Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 184 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Treg-Lymphatic Interfaces: Unique Molecular Structures for Cell-Cell Interactions During Migration
C. M. Paluskievicz, W. Piao, Y. Xiong, J. S. Bromberg
U of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: To promote transplant tolerance, T regulatory cells (Treg) must enter the afferent lymphatic vasculature by migrating across lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), and then home…
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Exposure to Tacrolimus Trough Levels Below 6ng/ml During the First Year is Associated with Inferior Kidney Graft Survival
T. Agur, B. Rozen-Zvi, R. Rahamimov
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
*Purpose: Accumulating data indicates that sub-therapeutic levels of calcineurin inhibitors are associated with long-term graft loss. However, while widely used tacrolimus (TAC) was shown to…
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Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C Provides the Best Prediction of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Compared to Measured GFR and Creatinine Based GFR in Kidney Transplant Recipients
L. Galapia¹, J. Lieske², A. Rule², H. Amer², N. Zhang¹, D. Butterfield¹, M. Keddis¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: GFR estimated by cystatin C (CysC) is a better predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality compared to eGFR by creatinine (Cr) in native…
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Predonation Hypertension and Early Postdonation Systolic Blood Pressure among Older Living Kidney Donors
F. Al Ammary¹, A. D. Muzaale², D. C. Brennan¹, D. L. Segev², A. B. Massie²
¹Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: One mechanism underlying predonation hypertension in older (age≥50) living kidney donors is a reduced number of nephrons. The 50% nephron mass reduction associated with…
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Safety and Immunogenicity of Adjuvanted Recombinant Subunit Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Lung Transplant Recipients
C. Hirzel¹, V. H. Ferreira¹, A. G. L’Huillier¹, T. Ku¹, M. Ierullo¹, C. Miao², D. S. Schmid², J. Tikkanen¹, L. G. Singer¹, A. Humar¹, D. Kumar¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²CDC, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The new adjuvanted subunit recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV; Shingrix™) may have potential utility in transplant patients for the prevention of shingles, but there…
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Did the 250 Nautical Mile Circle Work? Geographic Disparities in Lung Transplantation Before and after the Policy Change
M. Kosztowski¹, Y. Yu², A. Massie², D. L. Segev², S. E. Gentry²
¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In November 2017, the lung allocation policy was challenged in court due to concern that candidates living in New York City were being disadvantaged…
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Intravenous Administration of Mitochondria Minimizes Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Lean and Diet Induced Obese Mice
T. Rousselle¹, E. Patterson¹, C. Kuscu¹, J. Pierre², C. Kuscu¹, J. Eason¹, D. Maluf¹, V. Mas¹, A. Bajwa¹
¹Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ²Dept of Pediatrics, UTHSC, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Ischemia induces altered bioenergetics within cells with increased mitochondrial swelling and reactive oxygen species and that ultimately degrade of cellular function. Ischemia reperfusion injury…
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Long-term Functional Survival of Human Stem Cell-Derived Islets Microencapsulated in Alginate with CXCL12 in Non-Human Primates without Immunosuppression
M. C. Poznansky¹, D. Alagpulinsa¹, J. Lei², R. Pop³, D. Sobell⁴, M. Chapin¹, S. Collins³, A. Veres³, H. Deng², D. Melton³, J. Markmann²
¹Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown Navy Yard, MA, ²Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Human pluripotent stem cell-derived islet-like cells (SC-islets) represent a practical source for beta-cell replacement to achieve a functional cure for type 1 diabetes. Long-term…
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Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
L. B. Moraitis¹, J. Rogers², A. Farney¹, A. Reeves-Daniel¹, G. Orlando¹, W. Doares¹, S. Kaczmorski¹, A. Mena-Gutierrez¹, C. Jay¹, R. Stratta¹
¹Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was a contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of…
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Low Diagnostic Yield of Protocol Allograft Biopsy Performed During DGF in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated with Induction and Standard-Dose CNI-Based Maintenance
E. Favi¹, A. James², M. Ferraresso¹, R. Cacciola³
¹Renal Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ²Renal Transplantation, Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³HBP and Transplant Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
*Purpose: DGF after kidney transplantation (KTx) has been associated with an increased risk of rejection. For this reason, clinical guideline recommends weekly allograft biospy (Bx)…