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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Immune Cell Profiles in HLA-Sensitized (HS) & Non-HS Patients (Pts) with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    S. Ge,1 M. Chu,1 E. Ortiz,1 A. Vo,2 D. Lovato,1 S. Jordan,2 M. Toyoda.1

    1Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 2Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background: Chronic inflammation is often seen in pts w/ ESRD. HLA-sensitization may create or be driven by the cytokines responsible for chronic inflammation. Here we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Sensing T Cell Killing Activity with Granzyme B Activity Probes

    Q. Mac,1 D. Mathews,2 J. Kahla,1 C. Stoffers,1 O. Delmas,1 B. Holt,1 A. Adams,2 G. Kwong.1

    1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 2Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

    Purpose: We developed activity-based probes that sense Granzyme B (GzmB) activity during alloreactive T cell killing of donor cellsMethods: FITC-labelled GzmB substrate (IEFDSG) was synthesized…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Rictor mTORC2 Signaling Protects Ischemic Liver Injury by Targeting Both Liver Parenchymal and Non-Parenchymal Cells

    H. Zhou,1 Z. Rao,1 R. Liu,1 S. Zhou,1 J. Rao,1 J. Gu,1 H. Lu,1 Y. Xia,1 X. Wang,1 Y. Zhai,2 L. Lu.1

    1First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; 2David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles.

    Background and Aims:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling controls many essential cellular functions. However, the role and its underlying mechanism of Rictor/mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2)…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Ischemic Preconditioning Ameliorates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice via Heme Oxygenase-1-Mediated Autophagy

    J. Hwang,2 H. Choi,1 M. Kim,2 K. Jun,2 K. Kown,2 S. Park,2 J. Kim,2 I. Moon.2

    1Clinical Research, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Daejeon, Korea; 2Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

    Recent data from animal experiments and clinical trials indicate that ischemic preconditioning (IPC) confers protection from renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Protocolar Biopsies in Patients with Subclinical De Novo DSA in Kidney Transplantation

    D. Bertrand,1 M. Jaureguy,2 C. Garrouste,3 J. Sayegh,4 N. Bouvier,5 S. Caillard,6 L. Lanfranco,7 A. Galinier,8 A. François,9 F. Hau,10 I. Etienne,1 P. Gatault.11

    1Nephrology Kidney Transplantation Dialysis, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France; 2Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Amiens, Amiens, France; 3Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Clermont Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand, France; 4Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Angers, Angers, France; 5Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Caen, Caen, France; 6Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; 7Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Brest, Brest, France; 8Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Poitiers, Poitiers, France; 9Pathology, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France; 10EFS Normandie, EFS Normandie, Rouen, France; 11Nephrology Kidney Transplantation, CHU Tours, Tours, France.

    De novo donor-specific antibody (DSA) is associated with antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) and allograft loss. The aim of our study was to examine the histology associated…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Subclass Distribution of DSA Analyzed by Mass Spectrometry Predicts the Risk of Humoral Rejection

    V. Pernin,1,2 N. Bec,3 C. Larroque,3 C. Duperray,2 G. Mourad,1 M. Lequintrec.1,2

    1Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France; 2INSERM U1183 Institute for Regenerative Medicine & Biotherapy (IRMB), Montpellier, France; 3Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM)- CRLC Val d'Aurelle - Paul Lamarque - INSERM U896, Montpellier, France.

    Background :DSA occurrence after kidney transplant is a main risk factor for humoral rejection and graft loss, however graft outcomes after DSA detection is very…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of C1Q Binding and Flow Cytometric Crossmatch Results Provides an Accurate Evaluation of Hypersensitive Kidney Transplant Patients

    E. Eksioğlu-Demiralp,1 A. Türkmen,2 B. Yelken,2 S. Görçin,2 O. Elbasi,1 F. Yalçin,3 B. Koçak,2 C. Karatas,4 M. Tuncer,4 M. Altinel.3

    1Tissue Typing and Immunology Laboratory, Memorial Health Group, Istanbul, Turkey; 2Sisli Hospital Transplantation Unit, Memorial Health Group, Istanbul, Turkey; 3Hizmet Hospital Transplantation Unit, Memorial Health Group, Istanbul, Turkey; 4Atasehir Hospital Transplantation Unit, Memorial Health Group, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Measurement of C1q binding to Donor specific antibodies (DSA) gives transplantation chance to hypersensitive patients having non-binding high amount of anti-HLA antibodies. In our series…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Polycystic Kidney Disease

    G. Bhutani, B. Astor, A. Djamali.

    University of Wisconsin, Madison.

    Background: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the underlying renal disease in 15% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in the US. Post-transplant outcomes and contributing factors…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Anti-IdeS Antibodies in IVIg and Its Effect on IdeS Activity

    A. Runström,1 S. Järnum,1 S. Jordan,2 L. Winstedt,1 C. Kjellman.1

    1Hansa Medical AB, Lund, Sweden; 2Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

    ObjectiveEvaluate how and why intravenous gamma globulin (IVIg) affects IdeS-cleavage of IgG.IntroductionIgG degrading enzyme of Streptococcus pyogenes (IdeS) cleaves human IgG in two steps, first…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Burden of Primary CMV Infections Remains High Despite Six Months Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Helanterä,1 F. Ortiz,2 R. Loginov,3 L. Mannonen,3 M. Lempinen,1 I. Lautenschlager.3

    1Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 2Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 3Virology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

    A. Prophylaxis has mostly replaced preemptive therapy in CMV seronegative recipients of kidneys from seropositive donors (D+/R-). Primary infections occur commonly even after six months…
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