2017 American Transplant Congress
The Beneficial Effects of mTOR Inhibitors on Liver Resident Natural Killer Cells.
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
(Background) The immunosuppressive regimen currently used after organ transplantation reduces adaptive components. Therefore, the innate immune cells play pivotal roles in immune surveillance and defense…2017 American Transplant Congress
NAFLD in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa, FL
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming the leading cause for liver transplant, and it is the most rapidly growing indication for simultaneous liver-kidney transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Octogenarians: The Mayo Clinic Experience.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KTx) is the preferred renal replacement therapy in selected individuals.There is limited data on transplantation of octogenarians. The purpose of this study was…2017 American Transplant Congress
NFAT-Regulated Cytokine Gene Expression for Immune Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Purpose: To demonstrate that a pharmacodynamics assay using Real Time (RT)-PCR to measure residual expression (RE) of nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT)-dependent cytokines…2017 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Liver Cirrhosis-Related Mortality Among Patients with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) ≤ 15.
Introduction:Subpopulations of patients with liver cirrhosis exist for whom the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) is suboptimal for mortality prediction and who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Pulsatile Machine Perfusion for Human Pancreas Preservation.
Institute of Transplantation Urology, and Nephrology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Pancreas transplantation is one of the best treatment for selected insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The pancreas is high vulnerable to ischemic damage and re-perfusion injury which…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Pancreas Transplantation for the Patients with Diabetes Showed Significant Survival Benefit?
Background : Pancreas transplantation was considered a therapeutic option for patients with complicated DM. However, in the past decade, the annual number of PT performed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Improves Quality of Life Allowing for the Resolution of the Intractable Pain with Good Glucose Control in Properly Selected Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.
1Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background: There is a group of Total pancreatectomy (TP) is offered as a last option to patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) who despite optimal treatment…2017 American Transplant Congress
Is There a Role for Electronic Health Service in of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Immunosuppression?
Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of immunosuppression is critical to avoid rejection or toxic side effects by under- or over-immunosuppression after heart transplantation (HTx). Hence,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Combination Therapy of iNKT Cell Ligand and CD40-CD154 Signal Blockade Establishes Islet Allograft Tolerance in Non-Myeloablative Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients.
Background: Allogeneic islet transplantation is an effective therapeutic option for type 1 diabetes. Toxicity associated with chronic use of immunosuppressants still remains an obstacle for…
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