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  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Nox4 and Oxidative Stress Mediate TGF-β1 Induced Human Kidney Proximal Cell Apoptosis in Ischemic Reperfusion Injury.

    S.-H. Yoon,1 S. Cho,1 D.-I. Kim,1 S.-R. Yoon,1 W.-M. Hwang,1 S.-L. Yu,2 J. Kang.2

    1Internal Medicine, Konyang University, Deajeon, Republic of Korea; 2Pharmacology, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    AimsIschemia/reperfusion injury, resulting from hypoxic damage within a graft, is the leading cause of cell death and graft rejection. In this study, we investigated whether…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Feared Five Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 20-Year Experience at a Midwestern Center.

    S. Parajuli, A. Wick, S. Pandeya, B. Astor, J. Smith, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot.

    University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

    Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are increasing in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Here we present our experience with five feared IFIs in KTR transplanted between 01/01/1994…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Occult Hepatitis C Virus in Recipients of Kidney Transplantation: Prevalence and Clinical Implications.

    C. Jimenez,1 T. Olea,1 M. Lopez,1 I. Castillo,2 J. Bartolomé,2 J. Quiroga,2 E. Gonzalez,1 V. Carreño,2 R. Selgas.1

    1Nephrology, Hospital Universitario La Paz/IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain; 2Instituto de Estudios Virales, Madrid, Spain

    Occult HCV infection (OCI) is characterized by the presence of HCV- RNA in liver or in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the absence of serological…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence, Mortality and Prediction Model for Fractures After Kidney Transplantation in the United States.

    X. Liu, S. Bae, M. McAdams DeMarco, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore, MD

    Kidney transplant (KT) recipients are more likely than general population to have fractures. In the general population, fractures are associated with morbidity, mortality, and high…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Improvement in Inflammatory Response Follows Clearance of BKVN.

    E. Abuhelaiqa,1 S. Salvatore,2 J. Lee,1 J. Lee,1 T. Muthukumar,1 S. Seshan,2 D. Dadhania.1

    1Transplant Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY; 2Dept. of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY

    Intro: Development of BKV nephropathy (BKVN) is a significant risk factor for graft loss. Proximate cause of graft loss is commonly attributed to acute/chronic rejection…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Donor and Recipient Outcomes with Trans-Umbilical Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Donor Nephrectomy.

    H. El Hennawy, A. Fahmy.

    Surgery Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Introduction: Laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy (LESS-DN) emerged as an advancement to standard laparoscopic surgery with its advantage of using a single small incision concealed in…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Delivery of Stem Cell Therapy to Extended Criteria Donor Human Livers Using Normothermic Machine Perfusion.

    R. Laing,1 S. Stubblefield,3 B. Ricky,1 S. Barnaby,2 M. Alfaifi,1 A. Ting,3 D. Mirza,2 P. Newsome,1 H. Mergental,2 S. Afford.1

    1Centre for Liver Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 2Liver Unit, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 3Athersys Inc., Cleveland, OH

    Normothermic machine perfusion of the liver (NMP-L) has been used for organ preservation and viability testing of donor livers. Although previously proposed, delivery of cellular…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Utility of “High-Dose” Ganciclovir in High Viral Load CMV Infection in Transplant Recipients.

    M. Alfares, R. Avery, N. Turki, K. Alfares, S. Mehta, R. Boger, A. Valsamakis.

    Transplant & Oncology Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Transplant & Oncology Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Transplant & Oncology Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Transplant & Oncology Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Transplant & Oncology Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Pediatric Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Pathology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

    Background: High-dose ganciclovir (GCV) is often used for treatment of high viral load CMV, but few data exist on virologic outcomes and risk of neutropenia.…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Polyomavirus Infection After Renal Transplantation: Introduction of the Protective Effect of Peritoneal Dialysis.

    S. Hosseini-Moghaddam, Q. Xu, J. Kum, H. Alharbi, A. Jevnikar, M. John, G. Singh, S. Parsons, M. Edgar, P. Luke.

    Medicine, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada

    Objective: To determine the roles of pre and post-transplant variables on the risk of BK virus infection after renal transplantation.Method: This study is a single-…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Measles Screening and Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Adherence to Infectious Disease Community of Practice (IDCOP) Recommendations.

    F. Irani,1 R. Butler,2 C. Kovacs.

    1Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; 2Statistics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland

    Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that rarely affects transplant recipients. Cases remain in the United States due to vaccine refusal and importation…
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