Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 150 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

2018 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Phenotype, Immune Suppressive, Function, and Gene Expression of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells in Patients Given Combined Kidney and Hematopoietic Cell Transplants in a Tolerance Protocol
K. Jensen,¹ P. Zheng,² J. Xuhuai,² A. Saraswathula,¹ J. Scandling,³ S. Busque,⁴ J. Shizuru,⁵ R. Lowsky,⁵ A. Shori,⁴ H. Maecker,² E. Engleman,¹ E. Meyer,⁵ S. Strober.¹
¹Immunology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; ²Human Immune Monitoring Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; ³Nephrology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; ⁴Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; ⁵Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Tolerance induction after combined organ and hematopoietic cell transplantation can be achieved using conditioning with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), in both…
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TGR5-Mediated AMPK/mTOR Signaling Regulates Macrophage Migration and Polarization in Liver Ischemia Reperfusion
S. Zhou, H. Zhou, R. Liu, F. Zhang, X. Wang, L. Lu.
Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Background: Although the plasma membrane-bound G protein–coupled bile acid receptor (TGR5) exerts protective roles in various inflammatory diseases, little is known about the effects and…
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The Role of NKT Cell /IL-17 Axis in the Autoimmune Lupus Nephritis
J. An,¹ Y. Kim,² M. Yu,² J. Lee,¹ C. Lee,³ Y. Kim,² S. Yang.⁴
¹Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ²Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ³Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Cheju, Korea; ⁴Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
CD1d-restrictive NKT cells may modulate various chronic autoimmunity through secreting multiple cytokines, but the functional relationships between the different subpopulation still are poorly understood. The…
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Eculizumab for the Treatment of Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
A. Chi, J. Phillips, D. Quan.
Pharmaceutical Services, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
BACKGROUND: Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) accounts for 20-30% of acute rejection episodes and can affect long-term renal allograft survival. The complement system plays an active…
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Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Treatment of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection
K. Venkatachalam, D. Reem, M. Andrew, R. Delos Santos, T. Alhamad.
Transplant Nephrology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO; Transplant Nephrology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Transplant Nephrology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO; Transplant Nephrology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO.
Antibody mediated rejection continues to be one of the most detrimental complications of kidney transplant. Multiple therapeutic strategies focused on B cell and/or HLA antibody…
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Single Center Experience in Use of Check Point Inhibitors and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Venkatachalam, R. Delos Santos, T. Alhamad.
Transplant Nephrology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Transplant Nephrology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Organ transplant recipients who are on lifelong immunosuppressive agents are those who are at increased risk of malignancies (excess absolute risk of 719 cases per…
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Elevated Levels of CD19⁺ B Cells before or after Rituximab Administration is a Risk Factor for the Early Rejection of a Living Kidney Transplant
M. Kono,¹ H. Shirakawa,² S. Wakai.¹
¹Nephrology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ²Urology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
[Introduction]Rituximab (RTX) is used for desensitization in highly sensitized patients, such as those undergoing ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation. Although RTX is generally effective, some patients…
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Clinical Significance of BK Virus-Specific ELISPOT Assay in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Chang,^1,2 H. Bae,³ K. Park,³ H. Lee,³ B. Choi,^1,2 C. Park,^1,2 C. Yang,^1,2 Y. Kim,^1,2 E-.J. Oh,^1,4 B. Chung.^1,2
¹Transplant Research Center, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
This study aimed to investigate whether BK virus (BKV)-specific T-cell immunity measured by an interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay can predict the outcome of BKV…
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Do We Need to Worry about EBV DNAemia in the Late Post-Transplant Period?
M. Morton,¹ K. Daga,² P. Klapper,² M. Picton,¹ P. Vallely.²
¹Department of Renal Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom; ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Background: Despite detectable Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in blood, kidney transplant patients (KTR) may have no apparent clinical consequence. This study aims to explore the clinical…
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5-Year Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Long-Term Graft Survival and Mortality in Kidney Recipient
H. Choi,¹ D. Kim,^2,3 K. Huh,^2,3 Y. Kim,^2,3 B. Kim.^1,3
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Previous studies have attempted to identify risk factors of renal graft injury that can be used to improve long-term graft survival. Recently, higher serum…