2016 American Transplant Congress
Mechanisms of Cellular Repopulation within Healthy or Intrinsically Scarred Kidney Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds.
Background: While the number of wait-listed patients suffering from kidney failure continues to rise, the number of kidney transplants performed each year has remained stagnant.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Monocyte Recruitment to HLA Class I Antibody-Activated Endothelial Cells Is Dependent Upon mTOR.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a major issue affecting solid organ transplants, manifesting with recruitment of monocytes to the endothelium of the allograft. The purpose…2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus Abrogates C5a and TGFβ Mediated Perycite-to-Myofibroblast Transition (PMT) Inhibiting Vascular Rarefaction.
Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Microvascular pericytes have detrimental effects on tubulo-interstitial fibrosis via PMT. However, therapeutic strategies that might interfere with this process are currently lacking. We aimed to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Late-Onset Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia After Renal Transplantation: A Case-Control Study.
BackgroundPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) usually occurs during the first year after solid organ transplantation. Introduction of routine prophylaxis have reduced the incidence of PCP drastically.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early vs. Late Onset Clostridium difficile Infection(CDI) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR).
Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Introduction: CDI is one of the most common infections among SOTR, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the data regarding early vs.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Storage Kidneys Prior to Transplantation Using First Polish Preservation Solution "Biolasol" – Preliminary Report.
One of the factors affecting function of the transplanted organ is a method of its storage. The aim of the study is to evaluate the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Infectious Disease and Malignancies After Rituximab Therapy in Kidney-Transplant Recipients.
1Nephrology, Charité, Berin, Germany; 2Rheumatology, Charité, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND:Rituximab off-label use is common in solid organ transplantation. It is used in patients with antibody-mediated rejections, in AB0-incompatible renal transplantation, in pre-sensitized organ recipients…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Bortezomib on DSA Reduction During the Treatment of AMR in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Introduction: The optimal therapy for AMR is not well defined in children or adults. AMR carries a worse prognosis than ACR and can lead to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Smoking Habits with Comorbidity 15 Years After Liver Transplantation.
Background and aimsThe survival rate of liver transplant (OLT) recipients has strongly improved over the last years. Here we investigate the association between long term…2016 American Transplant Congress
Can OPTN/UNOS Policies Be Effectively Transferred to Another Country's Healthcare System? Russian Case.
US Organ Procurement System known as one of the most advanced systems all over the World. Start of new transplant program in other country always…
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