2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of an Adaptive Immune Response by FDA-Approved Immunosuppressive Agents in Baboons with Pig Artery Patch Xenografts
Background: In the pig-to-baboon artery patch model with no immunosuppressive therapy, a graft from a GTKO pig elicits a significant anti-nonGal IgG response, indicating sensitization…2018 American Transplant Congress
IgA Recurrence in a Single Center with a Protocol Biopsy Program
The objective of this study was to determine the rate of recurrence of IgA nephropathy in our program aided by protocol biopsies and protocol driven…2018 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Talks: Graft´s Histological Findings 10 Years after Belatacept or CNI
The BENEFIT study demonstrated that 7 yrs after kidney transplantation (KT), mean eGFR, patient and graft survival, were significantly higher in the belatacept group than…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Etiologies for Readmissions and Their Impact on Graft Survival in Kidney Transplantation
Background: Although readmissions after kidney transplant are a well-known risk factor for graft loss, it is unclear if certain etiologies are associated with poorer outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Local Liver Supply on Liver Offer Acceptance
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Geographic disparity in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation is well described. The available liver supply in a DSA may affect patient and provider decisions on…2018 American Transplant Congress
T Cell-Mediated Rejection Poses Greater Risk to Graft Survival Than Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplants
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Purpose: In kidney transplants, failure post-biopsy is associated with acute injury transcript expression reflecting the histologically silent tissue response-to-wounding (JCI 120:1862) and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR),…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Incidence of Polyomavirus-BK and Cytomegalovirus Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients Following Rituximab Administration
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Rituximab is an antibody that binds to the CD20 antigen on B cells resulting in rapid and prolonged depletion. At Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a single…2018 American Transplant Congress
Extracellular Microvesicles from Liver Perfusate: microRNAs, Cellular Cross-Talk, and Early-Post Liver Transplant Outcomes
1Surgery, UVA, Charlottesville; 2Nephrology Division, UVA, Charlottesville.
Background: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a multifactorial process that impact liver graft function. Donor quality plays a critical role during IRI and early graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
Nephrosclerosis beyond That Expected for Age is Predictive of Early New-Onset Hypertension (HTN) in Living Kidney Donors (LKD)
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 3Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Nephrosclerosis on biopsy (bx) of LKD is associated with older age & HTN. We studied whether nephrosclerosis is predictive of adverse changes early after…2018 American Transplant Congress
Low Kidney Supply to Demand Ratio and Multi-Organ Transplant Centers Are Negatively Associated with Pediatric Renal Transplant Rates Post Kidney Allocation System Implementation: An Analysis of OPTN Data
Under the new kidney allocation system (KAS), pediatric (PED) renal (REN) transplant (Tx) candidates have priority to kidneys from donors with KDPI < 35%. We…
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