Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 79 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Glycine Is Graft Protective and Improves Kidney Function After Liver Transplantation: Data from HEGPOL-Trial.
A. Nickkholgh,¹ P. Schemmer,¹ G. Polychronidis,¹ S. Luntz,² E. Mayatepek,³ M. Büchler,¹ E. Klar.⁴
¹General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, BW, Germany; ²Coordination Center for Clinical Trials (KKS), Heidelberg, BW, Germany; ³Department of General Pediatrics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, RP, Germany; ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Introduction: In experimental liver transplantation (LTx), glycine, a non-essential amino acid, has been shown to prevent the activation of Kupffer cells and to reduce ischemia/reperfusion…
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Everolimus versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Combination with Tacrolimus: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis in Liver Transplantation.
P. de Simone,¹ P. Carrai,¹ A. Precisi,² L. Coletti,¹ D. Ghinolfi,¹ F. Filipponi.¹
¹Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospitals, Pisa, Italy; ²Laboratory, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Background: No trial has so far investigated everolimus (EVR)-incorporating immunosuppressive regimens versus combined use of tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in liver transplantation (LT).Materials…
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African-American Primary Renal Transplant Recipients Are at a Significantly Higher Risk to Develop De Novo DSA.
M. Everly,¹ L. Rebellato,² C. Haisch,² K. Briley,² P. Bolin,² S. Kendrick,³ C. Morgan,² A. Maldonado,⁴ A. Nguyen,¹ P. Terasaki.¹
¹Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles; ²East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; ³Eastern Nephrology Associates, Greenville, NC; ⁴Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC.
Recent studies have shown multiple risk factors for de novo DSA (dnDSA) development. One controversial risk factor is race. Studying a primarily African-American (AA) transplant…
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Kidney Retransplantation Is Associated with Higher Mortality Risk Among HIV+ vs. HIV- Recipients.
B. Shelton,¹ S. Mehta,¹ D. Sawinski,² R. Reed,¹ P. MacLennan,¹ S. Gustafson,³ C. Durand,⁴ D. Segev,⁴ J. Locke.¹
¹School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ²School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Excellent outcomes have been demonstrated in HIV+ kidney transplant (KT) recipients, yet no study has explored outcomes among HIV+ reKT recipients.Methods: 4,683 adult reKT…
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Modification of DC Phenotype and Function via Targeted Porous Silicon Nanoparticles.
S. Stead,¹ S. McInnes,² S. Kireta,³ P. Rose,¹ D. Rojas-Canales,³ S. Jesudason,³ S. Grey,⁴ R. Carroll,³ N. Voelcker,² P. Coates.^1,3
¹School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; ²Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; ³CNARTS, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adealide, Australia; ⁴Transplantation Immunology, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Aims: Dendritic cells (DC) are the most potent antigen-presenting cell and are fundamental in the establishment of transplant tolerance. Targeting DC via the DC-SIGN receptor…
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Three-Year Graft Loss Risk in Kidney Transplants: Dynamic Patient Level Data Improve Predictive Efficacy.
T. Srinivas, J. Zhang, Z. Su, D. Taber, J. Marsden, K. Reilly, D. Northrup, J. Long, L. Lenert, W. Moran, P. Mauldin.
MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Background: Predictive models in kidney transplantation using national data (UNOS, SRTR) lack longitudinal patient level data, limiting accuracy. Adding patient level data capturing dynamic clinical…
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Outcomes Associated with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection After Solid Organ Transplantation in a Multicenter Study.
S. Huprikar,¹ L. Casner,¹ L. Camera Pierrotti,² A. Nellore,³ R. Madan,⁴ J. Garcia-Diaz,⁵ S. Jacobs,⁶ D. Lee,⁷ W. Trindade Clemente,⁸ G. Alangaden,⁹ R. La Hoz,¹⁰ N. Theodoropoulos,¹¹ M. Miceli,¹² G. Santoro-Lopes,¹³ D. Banach,¹⁴ D. Simon,¹⁵ G. Patel.¹
¹Mount Sinai, New York; ²Univ of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³UAB, Birmingham; ⁴Albert Einstein, Bronx; ⁵Oschner, New Orleans; ⁶Cornell, New York; ⁷Drexel, Philadelphia; ⁸Univ Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; ⁹Henry Ford, Detroit; ¹⁰UT Southwestern, Dallas; ¹¹Ohio State, Columbus; ¹²U of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ¹³Federal Univ of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ¹⁴Yale, New Haven; ¹⁵Rush, Chicago.
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection (CREI) is associated with poor outcomes in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients but most reports are single center experiences.MethodsPatients who underwent SOT…
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Incidence and Renal Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney Donors.
H. Ibrahim, A. Matas, D. Berglund, S. Reule, A. Kukla, N. Issa, R. Spong, R. Foley.
U of MN, Mpls.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) continues to be the most common cause of kidney disease. The incidence of DM following kidney donation is unknown. Moreover, whether its…
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Superior Waitlist and Equivalent Transplant Outcomes Among Hepatitis C RNA-Positive Patients Who Are Willing to Accept Hepatitis C Seropositive Kidneys.
J. Sageshima,¹ A. de Mattos,² C. Troppmann,¹ C. Santhanakrishnan,¹ J. McVicar,¹ B. Gallay,² M. Gandhi,² M. Alnimri,² R. Perez.¹
¹Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA; ²Internal Medicine, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.
Background: kidney transplantation from hepatitis C seropositive (HCV+) donors may benefit hepatitis C RNA-positive (RNA+) candidates, but it is not clear how the acceptance/listing status…
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99% and 100% CPRA Patients Since KAS: A Substantial Increase in Transplants with Strong Evidence of a Bolus Effect.
A. Kucheryavaya,¹ M. Aeder,² N. Turgeon,³ D. Klassen,¹ D. Stewart.¹
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA; ²Univ Hosp Case Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; ³Emory Univ Hosp, Atlanta, GA.
Background: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), implemented on 12/4/14, increased allocation priority for candidates with CPRA of 99-100%. Analyses performed on behalf of the OPTN…