Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 119 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptors and CCR7 Sequentially Coordinate T Cell Migration
Y. Xiong¹, W. Piao¹, C. Brinkman¹, J. Kulinski², A. Olivera², A. Cartier³, T. Hla⁴, K. Hippen⁵, B. Blazar⁵, S. Schwab⁶, J. Bromberg¹
¹Surgery, UMB, Baltimore, MD, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Boston Children's hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's hospital, Boston, MD, ⁵U.Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶NYU, NY, NY
*Purpose: CCR7 plays critical roles in T cell migration to CCL21 across lymphatic endothelial cells from tissues to lymph nodes (LN). S1PR1 and S1PR4 are…
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IFNAR Signaling Augments Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Activation during Costimulation Independent Rejection
J. Habib, D. Mathews, Y. Dong, A. Stephenson, A. Ghosh, C. Breeden, A. Adams
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Costimulation blockade (CoB) is a promising new transplant immunosuppression strategy offering improved long-term patient and allograft survival without the nephrotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors. However,…
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Waitlisted for Lung Transplant and the Role of Patient Travel Distance: A National Cohort Study
W. Tsuang, S. Arrigain, R. Lopez, M. Snair, K. McCurry, M. Budev, J. Schold
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Among patients waitlisted at the 75 lung transplant centers in the United States, the role of travel distance on waitlist outcomes is unknown. We…
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Does Ethnicity Impact Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes?
I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, S. Serra, S. Foley, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Elderly patients represent a growing proportion of the kidney transplant population. In order to address the needs of this special group, risk factors for…
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Time to First Therapeutic Tacrolimus Trough in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparison of a Weight Based versus a Non-Weight Based Dosing Strategy
M. Chunduru, K. Schnelle, S. Zhao, L. Wei, R. Daloul
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Reaching a therapeutic tacrolimus (TAC) trough early post-kidney transplant is important in minimizing the risk of acute rejection. The aim of this study was…
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National Landscape of Donors Allocated through the Hope Act in the United States
A. R. Wilk¹, R. Hunter², M. A. McBride², D. K. Klassen²
¹Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: To address the shortage of donor organs and to increase transplantation opportunities for HIV+ recipients, the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act was enacted…
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Hepatitis A Hospitalizations among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States: A Nationwide Study
W. Cheungpasitporn¹, C. Thongprayoon², P. Ungprasert³, K. Wijarnpreecha⁴, P. T. Kroner⁴
¹Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Hepatitis A illness severity increases in immunosuppressed patients and one of important indicators of hepatitis A illness severity is whether patients require hospitalization. This…
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Assessing Discarded Human Liver Quality with Normothermic Ex-Vivo Liver Perfusion
F. Zhou, M. Xu, S. Garcia-Aroz, G. A. Upadhya, Y. Lin, W. C. Chapman
Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Normothermic Ex-vivo Liver Perfusion (NELP) of livers shows promising results in overcoming injuries that occur in deceased donor liver transplantation. The effect of NELP…
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Outcomes Of Simultaneous Pancreas/kidney Transplantation In Bmi Extremes
A. Al-Kurd, M. Safwan, D. Kim, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To assess the outcomes of simultaneous pancreas/kidney (SPK) transplantation in high and low BMI patients.*Methods: A retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ…
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New-Onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation: Risk Factors and Early Graft Function Outcome
Z. Li, W. Peng, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: New-onset of diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious and common complication following solid organ transplantation. Our study aims to examine the risk…