2017 American Transplant Congress
The Use of an Haemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier in a Human Liver Model of Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
Normothermic machine perfusion of the liver (NMP-L) is a novel technique that preserves liver grafts in an environment that mimics physiological conditions and therefore enables…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of a Medication Education Program Among New Transplant Recipients at a Large Academic Health Center.
To help patients understand their medications and for adjustment post-transplant, we have implemented a self-medication (self-meds) program as a method of teaching patients their medications…2017 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus Renal Infection: Rare Manifestation of a Common Post-Transplant Viral Infection — A Case Series.
Cytomegalovirus is the most common viral infection in organ transplant recipients. CMV disease commonly manifests as meningoencephalitis, pneumonitis, hepatitis, and colitis. Kidney involvement of CMV…2017 American Transplant Congress
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Associated with Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Nonwhite Organ Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) confers significantly increased mortality in both solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) and the immunocompetent nonwhite population. In the latter, a…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Microsurgical Penis Transplant Model to Study Distinct Immunologic Features of Urogenital Tissues.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background: Penis transplantation has been successfully employed in the recent past and represents an exciting avenue for restoration of male urogenitalia and function by using…2017 American Transplant Congress
IL-3 Contributes to Development of Basophil-Triggered Cardiac Allograft Fibrosis Development.
Introduction: Organ fibrosis and vasculopathy are major causes of chronic cardiac allograft failure. Resident (donor-derived) fibroblasts are thought to be mainly responsible for excessive production…2017 American Transplant Congress
CD4 T Cells and Co-Engagement with Foreign Protein Are Required in Antibody Response to Non-Self Blood Group A-Antigen.
Background: ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi HTx) is safe during infancy and allows increased donor access. B-cell tolerance develops to donor A/B-antigen(s) (Ag) after ABOi HTx…2017 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Classifier of Antibody-Mediated Rejection Is a Better Predictor of Histologic Rejection Than a Corresponding Transcript Set and Is Further Improved When Combined with Classifiers of Rejection Syndromes.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Molecular and histologic changes in graft rejection are not completely specific, often being induced by injuries and other diseases. We examined various methods for using…2017 American Transplant Congress
IVIG + Rituximab as Desensitization Agents to Reduce Donor Specific Antibodies and Improve Transplant Rates in Highly Hla Sensitized (HS) Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background: HS patients are at risk for development of donor specific antibodies (DSA) and the persistence of DSA is associated with poor graft outcomes. Rituximab,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Infection in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) data in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients is lacking. This study was performed to evaluate prevalence, risk factors, treatments and outcomes…
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