Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 75 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Down-Regulated of Circulating miR-29b, miR-185 and NR_073415.2 in Post-Transplanted Patients with Cytomegalovirus Infection May Serve as Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis.
A. Yang, W. Ju, Z. Guo, C. Wu, J. Lin, M. Chen, R. Deng, E. Chen, Y. Gao, X. Zhu, X. He.
Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Aims: Mortality of CMV infection in post-transplanted patients was quite high, which severely influencing the long-term survival of recipients. For giving them early treatment and…
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Evaluation of the Impact of the Implementation of a Specialty Pharmacy Program in the Treatment of Hepatitis C (HCV).
E. Aldag, T. Pedone, R. Pedersen, S. Besur, K. Safdar, A. Sahajpal.
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: Current guidelines recommend newer therapies over previous interferon-based treatments. The creation of a specialty pharmacy program within our institution that provides managed care for…
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Impact of Angiotensin II Type I Receptor Antibody Positivity in Highly-HLA Sensitized (HS) Patients Transplanted After Desensitization (DES).
A. Vo,¹ C. Boutsicaris,¹ X. Zhang,² N. Reinsmoen,² J. Choi,¹ S. Jordan.¹
¹Kidney Transplant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, CA; ²HLA Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, CA.
Introduction: Angiotensin II type I receptor antibody (AT1R Ab) is a target for non-HLA antibodies. AT1R ab exert direct effects on endothelial and vascular smooth…
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Alloimmunity Through Non-HLA Epitopes in Kidney Transplantation.
R. Reindl-Schwaighofer,¹ A. Kainz,¹ B. Cole,² J. van Setten,² K. Jelencsics,¹ B. Keating,² R. Oberbauer.¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ²Transplant Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: An unexpected diversity in the human genome has been identified including more than 2,500 nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNP) and up to 20 homozygous…
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FGF and Wnt Signaling in Pancreatic Progenitor and Beta-Cell Growth.
S. Afelik,¹ N. Yonan,¹ B. Pool,² J. Jensen,² J. Oberholzer.¹
¹Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
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…
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Delaying the Induction of Mixed Chimerism Until Two Months After NHP Heart and Kidney Cotransplantation Results in Long Term Survival.
K. Huh,¹ M. Tonsho,¹ P. Spencer,¹ J. Paster,¹ X. Wu,¹ I. Hanekamp,¹ T. Kawai,^1,3 R. Smith,² A. Cosimi,¹ A. Dehnadi,¹ G. Benichou,¹ R. Colvin,^1,2 J. Madsen.^1,4
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ³Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ⁴Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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…
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MiRNA-200b Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in TGF-β1 Induced Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells.
S. Ladak, C. Ward, S. Ali.
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…
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Trends in Aspergillus Infection After Liver Transplantation, 1988-2014.
R. Al Masri, L. Jennings, S. Asrani, G. Klintmalm, C. Spak.
Transplant Hepatology/Transplant Surgery/Infectious Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
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…
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Early Enteral Feeding After Living Donor Liver Transplantation Prevents Infectious Complications: A Prospective Pilot Study.
J. Kim,¹ D. Sinn,² S. Lee,¹ G.-S. Choi,¹ J. Park,¹ C. Kwon,¹ S. Kim,¹ J.-W. Joh,¹ S.-K. Lee.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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…
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Kidney Transplants from Anuric Deceased Donors on Renal Replacement Therapy.
W. Bry, J. Bellingham, S. Katznelson, P. Patel, K. Ueda, H. Mahanty, N. Neidlinger, A. Hassoun, V. Peddi.
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…