2018 American Transplant Congress
Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure
Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Purpose: Increased risk organ donors are being more commonly utilized given organ shortages. However, there is a small risk of transmission of diseases such as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Positive Donor Blood Cultures in Liver Transplant Recipients
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
The purpose of this study was to describe the bacteremia transmission rate of transplanting livers from donors with positive bacterial blood cultures into liver transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections after Solid Organ Transplant
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Introduction: Infections with multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacilli are associated with significant morbidity and mortality after solid organ transplant. This study characterized patient outcomes related…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Culture of Functional Bone Marrow-Derived Human Plasma Cells
Introduction Antibody-secreting plasma cells (PCs) are critically important for host defense, but also can cause antibody-mediated allograft rejection. The ability to study these cells is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Dehydropeptidase-Iinhibitor Reduces Tacrolimus-Induced Kidney Injury by Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Apoptotic Effect
Background:Cilastatin is an inhibitor of dehydropeptidase-I which enhances the antibacterial activity of imipenem.Dehydropeptidase I is associated with not only the metabolism of the enzyme but…2018 American Transplant Congress
Graft CEACAM1 is Essential to Autophagy Induction and T-Cell Regulation in Liver Transplantation: From Mouse-to-Human
We have documented crucial role of TIM-3 dependent T cell dysfunction in mouse orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). CEACAM1 (CM1; Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 1),…2018 American Transplant Congress
High Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator Flush during Donation-after-Cardiac-Death (DCD) Liver Procurements Offers Optimal Outcomes
BackgroundEfforts to expand the donor pool have resulted in increased utilization of donation-after-cardiac-death (DCD) liver donors. Here we report on our experience using high dose…2018 American Transplant Congress
How Safe is Immunosuppression Maintenance 1 Year after Renal Allograft Failure?
University of Florida, Gainesville.
In 2013, our center opened a specialty clinic to maintain immunosuppression (IS) after renal graft failure in an attempt to minimize further sensitization in retransplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies as Markers of Post Transplant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Proteinuria
Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Background:Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) is highly expressed on the endothelial cells and podocytes, which play an essential role in the maintenance of vascular…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Combination of Area under Curve of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate for 2 Years and Annual Rate Change of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Predicts Long-Term Graft Survival in Kidney Transplants
Improvement of short-term outcomes in kidney transplant (KT) has required clinical trials to evaluate long-term hard outcomes for validation of new therapies. However, because of…
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