Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 27 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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Temporal Trends in Living Kidney Donor Candidates
S. Singh,^1,2 V. DiCecco,² M. Luo,² Y. Li,² O. Famure.²
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology and the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Living kidney donor transplantation is the preferred treatment option for end-stage renal disease. However, living kidney donation rates have plateaued in North America. Existing studies…
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Torsion and Inversion of Intraperitoneal Kidneys Manifesting as Acute Allograft Dysfunction – A Case Series
P. Kandula, A. Patel, S. Bains, H. Sun.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Torsion (rotation of kidney allograft around its vascular pedicle) or inversion (rotation of kidney graft around ureter) of intraperitoneal transplant kidney is a rare complication.…
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Prospective Study of Switching from Tacrolimus to Low-Dose Cyclosporine A Preserving Allograft Function in BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy
G. Huang, X. Chen, S. Yang, C. Wang.
Organ Transplant Center/Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Tacrolimus(Tac) -mycophenolic acid compared to cyclosporine is an independent risk factor for BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN). Cyclosporine A (CsA) can inhibit BKV replication in…
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Increased Gene Expression of TGF-b in Renal Transplant Patients with Polyomavirus BK Viremia
W. Yin.
SURGERY, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia I, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Objective: We aimed to investigate the roles of cytokines during polyomavirus BK (BKV) reactivation in renal transplant patients.Materials and Methods: Fortyeight renal allograft recipients were…
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The Impact of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis on Patient Outcomes after Liver Transplantation Using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) Database
D. Moonka,¹ G. Divine,² S. Nagai.³
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; ²Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; ³Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with abdominal inflammation and increased morbidity in patients with end-stage liver disease. However, SBP has generally not been associated…
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Surgical Categorization Improve Outcomes and Organ Utilization in Liver Transplant
H. Bohorquez,^1,2 H. Sharma,¹ D. Bruce,¹ A. Cohen,^1,2 C. Carmody,^1,2 J. Seal,¹ E. Bugeaud,¹ D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ D. Marroquin,¹ M. Voltz,¹ D. Lucia,¹ G. Loss.^1,2
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Helath System, New Orleans, LA; ²School of Medicine, University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Liver transplant (LT) varies greatly in technical complexity due to factors such as prior surgery, obesity, and portal vein thrombosis (PVT). This must be…
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Circulating Exosomes with Lung Self-Antigens, Kα1Tubulin and Collagen V, and Immunoregulatory Molecules Are Present in Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Following Pediatric Lung Transplantation
M. Sharma,¹ L. Danziger-Isakov,² P. Heeger,³ S. Sweet,⁴ T. Mohanakumar.¹
¹Norton Thoracic Insitute, St. Joseph's Hosp & Med Ctr, Phoenix; ²Cincinnati Children's Hosp Med Ctr, Cincinnati; ³Icahn Sch Med at Mt Sinai, New York; ⁴Washington Univ Sch Med, St. Louis.
Exosomes containing mismatched donor HLA and lung restricted self-antigens (SAgs), Kα1 Tubulin (Kα1T) and Collagen V (Col-V), have demonstrated in sera and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid…
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Efficacy of Bronchoscopically-Administered Surfactant in the Setting of Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation
S. Ahmed,¹ M. Soto-Arenall,¹ D. Jackson,¹ D. Erasmus.²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL; ²Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a severe form of ischemia and reperfusion acute lung injury presenting within the first 72 hours post-lung transplant. PGD is…
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Activation Requirements of Costimulation Blockade-Resistant CD4 T Cells
J. Espinosa, B. Adams, J. Kearns, F. Shaw, R. Osborne, T. Woody, M. Ellis, J. Cheeseman, A. Kirk.
Duke University, Durham.
T cells lose costimulation dependence following primary activation and many phenotypes of terminally differentiated cells have been identified as contributing to costimulation blockade (CoB)-resistant rejection…
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Immunomonitoring of Operational Tolerance in Intestinal Transplantation
O. Aguirre, B. Houlihan, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer.
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
A. The purpose of this study is to immunocharacterize the first reported case of intestinal transplant (ITx) operational tolerance, in parallel with a stable ITx…