2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Effectiveness of Cytomegalovirus Prevention Strategies in a Large Retrospective Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
Background: While CMV prevention strategies have been studied in carefully selected groups of patients enrolled in randomized trials, their comparative effectiveness in real-world settings is…2016 American Transplant Congress
Neuro-invasive Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in a Non-Endemic Area.
Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Background:In the summer of 2015, three prior solid organ transplant recipients developed meningoencephalitis suggestive of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in the Phoenix area with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Donor Specif Antibody (DSA) Kinetics in Patients with Antibody Mediated Rejection (AMR) Treated with Plasmapheresis and Bortezomib.
Backgroud: The best choice to treat AMR is not supported by several evidences, and recently the interest in drugs as Bortezomib has improved. Aim: Evaluted…2016 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival in Sensitized and Non-Sensitized Patients: Role of the Combination of Donor-Specific Antibodies and Acute Rejection.
Background: Sensitized (S) patients have higher risk for acute rejection (AR), especially ABMR. DSA is a risk fator for ABMR, however, its impact on AR…2016 American Transplant Congress
FGF and Wnt Signaling in Pancreatic Progenitor and Beta-Cell Growth.
Beta-cell replacement therapy offersa cure for diabetes, but this is limited by the lack of readilyavailable supply of cells. Our goal is generate enough beta-cells…2016 American Transplant Congress
Delaying the Induction of Mixed Chimerism Until Two Months After NHP Heart and Kidney Cotransplantation Results in Long Term Survival.
Background. We have previously achieved delayed tolerance in cynomologous recipients cotransplanted with heart and kidney allografts by treating recipients with standard triple drug immunosuppression for…2016 American Transplant Congress
MiRNA-200b Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in TGF-β1 Induced Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells.
Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
The role of TGF-β1 in mediating extracellular matrix remodeling during the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis has been well defined. Dysregulated expression of miRNA is increasingly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Aspergillus Infection After Liver Transplantation, 1988-2014.
Background: Invasive Aspergillosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant recipients. Aspergillus may account for up to 25% of all fungal…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Enteral Feeding After Living Donor Liver Transplantation Prevents Infectious Complications: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Background: Infectious complications, including bacteria, virus, and fungus, often occur after liver transplantation and are the most frequent cause of in-hospital mortality. The present study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplants from Anuric Deceased Donors on Renal Replacement Therapy.
Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Transplantation of deceased donor kidneys with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has become a generally well accepted practice with excellent results documented in the literature. The…
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