Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 189 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Precision Medicine for Determining the Efficacy of a Novel Belatacept Regimen
J. Shoji, J. Leung, E. Tavares, Q. Tang, F. Vincenti.
Transplant Nephrology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
IntroBelatacept is increasingly used as maintenance immunosuppression to improve long term outcomes in kidney transplant. Since acute rejection in patients on belatacept have been noted…
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Use of Proton-Pump Inhibitors is Associated with Lower Magnesium and Iron Status and Excess Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients
A. Gomes-Neto,¹ R. Douwes,¹ M. Eisenga,¹ S. Berger,¹ R. Gans,¹ E. Berg,¹ G. Navis,¹ H. Blokzijl,² S. Bakker.¹
¹Nephrology, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands.
BackgroundProton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use is common in renal transplant recipients (RTR). However, PPI use may induce micronutrient deficiencies and has been associated with increased mortality…
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Worsening Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Outcomes in the US
T. Purnell, X. Luo, L. Cooper, D. Crews, K. Covarrubias, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Purpose: We recently demonstrated narrowed racial/ethnic disparities in adult kidney transplant (KT) outcomes in the US. The goal of this study was to examine twenty-year…
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Elevated Serum Penteraxin in Cardiac Allograft Antibody Mediated Rejection: From Cytokine Arrays to Patients with ABMR
O. Moussa,³ M. Kavarana,² L. Klingman,¹ J. Felius,¹ S. Hall,¹ M. Askar.¹
¹Baylor Research Institute, Dallas; ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is soluble protein that has been implicated in in atherosclerosis, endothelial function, hypertension, myocardial infarction and angiogenesis (Fornai et al., 2016). We…
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Prospective, Multi-Center Observational Study of Cell-Mediated Immunity for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Kumar,¹ P. Chin-Hong,² L. Kayler,³ D. Wojciechowski,⁴ A. Limaye,⁵ O. Gaber,⁶ S. Ball,⁷ A. Mehta,⁸ T. Blanchard,⁹ C. Kotton.⁴
¹UHN, Toronto, Canada; ²UCSF, San Francisco; ³ECMC, Buffalo; ⁴MGH, Boston; ⁵UOWMC, Seattle; ⁶WCMC, Houston; ⁷UHB, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ⁸EmoryU, Atlanta; ⁹Oxford Diag, Marlborough.
Background:T-cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is crucial for the control of CMV infection post-transplant. We evaluated a novel EliSpot assay to determine whether CMI results could predict…
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Resuscitation and Viability Testing of Initially Declined Livers Using Sequential Hypo- and Normothermic Machine Perfusion with an Acellular Fluid
Y. de Vries,^1,2 A. Matton,^1,2 S. Karangwa,^1,2 M. Nijsten,³ R. de Kleine,² A. van den Berg,⁴ V. de Meijer,² P. Meyer,⁵ M. de Boer,² R. Porte.²
¹Surgical Research Laboratory, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Section of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁴Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁵Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
While end-ischemic dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (DHOPE) resuscitates mitochondria and reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury, normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) allows for ex-situ functional testing of donor…
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Prospective, Double Blind, Randomized Trial Comparing the Use of Ketorolac and Lyrica versus SOC+placebo during Live Donor Nephrectomy for Transplant
J. Campsen,¹ T. Call,² A. Rosales,¹ C. Allen,³ A. Presson,³ R. Kim.¹
¹Trasplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ²Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ³Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Opioid exposure is a concern after live donation (LD) for transplant. We theorized that a protocol using pregablin pre-operation to desensitize nerves followed by ketorolac…
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BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV)-Specific T Cells as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for BKPyV-Infections after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
T. Ahlenstiel-Grunow,¹ M. Sester,² U. Sester,³ L. Pape.¹
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany; ³Internal Medicine IV, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
After kidney transplantation (KTx) immunosuppressive therapy causes an impaired cellular immune defense resulting in an increased risk of BKPyV-nephropathy (BKPyVAN). Prognostic markers for the outcome…
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Incidence of Acute Cellular Rejection in Liver Transplant Patients Receiving Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Treatment
D. Bley,¹ L. Sagardia,¹ R. Ford,² S. Todd.¹
¹Pharmacy, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA; ²School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have been used for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) in liver transplant patients since early on after their approval, however…
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Basiliximab Induction in HIV-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients Compared to an HIV-Negative Cohort
J. Schulte,¹ C. Richardson,¹ V. Stosor,² K. Cunningham,¹ C. D'Agostino,¹ C. Kane.¹
¹Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago; ²Infectious Diseases and Organ Transplantation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
Purpose: There is an elevated risk of acute rejection in HIV+ renal transplant recipients and continued evaluation of the most appropriate induction therapy remains. Use…