2017 American Transplant Congress
Short- and Long-Term Graft Survival After Kidney Transplantation in Western Europe.
Background: Improvement of kidney survival after transplantation has mainly been studied in the American population. There, it was found that improvement mostly occurred on the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Urinary Transglutaminase 2 Is a Potent Biomarker to Predict Kidney Allograft Inflammation or Fibrosis.
Transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is an extracellular matrix crosslinking enzyme with a pivotal role in kidney fibrosis. We tested the hypothesis that quantification of urinary…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…
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