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Incidence and Risk Factors for Cervical Dysplasia Associated to Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women with Kidney Transplant.
I. Parra-Avila, J. Alberu, L. Marino-Vazquez, L. Morales-Buenrostro, R. Rosado-Canto.
Department of Nephrology and Transplant, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Introduction: Women with kidney transplant (KT) have an increased risk for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is related to cervical cancer, reaching an incidence of…
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Role of Chemokines in Resolution of BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy and Chronicity of Pathology Changes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
J. Zuckerman, F. Palma Diaz, C. Magyar, B. Abdalla, E. Lum, S. Bunnapradist, T. Pham, G. Dannovitch, J. Veale, H. Gritsch, E. Reed, J. Schaenman.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKN) remains the most common infectious cause of allograft loss after kidney transplantation. We previously demonstrated increased frequency of polyfunctional T cells…
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Donor Kidney Volume Predicts One and Three Month eGFR in Live Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.
D. Al-Adra,¹ M. Lambadaris,² A. Barbas,¹ Y. Li,² N. Goldaracena,¹ O. Famure,² S. Kim,² A. Ghanekar.¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
IntroductionThere has been increasing interest in non-immunological factors that may impact long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation. It is hypothesized that transplantation of larger nephron…
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Impact of Early Allograft Dysfunction on Graft and Patient Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.
Z. Guo, D. Zheng, X. He, G. Chen.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Objective: To evaluate the short-term and long-term impact of early allograft dysfunction (EAD) on graft and patient outcomes after liver transplantation.Background: EAD is one early…
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Sequential Monitoring of Natural Killer Cell Reconstitution Against CMV Reactivation After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
P. Ki Hyun,¹ L. Hyeyoung,² R. Ji Hyeong,¹ K. Yonggoo,² H. Kyungja,² C. Byung Sik,² K. Hee-Je,³ M. Woosung,³ O. Eun-Jee.²
¹Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation has an impact on significant morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Natural killer (NK) cells are the first…
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Immediate vs Delayed Initiation of CMV Prophylaxis…Safe and Cost Beneficial?
L. Cotiguala, A. Carlson, C. Truax, B. Sirandas, I. Hall, L. Smith.
University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
Background: Recommendations differ on when to initiate valganciclovir (VGCV) for CMV prophylaxis (ppx) after tx. Current labeling states within 10 days of tx. We evaluated…
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Effect of Influenza Vaccination in the Severity of Illness in Hospitalized Transplant Recipients with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza.
A. Bagenski,¹ F. Silveira.²
¹Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Objectives: The effectiveness of influenza vaccine in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients may be decreased due to immunosuppression. Some studies have suggested that influenza vaccination…
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Is Thymic Function Determining Rejection Onset in Heart Transplantation?
A. Sannier,^1,2 R. Dorent,^1,3 M. Le Borgne,¹ N. Stroumza,¹ J. Senemaud,¹ L. Louedec,¹ F. Andreata,¹ A. Gaston,¹ C. Deschildre,¹ P. Nataf,^1,3 A. Couvelard,² G. Caligiuri,¹ A. Nicoletti.¹
¹Inserm U1148, Diderot University, Paris, France; ²Pathology Department, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France; ³Cardiac Surgery Department, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
The thymus is the primary site of T cell development, involuting into fatty tissue in adults. Thymic function persists in the adulthood and may be…
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Donor Macrophage Depletion from CMV-Latently Infected Hearts Abrogates CMV-Accelerated Chronic Rejection.
J. Burg,¹ T. Andoh,² N. Haese,² I. Jones,² S. Orloff,¹ D. Streblow.²
¹Department of Surgery, OHSU, Portland, OR; ²VGTI, OHSU, Hillsboro, OR
Purpose: Latent donor CMV infection has been shown to accelerate chronic rejection (CR) in a heterotopic rat heart transplant model. CMV latency is associated with…
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Assessment of Cardiosphere-Derived Cell Exosomes as Possible Modulator of Alloimmunity in a Mouse Model of HLA-A2 Allosensitization.
I. Kim,¹ G. Wu,¹ N.-N. Chai,¹ G. De Couto,² E. Marban,² A. Klein,¹ S. Jordan.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Purpose: Mounting data indicate that exosomes, a nanosized membrane particle secreted by cells has immune regulatory properties, including anti-inflammation and mediating autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine…