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

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Immunoregulatory Roles of CD137 Signaling in Graft-versus-Host Disease.
H. Cho,^1,2 J. Kim,¹ B. Kwon,^1,3 J. Lee,^1,4 K. Park.^1,4
¹Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; ²Departments of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; ³School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
CD137 functions mainly as a costimulatory molecule for T cell activation. However, its functions have been found in a variety of other immune and nonimmune…
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The Effect of Semimature Dendritic Cell on Transplantation Tolerance of Hepatocytes Differentiated from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.
A. Hu, C. Zhang, W. Liao, X. Zhu, X. He.
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Objective Research of semimature dendritic cell(smDCs) inducing transplantation toleranceof hepatocytes differentiated from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and its mechanismtions.Methods Inducing 129 mouse ESCs labelled…
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The Immunophenotype of Peritubular Capillaritis in Renal Transplant Biopsies.
T. Chen,¹ L. Rasch,¹ T. Al Johani,² H. McPhail,¹ M. Willicombe,³ A. McLean,³ J. Galliford,³ T. Cook,¹ C. Roufosse.¹
¹Centre for Complement and Inflammation Research, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; ²Cellular Pathology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ³Dept Renal Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background: Peritubular capillaritis (ptc) is a feature of acute antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in the renal allograft. However, it is not an specific feature for ABMR…
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Proteins in Preservation Fluid Predict Delayed Graft Function of Kidneys from Donors After Circulatory Death.
B. van Balkom,¹ H. Gremmels,¹ L. Ooms,⁴ R. Toorop,² F. Dor,⁵ O. de Jong,¹ L. Michielsen,¹ G. de Borst,² W. de Jager,³ A. van Zuilen,¹ M. Verhaar.¹
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; ²Vascular Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; ³Laboratory of Translational Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; ⁴Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁵Renal and Transplant Services, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background and objectivesKidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage kidney disease, and donor kidney shortage urges proper donor-recipient matching. Zero-hour biopsies provide predictive value…
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Early Steroid Withdrawal and Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Bae, C. Durand, L. Kucirka, S. DiBrito, R. Avery, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
One third of kidney transplant (KT) recipients currently undergo early steroid withdrawal (ESW). Although ESW may slightly increase the risk of rejection in certain subgroups,…
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An Analysis of Tacrolimus XL Dosing in Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients.
N. Jasiak, J. Thielke, K. Progar, J. Chen, C. Adams, E. Benedetti, P. West-Thielke.
Univ of Ill, Chicago
Background:Tacrolimus extended-release (XL) is utilized in many immunosuppressive regimens post-kidney transplantation. Current dosing recommendation for the XL formulation in renal transplant (txp) is 0.15 mg/kg/day…