impeded by obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). However, the current treatment cannot effectively prevent the process of OB. The…
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Following Solid Organ Transplantation, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
S. Hosseini-Moghaddam,^1,2 R. Krishnan.²
¹Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada; ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Background: Different variables have been reported that may increase the risk of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in solid organ transplant patients (SOT).Objectives:To investigate the effect of…
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Increased Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infections with Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Post-Kidney Transplant.
M. Spinner,¹ K. Patel,¹ E. Neuner,¹ B. Stephany.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is often encountered in the solid-organ transplant patient population. The incidence in kidney transplant recipients ranges between 3.5-16%. There are CDI…
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Tacrolimus Dosing, Trough Concentrations and Dose Adjustments Compared Between Two Generic Formulations in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
D. Taber, V. Phan, A. Wilton, N. Pilch, H. Meadows, J. Fleming, C. Mardis, A. Mardis, C. Bratton, K. Chavin, J. McGillicuddy, S. Nadig, P. Baliga.
MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess if changing between two different formulations of generic tacrolimus ([tac] Mylan® and Dr. Reddy's Lab®) impacts…
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Schisandra Sphenanthera Extract Facilitates Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment Post Renal Transplantation Through Increasing Bioavailability of Tacrolimus.
R. Deng,¹ L. Zhang,¹ L. Liu,¹ H. Fu,² J. Li,¹ Q. Fu,¹ C. Wang.¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; ²Infectious Medicine Department, Guangzhou Infectious Disease Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Hepatoprotective agent Schisandra sphenanthera extract (SchE) facilitates rifampicin-containing anti-tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy by stabilizing the Tacrolimus (FK506) blood concentration through increasing the oral bioavailability, which…
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Differences in Reported Barriers to Immunosuppression Adherence Among a Cohort of Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients from the United States and Canada.
O. Bignall II,^1,2 A. Pai,² S. Amaral,³ S. Furth,³ N. Bergman,² J. Goebel,⁴ The TAKE-IT Study Investigators, B. Foster.⁵
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; ²Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; ³Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO; ⁵Nephrology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in reported barriers to immunosuppressant adherence (IA) between a cohort of pediatric renal transplant recipients…
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A Retrospective Analysis of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing, MELD, Race, and Weight on Infection and Rejection Rates in Liver Transplantation.
R. Imai, U. Wang.
Department of Pharmacy, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA.
INTRODUCTION: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) use in liver transplantation is uncommon. At our center, induction therapy is comprised of rATG dosed at 1 – 2…
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Ideal Outcome After Liver Transplantation: An Exploratory Study Using Machine Learning Analyses to Leverage Long-Term Registry Data from Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT).
E. Hsu,¹ M. Shaffer,^1,2 R. Anand,³ V. Ng,⁴ J. Bucuvalas.⁵
¹University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; ²Children's Core for Biomedical Statistics, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA; ³The EMMES Corporation, Rockville, MD; ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
We analyzed the Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) registry dataset using heat map and random forests analyses (RFA) to determine if ideal outcome (IO)…
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Liver Transplantation for Propionic Acidemia: A Review of the United States Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and Non-US Case Series.
N. Celik, K. Soltys, G. Bond, Q. Sun, G. Vockley, R. Sindhi, G. Mazariegos.
Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Pgh, Pittsburgh.
Background: A fifth of all pediatric liver transplants in the US are performed for metabolic disease. Propionic acidemia, an autosomal recessive branched chain organic acidemia…
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Increased Gene Expression of TGF-β in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Renal Transplant Patients with Polyomavirus BK Viremi.
W. Yin,¹ M. Lu.²
¹Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Division of General Surgery, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-I, Dalin, Taiwan; ²Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-I, Dalin, Taiwan.
We aimed to investigate the roles of cytokines during polyomavirus BK (BKV) reactivation in renal transplant patients. Forty-eight renal allograft recipients were enrolled in this…