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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early Sub-Clinical and Clinical TCMR Are Associated with Progressive Renal Allograft Dysfunction

    A. Cherukuri, D. Chittka, R. Mehta, P. Sood, S. Hariharan.

    UPMC, Pittsburgh.

    Background: The clinical course and significance of early sub-clinical (SCR) and clinical TCMR (ACR) vs. no rejection (NR) is unclear. In this prospective study, we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplants from Older Donors Have Worse Outcomes in Elderly Recipients with Renal Dysfunction

    R. Schilke,1 M. Safwan,1 S. Nagai,1 M. Abouljoud,2 A. Patel.1

    1Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; 2Nephrology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Most end stage liver disease patients suffer from concomitant renal insufficiency. We aimed to study influence of donor age on outcomes in elderly liver…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies throughout SLK Transplantation

    P. Jindra, M. Kueht, S. Gray, D. Giang, M. Cusick, A. Rana, B. Murthy, W. Etheridge, J. Goss, R. Kerman.

    Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

    Simultaneous Liver-Kidney transplantation provides a mechanism to protect the transplanted kidney from recognition by the recipient's immune response compared to solitary kidney transplant alone. High…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pregnancy Outcomes after Living Liver Donation

    G. Lee, E. Sonnenberg, K. Olthoff, D. Goldberg, P. Abt.

    Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Introduction: Women who have previously donated a kidney are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. Nearly half of living liver donors are women of child-bearing age.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Enhancement of Muscle Regeneration and Function via Transplantation of Human Dystrophin Expressing Chimeric Cells as a Novel Myoblast Stem-Cell Based Therapy

    M. Siemionow,1 J. Cwykiel,1 E. Marchese,1 G. Rafidi,1 K. Futoma,1 A. Heydemann,2 J. Garcia-Martinez,2 E. Szilagyi.1

    1Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago; 2Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.

    PURPOSE: Allogeneic myogenic stem cell transplantation aims to restore muscle tissue after traumatic loss or to treat muscular dystrophies. Limited engraftment due to allogeneic rejection…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Closing Pandora's Box: An Evidence Based Approach to Opioid-Tolerant Patients Following Transplantation. The Case for IV Methadone

    A. Aljassem, L. Hall, S. Cohn, D. Bedi, M. Alsibae, K. Putchakayala, S. Tasleem, D. Samarapungavan, C. Carpenter, A. Koffron.

    Department of Surgery, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI.

    The purpose of this study is to explore the use of parenteral methadone in opioid-tolerant patients who are status-post transplantation. As an alternative to traditional…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Depressive Symptoms, Medication Nonadherence, and Clinical Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation

    M. C. Chu,1 P. J. Smith,2 G. L. Stonerock,2 J. A. Blumenthal.2

    1Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore; 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

    Background:Elevated depressive symptoms have been associated with worse clinical outcomes following lung transplantation, including mortality. Few studies, however, have examined the mechanisms or clinical correlates…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Preservation with Machine Perfusion and a New Human-Derived Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Solution (HDHBOC)

    W. R. Light,1 A. Malavalli,1 K. Vandegriff,1 P. Fontes.2

    1VirTech Bio, Inc, Natick, MA; 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Introduction: Machine perfusion (MP) is becoming the new standard for liver preservation following the successful implementation of devices for kidney and lung preservation ex-vivo. Liver…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Induction Therapy Are Safe and Feasible in Renal Allografts: Pilot Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

    Q. Sun,1 F. Han,1 M. Zhao,2 R. Cao,3 D. Zhao,1 Z. Huang,1 L. Hong,1 Y. Peng,1 Q. Sun.1

    1Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; 2Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 3Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Guangzhou, China.

    Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection lead to adverse effects on graft outcomes. Optimal induction intervention should include both renal structure injury repair…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    NFkB Inhibitor Improves Glycemic Control after Syngeneic Islet Transplantation by Suppression of Proinflammatory and Apoptotic Gene Expression in a Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis Model

    G. Yoshimatsu,1 C. Darden,2 K. Kumano,2 C. Chang,2 P. Saravanan,2 M. Lawrence,2 B. Naziruddin.3

    1Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan; 2Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas; 3Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas.

    Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment for refractory chronic pancreatitis. Repeated or continuous pancreatitis attack leads islet damage beyond inflamed exocrine…
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