2017 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Delayed Graft Function in Chinese Kidney Allograft Recipients.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background and Objective: Delay graft function (DGF) is most commonly defined as post-operative dialysis requirement in the first week after renal transplantation. It has a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Everolimus Added to a De Novo Belatacept Regimen on the Risk of BK Viremia After Kidney Transplant.
IntroductionBK viremia is a common complication following kidney transplantation. In vitro data suggest that inhibition of the mTOR–SP6-kinase pathway prevents expression of early viral genes…2017 American Transplant Congress
Fibromuscular Dysplasia in Living Kidney Donors: Characteristics and Recipient Outcomes.
Introduction: Presence of incidentally detected fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a challenging and controversial issue for selection of living kidney donors (LKD). Whether donors with FMD…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Transplant: The Influence of Intraoperative Hemodynamics on Delayed Graft Function.
Despite advantages of living donor kidneys, intraoperative insults may subject these kidneys to poor outcomes. Therefore, we investigated whether intraoperative fluid volumes and hemodynamics in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Using Scheduled Commercial Flights for Transport of Liver for Transplant.
Transport of liver procured from a brain dead donor (BDD) to the receiving hospital by chartered private flight (PF) is a costly endeavour. Also the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ganciclovir Resistant Cytomegalovirus Infection in Abdominal Tansplant Recipients.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison
Purpose: Single center evaluation of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus (GR-CMV) incidence, treatment and outcomes.Methods: Review of adult abdominal transplant (aSOT) recipients from 1/1/1995-12/31/2015 with documented GR-CMV infection.Results:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factor for Hepatitis E Virus Infection Among Solid-Organ-Transplant Patients.
Genotype 3 and 4 hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are prevalent in developed countries and can cause chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and extra-hepatic manifestations among solid-organ-transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lymphoid Isolation as an Adjuvant Maneuver for Belatacept-Based Immunotherapy.
Purpose: Belatacept targets de novo alloimmune responses with minimal off target effects in renal transplantation, though adjuvant therapy is required for control of costimulation-blockade resistant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Generation of Autologous CMV and EBV-Specific T-Cell Lines from Seronegative Patients for Cell Therapy of Opportunistic Infections Following Kidney Transplantation.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivations after kidney transplant are associated with substantial morbidity, especially in seronegative patients. Adoptive immunotherapy using virus-specific T cells…2017 American Transplant Congress
Non-Human Primate Auto-Immune Responses to Col V, Kα-1Tubulin and Vimentin Are P2X7R Dependent.
1Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; 2Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Background: Auto-immune responses to Collagen type V (ColV) have been associated with coronary artery disease and lung or heart transplant rejection in humans and murine…
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