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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Liver Fibrosis or Compensated Cirrhosis from Chronic Hepatitis C Receiving Kidney Transplant Alone

    P. Brown, F. Kumssa, D. Venkat.

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.

    Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) was difficult to treat post-kidney transplant prior to the direct acting antiviral (DAA) era. As such patients with advanced fibrosis and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Serum Beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan as a Case-Finding Tool during an Outbreak of Pneumocystitis jirovecii Pneumonia in Abdominal Transplant Patients

    J. Mittal, J. Mogollon, K. Cowman, P. Nori, V. Muggia, G. Minamoto, Y. Puius.

    Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.

    Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia(PJP) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients carries significant morbidity and mortality. There is mounting evidence for ongoing risk of PJP in…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Reduced Ratio of FoxP3/ RORγt Gene Expression, in Peripheral Blood, is Associated with Acute Allograft Rejection in Recipients with Kidney Transplantation

    R. Dhital,1,2 R. Minz,3 M. Minz,1,4 A. Sharma,1 R. Nada,5 S. Singh,1 D. Kenwar,1 S. Anand.3

    1Renal Transplant Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India; 2Vaccines and Immunity, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; 3Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India; 4Organ Transplantation, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India; 5Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India.

    Introduction:FoxP3 has been well established as an indispensable protein that is required in the development and function of regulatory T cells. On the other hand,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comparing Outcomes between Induction Immunosuppressive Therapies in Simultaneous Liver/Kidney Transplantation

    U. Gautam, T. Reichman, J. Yu, S. Koppu, D. Bandyopadhyay, M. Levy, G. Gupta, L. Kamal.

    Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

    Introduction: There is no data on the risks and benefits of induction immunosuppression in simultaneous liver/kidney transplant (SLKT) patients.Methods: We analyzed all SLKT performed between…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Outcomes after Living Liver Donation: Analysis of National Data Base

    S. Hong, N-.J. Yi, K. Yoon, J-.H. Cho, J-.M. Lee, H. Kim, K. Lee, K. Suh.

    Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

    Background: Every year, more than 800 healthy people undergo hepatic resection for living liver donation in Korea. Although 27 years has passed since the first…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of Donor-Recipient Gender Matches on Living Donor Liver Transplantation

    J. Han, Y. You, H. Choi, B. Kwak, D. Kim.

    Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    PurposeSome investigators reported that the donor-recipient gender mismatches influence on long-term graft survival after deceased donor liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Exosomes from Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Hepatocytes Proliferation after Small-for-Size Liver Transplantation via RHO/ROCK Pathway

    L. Chen, J. Zheng, J. Cai, J. Yao, K. Zeng, Y. Zhang, Y. Yang.

    Department of Liver Transplantation, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Exosomes from umbilical cords-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs-Ex) have been recognized as their ability to promote tissue regeneration in many animal models. However, the in…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Anterior Rectus Sheath Approach Resulted in No Difference in Wound Complication Rates in Obese versus Non-Obese Renal Transplant Recipients

    S. King,2 S. Hill,2 L. Lipscomb,2 A. Jones,2 R. Jeffries,2 J. Africa.1

    1Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic - Charleston Area Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; 2Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.

    The anterior rectus sheath (ARS) approach is a modification of the conventional Kuss procedure for kidney transplant (KT). We have previously described the ARS approach…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    mRNA Transcript Profiling of 3 Genes in Renal Allograft Biopsies (Bx) Improves Accuracy of Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) Diagnosis in Transplant Recipients Desensitized with IVIG+Rituximab+Immunoglobulin G-Degrading Enzyme of Streptococcus Pyogenes (IdeS)

    H. Zhang,1 C. Nast,2 J. Doldron,2 M. Cheung,2 A. Vo,3 S. Jordan,3 M. Toyoda.1

    1Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 2Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 3Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background: Multiple molecular signatures specific to ABMR based on gene expression in renal allograft Bx of transplant recipients were reported. Here we assessed mRNA transcript…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Livers from Diabetic Donors Can Safely Be Used in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation

    I. Brüggenwirth,1 I. Vasiliauskaire,2 A. Westerkamp,1 W. Polak,2 A. Braat,3 R. Porte.1

    1Surgery, UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands; 2Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 3Surgery, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands.

    Liver grafts from donors with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) have been associated with reduced graft survival after liver transplantation. Transplantation centers are often…
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