2017 American Transplant Congress
Anastomosis Time During Liver Transplantation Impairs Transplant Survival.
Warm ischemia sustained during implantation might harm the liver graft.We investigated the relationship between anastomosis time (AT) and transplant survival in 5223 recipients of deceased-donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Multicenter, Prospective and Randomized Trial Comparing Pancreas versus Islet Transplantation: Should We Do It Now?
Patients suffering from type 1 diabetes are at high risk of death. Our aim is to design a multicenter, prospective and randomized study comparing pancreas…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Solitary Pancreas Transplantation – Do Steroids Matter?
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
Background: Corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of maintenance immunosuppression following pancreas transplantation but are associated with significant short- and long-term complications. Data regarding steroid sparing regimens…2017 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experince with Total Pancreatectomy-Islet Auto-Transplantation (TP-IAT) for Chronic Pancreatitis at the University of Louisville.
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) represents a highly significant healthcare challenge in Kentucky. To address this need, we created a TP-IAT program to cure patients of this…2017 American Transplant Congress
Potential Barriers Hindering Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors from Donating Their Kidneys.
A. While non-directed kidney donation in the United States is a growing concept that demonstrates the next level of altruism in the U.S., there are…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Transcription Factor Batf and IRF1 Controls IL-10/IL-27 Expression in Dendritic Cells and Transplant Tolerance Induction.
Objective: To explore the effect of Batf and IRF1 on IL-10/IL-27 expression in DCs during transplant tolerance induction.Methods: Allogeneic heart transplants were performed between WT…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Intragraft Vascularized Bone Marrow Component and Recipient T Regulatory Cells Facilitate Tolerance Induction After Post Transplant High Dose Cyclophosphamide Treatment in VCA.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background: VCA is a viable treatment option for devastating tissue defects. However, the life-long need for immunosuppression curtails the wider use of VCA. Unique VCA-features…2017 American Transplant Congress
In Depth Characterization of Ex Vivo Expanded Polyclonal Regulatory T Cells Used in a Phase I Clinical Trial Following Kidney Transplantation.
Initial clinical trials have investigated the safety of regulatory T cells (Tregs) as a therapy during aberrant immune activation, like graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following stem…2017 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Hepatic Engraftment of Stem Cell Derivatives Using Magnetic Targeting into Structurally Normal Liver.
Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Attaining consistent robust engraftment in the structurally normal liver is an obstacle for cellular transplantation. Until now, many therapies to increase engraftment after cellular transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Gene Expression Predicts Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Appearance After Lung Transplantation.
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is the main manifestation of chronic lung allograft dysfunction responsible for the poor long-term outcome after lung transplantation. While physiopathological mechanisms…
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