Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 120 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Krüppel-Like Factor 15 is a Key Suppressor of the Glomerular Epithelial Cell Fibrosis under Centrifugal Force Driven Pressure
M. Yu,¹ Y. Kim,¹ H. Lee,¹ J. Lee,² R. Cha,³ C. Lee,⁴ Y. Kim,¹ S. Yang.⁵
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ³National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea; ⁵Seoul National University Kidney Research Institue, Seoul, Korea.
Hypertension is known to be responsible for a reduction in the number of functional nephrons of glomeruli due to fibrosis, which develops into a chronic…
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Prediction of BK Viremia by Urine BK Viral Load in Renal Transplant Patients: BK Viral Load Results in Paired Urine and Plasma Samples
K. Madden,¹ C. Janitell,² S. Yang.²
¹Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; ²Microbiology, Tricore Reference Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.
BK virus (BKV) associated nephropathy (BKVAN) affects up to 10% of renal transplant recipients, causing graft failure without intervention; a presumptive BKVAN diagnosis is made…
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Rituximab Induction to Prevent the Recurrence of PSC after Liver Transplantation-The Lessons Learned from ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation-
Y. Yamada,¹ K. Hoshino,¹ M. Shinoda,¹ H. Obara,¹ S. Uemoto,³ T. Kaido,³ H. Okajima,³ T. Yagi,⁴ T. Yoshizumi,⁵ Y. Inomata,⁶ T. Hibi,⁶ K. Kubota,⁷ T. Suzuki,⁸ Y. Kitagawa,¹ H. Egawa,² T. Kuroda.¹
¹Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ²Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ³Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplant Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; ⁴Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; ⁵Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; ⁶Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; ⁷Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; ⁸Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Background: Multiple studies have failed to reveal an effective method for preventing the recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) after liver transplantation (LTx). A national…
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Factors Associated with Listing for Liver Transplantation in an OPO Other Than the Resident OPO
S. Zhou, A. Massie, S. Gentry, D. Segev.
The JHU, Baltimore.
Geographic disparity in access to liver transplantation has been well described. Candidates may travel to be listed in OPOs with better access. We hypothesized that…
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Liver Transplantation as a Life Saving Procedure after Post Resection Liver Failure and Iatrogenic Liver Injuries
T. Thorsen,¹ J. Solheim,¹ R. Horneland,¹ P-.D. Line,¹ K. Labori,² E. Aandahl.¹
¹Section for Transplant Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ²Section for Hepatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Introduction: Iatrogenic injuries to vital structures of the liver and liver failure post liver resection are both associated with high mortality. Selected patients that were…
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Surveillance for Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs)
L. Somerville, W. Sligl, N. Zelyas, D. Lien, J. Preiksaitis.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Introduction: An association with Ureplasma urealyticum, Ureaplasma parvum and Mycoplasma hominis infections has been proposed to play a causative role in hyperammonemia syndrome (HS), a…
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Simultaneous Persistence and Development of Donor and Recipient Tissue Resident Memory T Cells in Lung Transplantation
M. Snyder,¹ T. Connors,² C. Marboe,³ L. Benvenuto,¹ L. Shah,¹ H. Robbins,¹ J. Hook,¹ F. D'Ovidio,⁴ M. Bacchetta,⁴ J. Sonnett,⁴ S. Arcasoy,¹ D. Farber.^4,5
¹Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ²Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ³Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ⁴Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ⁵Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Introduction: The predominant T cell population in the lung comprises non-circulating tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM); however, the fate of these cells in transplanted lung…
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Trends of Racial and Education Disparity in Post-Kidney-Transplant Graft Survival and Patient Survival: Do Different Metrics Lead to Different Conclusions?
M. Garber, K. Ross, R. Hamoda, L. Plantinga, R. Patzer.
Emory University, Atlanta.
Background: Monitoring trends in racial and socioeconomic disparity in disease outcomes is a Healthy People 2020 priority. For some chronic disease outcomes, such as cancer…
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You've Gotta Have HOPE: Seeking HIV Donors in a Large US OPO
A. Friedman,¹ S. Huprikar,² K. Delli Carpini.¹
¹LiveOnNY, NY; ²Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY.
Passage of the HOPE Act in 2013 led to important workflow changes within a large US organ procurement organization (OPO). The initial triage process for…
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Donor Bacteremia Does Not Impact Survival Following Heart Transplantation: A UNOS Registry Review
S. Hirji, A. Woolley, M. Pelletier, P. Shekar, F. Yazdchi, H. Mallidi, S. Singh.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: There is a reluctance to transplant organs from donors who are bacteremic due to concern for transmission of the infection to the recipient leading…