Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 89 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Practitioner Perspectives on Cardiovascular Disease Guideline Interventions in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Kosirog¹, L. Adamski¹, A. Daud², D. Finn², D. Gregory¹, D. M. Lloyd-Jones³, J. L. Holl⁴, L. B. VanWagner⁵
¹Medicine-GI & Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine-Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Pediatrics & Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Medicine-GI & Hepatology and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in liver transplant recipients (LTRs). However, there is a lack of LT-specific CVD clinical practice…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Totally Robotic Donor Hepatectomy: Feasibility And Early Outcomes
Y. Cheah, C. J. Simon, W. D. Lewis, R. L. Jenkins, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Robotic surgery is emerging as a surgical technique to enable resection of the liver using minimally invasive techniques; however, very few living donor liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Activation of Renal Fibroblasts by Anti- Major Histocompatibility Complex Antibody: A Missing Link in Allograft Fibrosis
M. B. Oliver¹, J. Chen², A. Zmijewska¹, R. B. Mannon¹
¹Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) is an important contributor to late kidney allograft loss, frequently accompanied by interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. Donor-specific antibodies (DSA)…
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Bortezomib Attenuates the Progression of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition through Smurf1 Akt mTOR P70S6K Pathway in Rat Allograft Renal Interstitial Fibrosis Model
R. Tan, Z. Wang, S. Fei, Z. Han, J. Tao, X. Ju, M. Gu
No.300 Guangzhou Road of Nanjing, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Our study was to detect the effects of Bortezomib and Smurf1 in the EMT and allograft renal interstitial fibrosis.*Methods: Biomarkers of EMT, as well…
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Deficiency of IRE1a Ameliorates Renal Allograft Injury via Remodeling of Graft-Infiltrating Macrophages
L. Qiu¹, J. Wang¹, X. Yeap¹, S. Han¹, F. Zheng¹, D. Fang², Z. J. Zhang¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Inflammatory macrophages contribute to the development of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and allograft rejection. However, the underlying mechanisms by which macrophage mediate allograft injury and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Oral Microbiome in Stable vs Declining Kidney Function in Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Wu¹, A. Muthusamy², G. Al-Ghalith³, B. Wu⁴, B. Guo⁴, W. Guan⁴, D. Knights³, W. Oetting⁵, D. Schladt², R. Remmel⁵, P. Jacobson⁵, A. K. Sharma⁶, A. Matas⁷, A. Israni¹, D. Skaar⁸
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ²Hennepin Health Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ³Computer Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁷Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁸Denistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Transplantation causes dysbiosis of the oral microbiome of renal transplant recipients and has been correlated with worse allograft outcomes. We hypothesize that there are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Mesangiopathic Glomerulonephritis in Kidney Transplants
G. Towns, G. Agarwal, S. Ong, R. Mundra, C. Kew
UAB, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Describe higher than anticipated prevalence of Mesangiopathic Glomerulonephritis on surveillance biopsies.*Methods: Review of all surveillance biopsies from September 2014 through September 2018 for presence…
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The Interaction between Post-Transplant Anemia and Allograft Function in Kidney Transplantation
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Post-transplant anemia (PTA) is one of the common complications, which was observed in about 30% to 40% of kidney transplant recipients. The interaction effect…
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Comparison of Planned vs. Unplanned Pregnancies in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Rao¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of planned vs. unplanned pregnancies in 897 female kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Data were collected…
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Attitude towards Organ Donation among Medical Students: Relationship to Knowledge and Beliefs
A. Cerrato, M. Salifu, M. Markell
Nephrology/Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of organ donation may underlie physician unwillingness to refer patients for organ donation. We examined baseline knowledge and beliefs…