Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 152 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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BETA-2 Score is an Excellent Tool for Monitoring of Islet Allograft Function and Early Detection of Transplant Dysfunction
P. Bachul,¹ J. Gołębiewska,² L. Basto,¹ M. Kijek,¹ N. Fillman,¹ K. Cieply,¹ K. Golab,¹ L-.J. Wang,¹ M. Tibudan,¹ C. Thomas,¹ A. Dębska-Ślizień,² J. Fung,¹ P. Witkowski.¹
¹Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago; ²Nephrology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
After validation of BETA-2 scores in our cohort of patients in relation to standard stimulation tests, we decided to assess the practical utility of BETA-2…
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Financial Impact of Testing Standardization for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
S. Ugolini,² L. Dranow,¹ P. Sadler,² M. Berry,² J. Stehlik,¹ S. Drakos,¹ J. Nativi,¹ E. Gilbert,¹ S. McKeller,¹ A. Koliopoulou,¹ M. Yin,¹ E. Davis,² C. Selzman,¹ O. Wever-Pinzon.¹
¹Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT; ²Transplant Service Line, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT.
Background: Infection and bone marrow suppression surveillance is common practice in transplant recipients. Ordering of inappropriate lab tests can lead to repetitive blood draws, higher…
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After Action Review of Emergency Preparedness for “Hurricane Harvey” for LifeGift Houston
R. Wood, K. Myer.
LifeGift, Houston, TX.
ProblemReview and evaluate a Texas based OPO's response to Hurricane Harvey. The storm hit the Texas Coast on Aug. 25, 2017 and flooded the area…
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High Fibre Diet Induces Donor Specific Kidney Allograft Tolerance in Mice
H. Wu,^1,2 T. Kwan,² Y. Loh,² C. Wang,² L. Macia,² S. Alexander,^2,3 S. Chadban.^1,2
¹Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ²University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ³The Children Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Aim: To investigate the impact of high fibre (HF) diet or dietary supplementation with the short chain fatty acid sodium acetate (SA) on kidney allograft…
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Vendor-Specific Differences in Identical Strains of Mice Yield Dichotomous Result in Lung Allograft Rejection
Y. Guo, Q. Wang, O. Onyema, A. Gelman, D. Kreisel, A. Krupnick.
Surgery, University of Virginina, Charlottesville, VA; Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Intro: Orthotropic transplantation of murine lung allografts has paved the way for mechanistic studies of pulmonary tolerance and rejection but discrepancies have been reported by…
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Umbilical Cords-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Activating the AMPK-mTOR/ULK1 Signaling Pathway Enhanced Autophagy
J. Zheng,^1,2 J. Cai,^1,2 L. Chen,^1,2 J. Yao,^1,2 K. Zeng,^1,2 H. Li,^1,2 Y. Zhang,^1,2 Y. Yang.^1,2
¹Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital, Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ²Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Biotherapy and Translational Medicine of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, .
UC-MSCs induction of anti-apoptosis has been indicated to play protective roles in liver ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model. However, the exact molecular mechanisms of UC-MSCs in hepatic…
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Defining T Cell Subsets Involved in Rejection of Vascularized Composite Allografts
G. Furtmueller,¹ V. Malek,¹ B. Oh,¹ S. Reddy,¹ M. Iglesias,¹ G. Raimondi,¹ G. Brandacher, D. Cooney.
¹Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; ²Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.
BackgroundVascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) is a clinically feasible therapeutic option for complex tissue defects. The highly immunogenic skin component of VCA represents a therapeutic challenge…
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Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (hANP) in Cold Storage of Donation after Cardiac Death Livers: A New Tool for Protecting Vascular Endothelia?
Y. Nigmet,¹ K. Hata,¹ Y. Okamura,¹ I. Tamaki,¹ T. Tsuruyama,² H. Hirao,¹ T. Kubota,¹ J. Kusakabe,¹ J. Yoshikawa,¹ T. Goto,¹ T. Tajima,¹ H. Tanaka,¹ S. Uemoto.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; ²Center for Anatomical, Pathological, and Forensic Medical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Aim: Current critical shortage of donor organs has led to acceptance of donation after cardiac death (DCD) livers for transplantation. Human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP)…
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Increased Length of Stay of the Donor Decreases Heart Transplant Recipient Survival
H. Copeland,¹ R. Talluri,² A. Panos,¹ R. Cochran,¹ L. Creswell,¹ D. Baran.³
¹Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS; ²Biostatistics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS; ³Cardiology, Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, VA.
Purpose: We hypothesize that the longer the cardiac donor is in the hospital prior to procurement, the worse the heart transplant (tx) recipient outcome for…
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Less Induction Therapy Means Fewer Early Readmissions with No Change in Rejection or Infection
S. Kush, K. Boyle, J. Gray, S. Rega, I. Feurer, A. Shah, J. Lindenfeld.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
PURPOSE:In heart transplant, induction may allow for delay of calcineurin inhibitor initiation and renal recovery. Literature comparing lymphocyte-depleting and non-depleting induction conflicts in rejection rate…