Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 86 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Prolongation of Graft Survival by Anti-TIM1 Is Specifically Mediated by IL-10+ Bregs and Is Not Dependent on IL-35 or Plasma Cell Differentiation.
Y. Zhou,^1,2 Q. Ding,¹ A. Cherukuri,¹ D. Rothstein.¹
¹Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Departments of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; ²School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
In B cell-deficient mice, prolonged islet allograft survival (GS) mediated by anti-TIM1 depends on transfer of IL-10 competent B cells. However, such regulatory B cells…
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Lymph Node Stromal Laminins Differentially Regulate T Cell Immunity and Tolerance.
T. Simon, J. Bromberg.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background:Our recent work demonstrated that laminins α4β1γ1 and α5β1γ1, components of the lymph node (LN) stroma, are differentially regulated. Tolerance is associated with relatively higher…
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Everolimus in Combination with Reduced Dose Tacrolimus Is Effective as a Prophylaxis of Acute Rejection in Low-to-Moderate Immunologic Risk De Novo Kidney Transplantation Patients.
Y. Qazi, F. Shihab, S. Mulgaonkar, K. MaCague, D. Patel.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles; University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Barnabas Health, West Orange; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover.
The US92 study determined whether, in de novo renal transplant patients (pts), concentration-controlled everolimus (EVR) with reduced dose tacrolimus (RTAC) is non-inferior compared to CellCept®…
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Graft Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplants Are Better with Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy and High Volume Centers.
J. Burg,¹ D. Scott,¹ K. Roayaie,¹ E. Maynard,¹ J. Barry,² C. Enestvedt.¹
¹Abdominal Organ Transplantation, OHSU, Portland, OR; ²Urology, OHSU, Portland, OR.
Purpose Initial reports for pediatric kidney recipients suggested superior outcomes for open donor (ODN) compared to laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). Current outcomes based on donor…
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Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Is Also Beneficial for Deceased Donor Kidneys When Cold Ischemic Time Is Short and a Short Cold Ischemic Time Is Also Beneficial When Kidneys Are Machine Perfused.
J. Kox,¹ C. Moers,² D. Monbaliu,³ A. Strelniece,⁴ J.-W. Treckmann,⁵ I. Jochmans,³ H. Leuvenink,² L. van Heurn,¹ J. Pirenne,³ A. Paul,⁵ R. Ploeg.^2,6
¹Dept. of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands; ²Dept. of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁴Eurotransplant, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁵General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; ⁶Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom.
IntroductionHypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) of deceased donor kidneys is associated with better outcome compared to static cold storage (SCS). It is generally assumed that HMP…
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Profiling Immunologic Risk for Acute Rejection in Liver Transplantation: Recipient Age Is a Robust Risk Factor.
M. Kueht, R. Cotton, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss, A. Rana.
Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Balyor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Profiling the immunologic risk for acute rejection in liver transplantation (OLT) may allow for selection immunosuppression (IS) target ranges appropriate to risk levels, all with…
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Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery and One-Year Graft Loss Risk in Kidney Transplants.
G. Mour, J. Zhang, Z. Su, D. Taber, P. Mauldin, T. Srinivas.
MUSC, Charleston.
Background: Several centers recommend bariatric surgery (BS) pre-transplantation (pre-Tx) with arbitrary BMI cutoffs. The effects of BS on Tx outcome are unclear. We studied the…
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Initial Experience Treating Hepatitis C Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients with Non-Interferon-Containing Regimens: Successes and Challenges.
M. Aull, A. Watkins, J. Kim, K. Rhee, D. Dadhania, J. Lee, S. Kapur.
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Historically, treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon-based regimens after kidney transplantation has been associated with risk of rejection & graft loss. Direct…
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Gsk3β Regulates Macrophage Pro-Inflammatory Immune Activation via AMPK-Mediated Induction of Small Heterodimer Partner (SHP).
H. Zhou,^1,2 J. Zhu,^1,3 S. Yue,¹ R. Busuttil,¹ J. Kupiec-Weglinski,¹ X. Wang,² Y. Zhai.¹
¹Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine-University of California-Los Angeles, LA, CA; ²Liver Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; ³Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Background & AimsAlthough glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (Gsk3β) has been found to play key roles in ischemia and reperfusion injuries (IRI) of different organs,…
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Blockade of the ASC Coreceptor Enhances Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment.
R. Elahimehr, S. Kasimsetti, A. Shigeoka, D. McKay.
UCSD, San Diego.
Purpose: HSC engraftment is essential for successful bone marrow transplantation, and successful HSC engraftment allows for induction of tolerance to solid organ allografts. Engrafted HSCs…