Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 172 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Urinary Concentration Ability in Kidney Transplant Patients as Predictor for CKD.
P. Garcia-Garcia,¹ A. Jarque,¹ A. Rivero,¹ A. Rodriguez,¹ J. Gonzalez Posadas,¹ M. Macia,¹ V. Garcia Nieto,² J. Navarro.¹
¹Nephrology Service, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; ²Pediatric Nephrology Unit, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Urinary concentration is the result of a complex glomerulotubular mechanism, which culpits with the stimulation of aquaporins at the collector tubule, in response to vasopressin…
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A Comparative Study of Patient and Graft Qualities Between Abo-Compatible and -Incompatible Recipients More Than Ten Years After Kidney Transplantation.
H. Ishida, T. Shimizu, M. Okumi, K. Unagami, K. Omoto, K. Tanabe.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background. The long-term benefits of ABO-I kidney transplantation in terms of adverse events due to severe immunosuppression immediately before transplantation remain unclear.Patients and Methods. Between…
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Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation (LT) Is Not Associated with Post-LT Renal Dysfunction.
H. Wadei, M. Mai, D. Lee, K. Croome, B. Rosser, A. Keaveny, B. Taner.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
The relationship between DCD LT and post-LT renal dysfunction is unclear. Aim: Determine the effects of DCD LT compared to donation after brain death (DBD)…
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The Paradox in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK): Better Results but Fewer Transplants Despite an Increase in High-Risk Patients.
O. Pankewycz,¹ A. Gruessner,² M. Laftavi,² V. Whittaker,² V. Aggarwal,¹ R. Gruessner.²
¹Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: The number of pancreas transplants performed in the United States peaked in 2004 at 1,483. Since then, pancreas transplant numbers have significantly decreased. Between…
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Safety of Percutaneous Pancreas Allograft Biopsy in Enteric Drained Pancreas Transplants.
Y. Kassis, E. Poggio, Z. Zaky.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background: Pancreas allograft biopsy (Bx) is the gold standard in diagnosing allograft rejection. The safety of this procedure has been controversial, thus limiting its widespread…
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Contributing Factors and Impact of Microbial Contamination in Human Islet Isolation and Transplantation.
R. Meier, D. Andrey, N. Niclauss, P. Sun, C. van Delden, B. Bedat, S. Demuylder-Mischler, S. Borot, P.-Y. Benhamou, A. Wojtusciszyn, N. Pernin, Y. Muller, D. Bosco, T. Berney.
Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
BackgroundThe microbiological safety of islet preparations is of paramount importance. Preservation medium contamination is frequent and its impact on islet yield and function remains unclear.MethodsAll…
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Impact of Caregiver on 30 Day Readmission After Lung Transplant.
T. Coco, C. Keller, F. Alvarez, D. Erasmus, J. Mallea.
Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
The type of primary caregiver has been associated with long-term outcomes after lung transplantation. There is no data on the impact of caregiver associated with…
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A-Antigen (Ag)-Specific Tolerance Following A-Ag Administration to Infant Mice.
B. Motyka,¹ Y. Wang,¹ B. Lamarche,¹ I. Adam,¹ J. Pearcey,¹ K. Tao,¹ C. Cairo,² P. Cowan,³ L. West.¹
¹Dept Pediatrics, Alberta Transplant Institute, Canadian National Transplant Research Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ²Dept Chemistry, Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ³Immunology Research Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Purpose: In contrast to adults, ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi HTx) can safely be performed in infants due to absent/low levels of anti-A/B antibodies (Ab). Tolerance…
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Which Tr1 Is Better for Transplant Tolerance Induction: Comparing the Tr1 Generated by IL-27 or TGF-βplus IL-27.
G. Gu, H. Hang, Q. Xia.
Department of Hepatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
IL-10 producing T cells (Tr1) are important for the transplant tolerance induction. However, Tr1 can be induced in two methods: IL-27 or TGF-βplus IL-27. We…
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Exosomes Containing IL35 Are Secreted by Donor-Specific Regulatory T Cells and Cause Linked-Suppression.
Y. Tomita,¹ W. Bracamonte-Baran,¹ E. Jankowska-Gan,¹ Q. Zhang,² D. Vignali,² W. Burlingham.¹
¹Surgery, Transplant Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; ²Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Introduction: We previously reported that donor specific splenocytes transfusion (DST) plus anti-CD40L costimulatory blockade treatment causes allo-specific regulation approximately 5 weeks after the tolerization. The…