Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 169 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

2018 American Transplant Congress
An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
E. Clifton, A. Eshelman, D. Kim, A. Patel, P. Williams, D. Nicholson, K. Hogan, E. Rubinstein, D. Ramirez, N. Sadik, M. Jesse.
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Transmission of Rabies through Solid Organ Transplant: A Big Issue in China
J. Zhang, J. Lin, Y. Tian, L. Ma, W. Sun, L. Zhang, Y. Zhu, W. Qiu, L. Zhang.
Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Purpose To summarize and analyze the clinical characteristic, prophylaxis and treatment of rabies transmitted through solid organ transplant. Methods Four recipients and their donors diagnosed…
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Colistin (COL) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR): Friend or Foe?
K. Neyra, C. Huauya Leuyacc, C. Kovacs, V. Athans, E. Cober.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Data on COL use in SOTR are lacking. In other populations, high dose (HD) COL (>4.4mg/kg/day) has been associated with clinical and microbiologic cure…
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Prevalence and Infection-Related Outcomes Associated with Transplant Tourism
J. Slomovic, S. Humar, D. Kumar, A. Humar.
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Patients who receive organ transplants via transplant tourism may have a greater risk of complications. We sought to describe the infectious risks associated with this…
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TACI-Ig as a Desensitization Agent in a Rat Model of Antibody Mediated Rejection
N. Wilson,¹ B. Verhoven,² B. Boldt,² N. Bath,² X. Ding,¹ R. Redfield III.²
¹Medicine/Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Surgery/Transplant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
We examined the effect of APRIL/BLyS blockade on B cell lineages & donor specific antibody (DSA) in preclinical rodent model as a novel desensitization strategy.…
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Klotho Enhances FoxO3-Mediated Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Negatively Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway during Tacrolimus-Induced Oxidative Stress
S. Lim,¹ K. Luo,¹ J. Il,¹ Y. Shin,¹ E. Ko,^1,2 B. Chung,^1,2 C. Yang.^1,2
¹Transplant Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mammalian members of the forkhead box protein O (FoxO) class of transcription factors are implicated in the regulation of oxidative stress, and FoxO proteins are…
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Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation in Pigs: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury is Avoidable?
Z. Guo, X. He, Y. Tang, F. Ji, Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, S. Huang, Z. Zhu, W. Ju, G. Chen.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
BACKGROUND&AIMS: In organ transplantation, ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) is considered as an inevitable event and the major contributor of graft failure. Great efforts have…
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Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion Prior to Liver Transplantation Can Prevent Platelet Aggregation and Platelet Induced Sinusoidal Cell Injury
D. Kollmann,¹ I. Linares,¹ S. Ganesh,¹ R. Rosales,¹ N. Tessandier,² E. Boilard,² M. Hamar,¹ P. Urbanellis,¹ P. Yip,³ O. Adeyi,³ M. Selzner,¹ N. Selzner.¹
¹Multi Organ Transplant, UHN, Toronto, Canada; ²Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CHUL), Québec, Canada; ³Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, UHN, Toronto, Canada.
Background. Normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) is a novel method for graft-preservation applied alternatively to static cold storage (SCS). We examined the impact of…
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Malignancies in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Long-Term Observational Study
D. Khadzhynov, F. Halleck, F. Froehlich, L. Lehner, E. Schrezenmeyer, K. Budde, O. Staeck.
Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Previous studies have shown increased incidence of malignancies in patients after kidney transplantation. However, most of the existing data on post-transplant malignancies is limited…
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Impact of Renal Parenchymal Calcifications in a Cohort of Renal Transplanted Patients and Their Correlations with Long Term Graft Outcome
C. Alfieri,¹ G. Moroni,¹ D. Cresseri,¹ A. Regalia,¹ F. Zanoni,¹ V. Binda,¹ M. Gandolfo,¹ M. Campise,¹ M. Meneghini,¹ M. Ikehata,¹ P. Messa.^1,2
¹Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy; ²Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, University School of Medicinw, Milan, Italy.
Background: Renal calcifications(RC) have been described in kidney transplantation(KTx), but the aetiologyand significance of this finding are still unclear. Our aim is to evaluate the…