Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 85 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

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Mechanical Irritation in Vascularized Tissue Allotransplantation Triggers Localized Skin Rejection
F. Messner, A. Fischer, E. Runggaldier, S. Eiter, B. Zelger, B. Zelger, S. Sprung, D. Öfner, S. Schneeberger, T. Hautz
Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
*Purpose: “Atypical” forms of skin rejection have been described in some hand transplanted patients mainly manifesting on the palm including dryness, scaling and thickening of…
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Immunosuppression after Organ Transplantation Does Not Enhance Patency of Cold-Stored Vein Allografts for Critical Limb Ischemia -Single Centre Experience
J. Chlupac, T. Marada, R. Novotny, K. Lipar, L. Janousek, J. Fronek
Transplant Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Sub-inguinal bypass with cold-stored saphenous vein allograft is a last option treatment for extensive peripheral arterial occlusive disease with absent autologous vein. The aim…
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Randomized Controlled Trial Of Spironolactone Effect In Kidney Transplant Recipients Of Living Donors
N. A. Bobadilla¹, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro¹, J. A. Ortega-Trejo¹, R. Perez-Villalva¹, L. Marino¹, Y. González-Bobadilla¹, H. Juarez¹, F. Zamora-Mejía¹, N. Gonzalez¹, R. Espinoza², J. Barrera-Chimal³
¹Nephrology, INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Nephrology, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism prevents acute kidney injury induced by ischemia/reperfusion in rodent and pig preclinical models. In a pilot study, we showed that spironolactone…
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CD38 Inhibition: A Novel Target for Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
C. Akateh¹, B. F. Reader¹, Y. Lee¹, J. Kim¹, K. Maynard¹, K. W. Washburn¹, J. L. Zweier², B. A. Whitson¹, S. M. Black¹
¹Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major source of injury during many surgical procedures on the liver, and severe IRI can lead to post-hepatectomy liver…
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Improvement of the Outcome of Clinical Islet Transplantation Depending on the Era in Japan
Y. Akashi¹, T. Kenmochi², T. Ito³, K. Kurihara², N. Aida², A. Kawai², M. Hayashi⁴, K. Kouketsu⁴
¹Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ²Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ³1 Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine,, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ⁴Transplant medical support office, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
*Purpose: Islet transplantation (ITX) is an ideal treatment for type 1 diabetic patients. In this paper, we compared the outcome of ITX depending on Era…
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Evaluating Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs through Trackyourmed® an Innovative Qr Code-Scanner App in Renal Transplantation: Preliminary Results from i-COM Trial
E. Melilli¹, M. Meneghini¹, N. Montero¹, A. Coloma¹, I. Revuelta², F. Moreso³, V. Torregrosa², J. Grinyo¹, O. Bestard¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ²Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Renal Transplant Unit, Vall D'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Low adherence to chronic immunosuppressive (IS) drugs has been recognized as a major cause of premature graft loss. Although erratic trough blood IS levels…
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Characterization of HLA Antibodies by C3d Assay and IgG Subclasses in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients
A. Casillas-Abundis, J. M. Arreola-Guerra, J. Alberu, M. I. Solis-G, L. Llorente, J. Granados, M. Vilatoba, R. Cruz-Martinez, L. Morales-Buenrostro, A. G. Contreras
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: To determine the detection rate of IgG subclasses (IgGsc) and C3d-binding HLA-antibodies (abs) in a cohort of highly sensitized kidney transplant patients.*Methods: We evaluated,…
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Non-Invasive Monitoring of the Kidney Allograft
S. Bontha¹, G. Darville¹, C. Kuscu¹, C. Kuscu², A. Bajwa¹, J. Eason³, D. Maluf⁴, V. Mas⁵
¹Surgery, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ²Surgery, UTHSC, memphis, TN, ³Surgery, Director of Transplant Institute - UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ⁴UTHSC, Memphis, TN, ⁵Surgery, Director of Transplant Research Institute, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: A major issue in kidney transplantation is the lack of validated non-invasive biomarkers for monitoring graft function, current biochemical markers (i.e., creatinine) have poor…
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Validation of Gene Expression Signatures Associated with Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) in Renal Allograft Biopsies (Bx) of HLA-Sensitized Patients
H. Zhang¹, C. C. Nast², N. Ammerman³, A. A. Vo³, S. C. Jordan³, M. Toyoda¹
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
*Purpose: "Thoroughly validated gene transcripts” in renal Bx was adopted as one of the criteria for ABMR diagnosis in the latest Banff classification. Previously, we…
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Predicting Kidney Discards with Donor Admission Text
A. Placona, C. Martinez, B. Carrico
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Kidney discard rates have increased in part due to technological advancements and deceased donor policy updates that allow for recovery of organs at increased…