2017 American Transplant Congress
Results of Biliary Reconstruction with PTFE Graft in Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Biliary complications are often referred to as the 'Achilles heel' of liver transplantation (LT) with their high incidence rate, the need for repeated and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Importance of B Cell Antigen Specificity in Breg Dependent Tolerance.
Introduction: We have previously shown that anti-CD45RB induced islet and cardiac allograft tolerance is B cell dependent and can be adoptively transferred to naïve hosts…2017 American Transplant Congress
Unexplained Cost Variation for Liver Transplantation: A National Study of US Transplant Centers.
Background: Liver transplantation is a complex and costly procedure that is the only definitive treatment for irreversible liver disease. Given that transplant admission costs account…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation After Primary, Repeat and Kidney After Nonrenal Solid Organ Transplantation: 10 Years UNOS Database Analysis.
Introduction: The aim of the study is to evaluate patient and kidney allograft survivals in primary, repeat, and kidney after nonrenal organ transplantation using national…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Dialysis Prior to Renal Transplantation.
Introduction: To increase access for patients with delayed transplant referral, the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) recognizes waiting time from the earlier of dialysis initiation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of Multiple Nodes in the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway Synergistically Suppresses Epstein-Barr Virus B Cell Lymphomas.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Treating post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) remains a clinical challenge due to adverse effects such as graft rejection. mTOR inhibitors, including rapamycin (RAPA), have shown both…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from a Multinational Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Normothermic Machine Perfusion with Static Cold Storage in Human Liver Transplantation.
Introduction:By perfusing a liver with oxygenated blood, medications and nutrients at 37oC, normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) may improve outcomes after liver transplantation when compared with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Activated Th1 and Th17 cTFH Phenotype Correlates with DSA Production in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
University of Pittsburgh, Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh
Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) represent an important biomarker for acute rejection and are a major cause of long-term graft failure after kidney transplantation (KTx). The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blood Transfusion Before Organ Transplant: Patient Sensitization and Outcomes.
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
BackgroundBlood transfusions (Btf) can cause alloimmunization to HLA antigens. Antibodies to HLA (HLAb) can increase patients' calculated panel reactive assay (cPRA) and make it more…2017 American Transplant Congress
Dual Treatment of Suboptimal Doses of CsA and MSC Infusion Fully Prevents Acute Rejection in an Allogenic Model of Renal Transplantation.
The immunomodulatory characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may lead to multifaceted strategies in rejection of organ transplantation. This study was designed to investigate the…
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