Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 23 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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CCR5-Mediated Recruitment of NK Cells to the Kidney Is Critical for Resistance to Candida albicans Infections.
J. Lee,^1,4 V. Tran,³ H. Kim,¹ B. Kwon,^1,3 K. Park,^1,4 H. Cho.^1,2
¹Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea; ³School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea
We previously showed that CCR5 mediates recruitment of NK cells to the kidney after renal ischemia and reperfusion, which in turn induce the production of…
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Reducing the Early Readmission Rates in Kidney Transplantation.
M. Tavares, M. Cristelli, L. Viana, I. Malbouisson, M. Paula, H. Silva Junior, J. Pestana.
Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim Foudation, São Paulo, Brazil
Background: 30-day hospital readmission rate is a well-accepted quality metric and a predictor of mortality among kidney transplant recipients.Objective: The aim of this study is…
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Development and Validation of PART (Pharmacotherapy Assessment in Renal Transplant Patients) Criteria to Assess Drug Related Problems in Outpatient Renal Transplant Population.
L. El Raichani,¹ Q. Du,¹ A. Mathieu,¹ S. Almassy,¹ L. Lalonde,¹ N. Boudreau,¹ E. Gélinas-Lemay,¹ D. Berbiche,³ H. Cardinal.²
¹Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada; ²Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Canada; ³Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, Canada
Background: Due to the complexity of their therapeutic regimen, kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at risk of experiencing adverse drug reactions. Community pharmacists interact with…
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Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation Is Equivalent to Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation in Candidates Requiring Dialysis Pre-Transplant.
M. Mulvihill, B. Yerokun, R. Davis, K. Anderson, M. Hartwig, A. Barbas.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Introduction: Liver transplant is the optimal therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Appropriately-selected candidates with renal impairment benefit from transplantation of liver and…
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Anastomosis Time During Liver Transplantation Impairs Transplant Survival.
I. Jochmans,¹ S. Fieuws,² I. Tieken,³ U. Samuel,³ J. Pirenne.¹
¹Abdominal Transplantation, UZLeuven, Leuven, Belgium; ²ICBSB, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium; ³Eurotransplant, Leiden, Netherlands
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…
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A Multicenter, Prospective and Randomized Trial Comparing Pancreas versus Islet Transplantation: Should We Do It Now?
D. Cantarovich, P.-Y. Benhamou.
ITUN, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France; Endocrinology, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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…
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Clinical Outcome of Pancreas Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
J. Jung,¹ J. Choi,² S. Shin,² Y. Kim,² D. Han.²
¹Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ²Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Introduction: The age of the recipient is an important factor affecting the outcome of pancreas transplantation. In elderly people, it was a taboo due to…
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Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation After Combined Split Liver Transplantation and Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report.
R. Horneland,¹ S. Guvåg,¹ O. Korsgren,² E. Aandahl.¹
¹Oslo Univ. Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ²Rudbeck Laboratory Uppsala Univ. Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
IntroductionLiver cirrhosis (LC) and common bile duct (CBD) malignancy often require combined liver transplant (LT) and pancreatectomy (PE). Total pancreatectomy (TP) often results in unstable…
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Spiritual and Religious Faith of Actual and Potential Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors.
A. Maghen,¹ G. Vargas,¹ S. Connor,¹ S. Nassiri,¹ E. Hicks,² L. Kwan,¹ S. Maliski,³ J. Veale.¹
¹Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ²Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; ³University of Kansas Medical Center School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS
A. The recent rise in non-directed donors (NDDs) and their initiation of kidney chains offer innovative approaches to help address the overburdened kidney transplant waiting…
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Two Months Delayed Induction of Mixed Chimerism After Heart and Kidney Cotransplantation in Nonhuman Primates.
K. Huh,¹ W. Sommer,¹ K. Robinson,¹ X. Wu,¹ J. Paster,¹ I. Hanekamp,¹ A. Dehnadi,¹ T. Kawai,^1,2 R. Smith,³ R. Colvin,^1,3 G. Benichou,¹ J. Madsen.^1,4
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ³Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ⁴Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background We have previously achieved transplant tolerance in cynomolgus recipients cotransplanted with heart and kidney by treating recipients with standard triple drug immunosuppression for 4…