2017 American Transplant Congress
Differential Effects of Immunosuppressive Drugs on DNA Methylation in T Cells.
Introduction The immune response after transplantation can be affected by DNA methylation – an epigenetic modification that regulates gene expression, including that of immune-related genes.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Direct Intrahepatic Delivery of Pegylated-Catalase Is Protective in a Rat Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model.
Introduction: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is characterized by cessation of blood flow to an organ or tissue leading to accumulation of toxic metabolites and free radicals,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Results of Stem Cell and Renal Transplantation in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease After Plasma Cell Dyscrasias.
Introduction: Plasma cell dyscrasias (PCD) are a cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD). Traditionally, renal transplantation (RT) has been avoided in these patients due…2017 American Transplant Congress
De Novo DSA Positivity Is Associated with a Higher Rate of Post-Transplant Bacterial and Viral Infections.
Background: BK viremia has been shown to correlate with de novo anti-HLA DSA (dnDSA) in renal transplant patients. However, it is unknown if and how…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Patients with Viral and Fungal Opportunistic Infections and Malignancy.
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx
Opportunistic infections and malignancy after kidney transplant (KTX) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess predictors and clinical outcomes in patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Histologic Grade in BK Polyoma Nephropathy Associate with Viral Load, Allograft Dysfunction or Allograft Loss? A Single Center Experience.
1Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 2Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Purpose: BK polyoma nephropathy (BKPyN) is a well-recognized cause of allograft dysfunction and loss after kidney transplant. Despite increased recognition, it is unclear if changes…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Residual Renal Compensation in Living Kidney Donors Post-Donation.
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
In living kidney donors it is well established that post-donation the remaining kidney undergoes functional hypertrophy; resulting in a 20% – 40% in increase in…2017 American Transplant Congress
α-Lipoc Acid Improve the Short Term Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation.
In liver transplantation (LT) the postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) is a serious intraoperative complication. The effect of α-lipoic acid (ALA) has not been evaluated. A double…2017 American Transplant Congress
Associations Between Provision of Transplant Pharmacy Services and Center-Level Patient and Graft Outcomes in U.S. Adult Kidney Transplant Programs.
As a follow up to a U.S. transplant pharmacist workforce survey in 2013-14 (AJT 2015;15:2683-90), we assessed associations between transplant pharmacist involvement and daily activities…2017 American Transplant Congress
Reproducibility of the Cobas CMV Test (cobas CMV) and Clinical Concordance with the Cobas Ampliprep / Cobas TaqMan CMV Test (CAP/CTM CMV).
cobas CMV is a new, automated, high-throughput assay for use on the cobas 6800/8800 systems that quantifies CMV DNA in EDTA-plasma. It can be run…
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