2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Donor-Reactive T-Cell Immunity by the Novel Urine Cell-Derived Alloantigen Assay Allows Prediction of Acute Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients.
Presensitization and donor-specific immunity play a major role in acute and chronic rejection of kidney transplant patients. While assessment of humoral sensitization is well standardised…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid Have a Limited Inhibitory Effect on Monocyte Signaling Pathway Phosphorylation, Function and Differentiation.
Introduction Monocytes and macrophages play key roles in cellular and humoral rejection after solid organ transplantation, but little is known about the effects of the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Down-Regulation of Nuclear HMGB1 by Small Interfering RNA Protects Against Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Background:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) was found to have both a beneficial intracellular role and injurious extracellular role after a sterile inflammatory insult.Hepatocyte-specific HMGB1…2017 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Hepatitis E-Genotype 3 Infection in Transplant Recipients: A Single Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Centre Experience.
Introduction:In the UK, Hepatitis E virus-genotype 3 (HEV3), is endemic and has now become the major cause of enterically transmitted viral hepatitis. Unlike HEV-genotype 1…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction Model for Delayed Graft Function in a Cohort of Brazilian Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors: What You See Is Not What You Get.
1Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil; 2Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
Introduction: The estimated frequency of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazil ranges from 50 to 70%, despite deceased donor and recipient characteristics similar to those…2017 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of BK Virus Nephropathy Compared with IL2RA Induction.
Renal Medicine, West London Renal and Transplant Centre, London, United Kingdom
Introduction:BK polyoma virus associated nephropathy [BKVAN] is a major cause of allograft dysfunction and graft loss occurring in up to 10% of kidney allograft recipients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Cross-sectional and Serial Evolution of Quality of Life in Elderly Kidney Donors.
1Saint Catherine University, St. Paul; 2U of MN, Mpls; 3M Health, Mpls
Little is known regarding long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in elderly (those donating when ≥65 yrs) living kidney donors (LKDs). Using the SF-36, we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Influence of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol in Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Introduction: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) in colorectal surgery have decreased the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay while showing equivalent morbidity, mortality and readmission…2017 American Transplant Congress
Modulating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injuries with Pharmacological Agents: A Bench-to-Bedside Approach.
Balmes Transplantation, Marseille, France
Ischemia–reperfusion (IR) is a complex pathophysiological process encompassing activation of inflammatory responses and cell death programs, the severity of which critically influences both the short…2017 American Transplant Congress
ASP0113 Elicits an Immune Response in CMV-Seronegative Dialysis Patients: Comparison to Healthy Subjects.
Introduction: ASP0113 is a first-in-class, DNA-based vaccine in development for the prevention of CMV infection in at-risk hematopoietic cell transplant.Methods: A Phase 1, single-blind, parallel-group,…
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