2016 American Transplant Congress
Randomized Controlled Trial of Mixed Acute Rejection Therapy in Renal Allografts: 3 Year Follow Up.
1U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; 2The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Optimal therapy for mixed acute rejection (MAR) (defined as coexisting acute cellular and antibody mediated rejection) has not been defined. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) has…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of EDTA, DTT and Dilutions to Abrogate the Prozone Effect in Luminex-Based HLA Antibody Assays.
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) values obtained from Luminex-based single antigen bead (SAB) assays is a semi-quantitative result used to determine the relative strength of HLA…2016 American Transplant Congress
Breadth of HLA-Specific B Cell Reactivity and Frequency Assessed by a Novel Multiplex Bead Based Assay Predicts and Correlates with Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Northwestern University, Chicago.
Introduction: Recipients with broad sensitization to HLA defined by a high percentage of Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA) are at higher immunologic risk for poor graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Allows Better Rejection Free Graft Survival in Comparison to Basiliximab Although with Increased Post Transplant Viral Infections.
Introduction: 3C study concluded that in comparison to basiliximab, alemtuzumab induction reduces the risk of biopsy proven acute rejection (BPAR) in renal transplant recipients. In…2016 American Transplant Congress
Thoracic Simulated Allocation Modeling (TSAM) of Broader Sharing.
Heart allocation policy (OPTN policy 6) is in development. The Heart Subcommittee of the OPTN Thoracic Committee developed a 6-tiered medical urgency algorithm, then investigated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) Activity Protects Against Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Through MMP-9-Dependent and MMP-9-Independent Mechanisms.
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles.
Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteinases with key roles in tissue homeostasis, inflammation and repair. We have recently shown that MMP-9 and MMP-2,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Bioinformatic Analysis of Pathways Mediating Clusterin Functions in Kidney Cells Under Normoxia and Hypoxia.
Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Background: Clusterin (CLU) is a chaperone-like protein and contributes to the resistance of the kidney to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), however its pathways are not fully…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Correlates with Ischemic Injury and Kidney Graft Function in Rats.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BackgroundBoth short- and long-term outcomes of all organ transplants depend on the quality of the organ. Presently there is no completely reliable method to evaluate…2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Baseline Co-Morbidity on Mortality in Living Kidney Donors – 10 Year UK Cohort Study.
Living kidney donation has significantly improved recipient and graft survival world wide. With a move to increase these numbers further, it becomes mandatory to have…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.
Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…
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