2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Local Recurrence Rates Between Endhole vs Anti-Reflux Catheters in Patients Undergoing DEB-TACE for Solitary LR-5 HCC Tumors.
PurposeTo compare local recurrence rates (LRR), tumor response rates, and dose delivered between standard endhole catheters (EC) versus anti-reflux catheters (AR) in patients who underwent…2017 American Transplant Congress
KDPI Obscures Trends in Absolute Donor Risk.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is commonly used to measure deceased donor kidney quality based on the kidney donor risk index (KDRI) (Rao, et…2017 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Donor Clinical and Histopathological Characteristics with Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: There is lack of consensus in the perceived accuracy of frozen biopsy interpretation. Interobserver variability in assessment of pre-implantation biopsies limits its value to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Novel Computational Approach for Predicting HLA Immunogenicity Based on Quantification of Structural and Surface Electrostatic Potential Differences Between Donor and Recipient HLA.
Background: Our preliminary work indicates that donor HLA immunogenicity in kidney and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be predicted by comparative assessment of donor and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Mycophenolic Acid Needs Ca2+ to Exert Its Anti-inflammatory Action via Shedding of Toll-Like Receptor4 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1.
Background Mycophenolic acid (MPA) has been used for many years to prevent transplantation rejection. Recently, it has been investigated for its anti-inflammatory effects. MPA can…2017 American Transplant Congress
Nox4 and Oxidative Stress Mediate TGF-β1 Induced Human Kidney Proximal Cell Apoptosis in Ischemic Reperfusion Injury.
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.
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.
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
Neutropenia in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: Risk Factors and Consequences.
Aim: This study aimed to: 1) Define the risk factors associated with neutropenia within the first year post kidney or liver transplantation; 2) Describe the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Utility of Viral miRNA in Urinary Exosomes to Diagnose BK Virus Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) demonstration of BK viral replication in plasma and urine supports the diagnosis of BK virus nephropathy (BKVN), an important cause of…
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