2016 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Astagraf XL® and Prograf® in Renal Transplant Candidates Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Purpose: The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LGS) on immunosuppressive drug pharmacokinetics (PK) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PK following…2016 American Transplant Congress
Ureteroenterostomy in Kidney Transplant: Retrospective Analysis of 30 Consecutive Cases.
Kidney Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION: Lower urinary tract abnormalities are found in up to15% of adults and in 20-30% of children requiring kidney transplantation. Several will necessitate an enterocystoplasty…2016 American Transplant Congress
Which Post-Transplant Complications Are More Common in Elderly Renal Recipients?
Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clinicas - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Elderly recipients are listed for renal transplantation (RTx) more frequently. The immediate (first 60 days) post-transplant complications expected in this group have not been well…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for the Development of CMV Viremia in a Cohort of Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients Under Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis.
Background: The rate of Cytomegalovirus infections in kidney transplant recipients drastically diminished with the advent of oral ganciclovir and subsequently valganciclovir. However it continues to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Parameters of Uremia-Associated Premature Ageing of Peripheral T Cells Do Not Predict Infectious Complications After Renal Transplantation.
Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have a prematurely aged T-cell system, which may contribute to the uremia-associated immune deficiency. In this study we tested…2016 American Transplant Congress
C1q Assays Are Not Associated with Clinical or Serologic Endpoints.
PURPOSE: The c1q assay has been proposed as a potential adjunct to standard donor specific antibody (DSA) testing designed to improve the specificity to identify…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes Following Antibody Mediated Rejection (AMR) in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Columbia University, New York.
INTRO: Progress in AMR treatment has improved early graft survival. Since the new kidney allocation system results in more sensitized patients getting transplanted, we expect…2016 American Transplant Congress
Optimizing the Immunogenicity and Immunomodulatory Properties of MSC for Cellular Therapy.
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are candidates for immunotherapy after transplantation. MSC have shown to be immunomodulatory and low immunogenic, which is favorable for cellular therapy…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Priming of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Enhances Their Phagocytosis and Lowers the Threshold for Subsequent Toll-Like Receptor 7/9 Activation.
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) have a pivotal role in clearing viral infections, and can regulate tolerance or immunity depending on their activation status. We have…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hydrogen Sulphide Is an Important Regulator of Erythropoietin Synthesis in Patients with Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Anemia affects 90% of hemodialysis patients and is a tremendous concern for patients and health care providers. CKD leads to chronic interstitial fibrosis which leads…
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