Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 109 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Eosinophils Maintain Lung Allograft Tolerance by Sequestering CD8+ T Cells in Bronchial Associated Lymphoid Tissue
Z. Mei¹, Y. Guo¹, A. Hata¹, A. Banerjee¹, D. Li¹, A. Manafi¹, B. Mahgoub¹, D. Kreisel², A. Gelman², A. S. Krupnick¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: It has been recently described that eosinophils can facilitate immunosuppression-mediated acceptance of murine lung allografts. But the role of eosinophils in long term maintenance…
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Single Dose Rituximab and Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) Induction in Hypersensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. X. Wang, U. Wang, S. Busque, C. R. Lenihan
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: Hypersensitized kidney transplant recipients (calculated panel reactive antibody (cPRA) ≥98%) may represent a population at high risk of posttransplant immunologic events. While access to…
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Incidence of Antibody Mediated Rejection in Living Kidney Transplant Recipients with Sensitizing History
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Regulation, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: A donor-reactive alloimmune memory response can arise from prior exposure to foreign human leukocyte antigen by sensitization history in transplant recipients. Assessing risk levels…
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Deep Learning for Living Donor Surgery: AI Recognition of Surgical Video to Develop Navigation Systems for Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
M. Nishihara¹, K. Iwadoh², M. Noriyuki¹, I. Koyama², I. Nakajima², M. Tonsho¹
¹Transplant Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Kidney Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery for living donors requires high safety, thus establishing of navigation system for surgical operation is urged. The purpose of this study was…
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Transplantation of HCV Positive Kidneys Confers Excellent Outcomes for HCV Infected and Uninfected Recipients
J. Torabi, N. Muhdi, A. Montal, J. Melvin, Y. Miura, J. P. Rocca, M. Ajaimy, L. Lirano, Y. Azzi, C. Pynadath, O. Alani, E. Akalin, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. A. Graham
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Hepatitis C positive (HCV+) donor kidneys were previously transplanted only into HCV infected recipients (D+/R+). Availability of direct acting anti-virals (DAA) has facilitated the…
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Acute Rejection in the First Year is a Risk Factor for Subsequent Cardiac Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
F. Aziz, R. Tao, S. Parajuli, N. Garg, D. Mandelbrot, B. Astor, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cardiac events (CE) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality after the first post-transplant year. We sought to determine whether acute rejection in…
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Outcome of Large Donor-Recipient Age Gap in Live-Donor Renal Transplant in Tacrolimus Era
K. Soliman¹, T. Fulop¹, M. Mohamed Ahmed¹, A. Osman², A. Posadas¹, M. Casey¹, V. Rao¹, V. Rohan³, D. Dubay³, S. Nadig³, H. Ali⁴
¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ³Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Medicine, Royal Stoke University, Royal Stoke, United Kingdom
*Purpose: A large donor-to-recipient age gap among deceased-donor renal transplant (RT) patients leads to worse outcomes. However, the impact of this age gap among live-donor…
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Kidney Transplant Results Comparing Two Formulations of Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus: Paired Study of Kidney Donors
V. Lopez Jimenez, J. Alonso Titos, J. Gamez España, M. Cabello Díaz, D. Hernández Marrero
Nephrology Department, Regional University Hospital, University of Malaga, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain
*Purpose: Although the formulations of prolonged-release tacrolimus (Advagraf® and Envarsus®) are effective after kidney transplantation in terms of efficacy and safety, no paired analysis has…
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Characterization of Gut Microbiome in Liver Transplant Recipients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
S. Sataphaty¹, P. Banerjee², J. Pierre³, R. Heda³, S. Dutta³, D. D. Higgins⁴, V. Mas⁵, S. Khan⁶, V. Mupparaju³, S. R. Nair⁷, J. D. Eason⁸, D. Kleiner⁹, D. Maluf¹⁰
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatology and Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases, Northwell Health, NYC, NY, ²School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, ³University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ⁴University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, ⁵James D Eason Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ⁶Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, NYC, NY, ⁷Department of Surgery, James D Eason Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ⁸Department of Surgery, James D Eason Transplant Institute, NYC, TN, ⁹Laboratory of Pathology/National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, WA, ¹⁰Department of Surgery_ University of Tennessee, James D Eason Transplant Institute, NYC, TN
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progressive form non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a growing problem globally and recurs even after liver transplant (LT).…
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Influence of Nonclinical Factors on Adult Liver Organ Donor Offer Decision Making in the United States
S. Meade, M. Simpson, B. J. Kane, C. J. Simon, Y. Cheah, R. L. Jenkins, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Liver donor graft discard rate remained at approximately 10% in the United States despite the critical organ shortage. We sought to understand practice patterns…