Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 197 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Circulating MicroRNA Signatures in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Transplantation
S. Vasu, C. M. Darden, K. Kumano, M. Lawrence, B. Naziruddin
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by exocrine insufficiency and severe abdominal pain. Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) relieves chronic pain and aids restoration…
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Evaluating Preformed Donor HLA Reactive T Cells Using PIRCHE-II Algorithm
T. Tomosugi¹, K. Iwasaki², S. Sakamoto¹, A. Kanda¹, K. Futamura¹, M. Okada¹, T. Hiramitsu¹, N. Goto¹, S. Narumi¹, Y. Watarai¹, T. Kobayashi², M. Niemann³, E. Spierings⁴
¹Transplant and Endocrine Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, ²Kidney Transplant Surgery, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan, ³PIRCHE AG, Berlin, Germany, ⁴University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
*Purpose: De novo donor-specific HLA antibodies (dnDSA) production involves the indirect allorecognition pathway in which recipient CD4+T cells recognize donor-HLA-derived peptide and recipient HLA class…
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Risk Factors for Early Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: How Impactful Are Donor-Derived Infections?
T. T. Miller¹, E. J. Kwak², G. Floridia³, F. Tuzzolino³, A. Luca³, A. Mularoni³
¹School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate risk factors for early post-transplant infections by multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDRGNB).*Methods: We retrospectively assessed the…
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The Trend of Non-Utilization and Decline of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Deceased Donor Kidneys
S. Chang¹, K. Lentine², D. Axelrod³, J. Wellen¹, M. Wang¹, M. A. Schnitzler⁴, T. Alhamad⁵
¹Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ²Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ³Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴Surgery, Sanit Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: With more transplant centers are accepting hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) deceased donor kidneys (dHCV+), the trend of non-utilization and decline of these organs…
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Early Compensatory Hypertrophy Circumvents Hyperfiltration Injury in Adult Recipients of Small Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidneys
D. Das¹, R. Nunez Nateras², M. Smith², G. Mour², A. Singer², K. Reddy², R. Heilman², A. Moss², H. Khamash¹, C. Jadlowiec²
¹Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Donor-to-recipient body weight ratios have been shown to influence kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. For small pediatric donors, this mismatch is far more pronounced and…
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Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Sgambat, K. Amatya, A. Moudgil
Nephrology, Children's National, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Children with end stage renal disease on dialysis are known to be at high risk for protein energy wasting and low muscle mass, however…
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Free Fatty Acids and Delayed Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Analysis
J. Zhou¹, J. Lyu¹, X. Yu¹, C. Wu², J. Chen¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital Kidney Disease Center, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, ²Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is one of the most common obstacles of donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidney transplantation. Serum free fatty acids (FFAs)…
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Cigarette Smoking and Long-Term Renal Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Living Kidney Donors
S. Getsin¹, M. Waldram¹, Y. Yu¹, D. Brennan¹, F. Al Ammary¹, J. Garonzik-Wang¹, M. Henderson¹, J. Locke², R. Reed², K. Lentine³, D. Segev¹, A. Massie¹
¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ³Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Since cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for kidney and cardiovascular disease in the general population, many programs advise living kidney donor candidates…
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Delayed Introduction of Mammalian Inhibitors of Rapamycin (mTOR) Post Kidney Transplantation Might Avoid the Chronic Nephrotoxicity of Calcineurin Inhibitors. Herein We Are Reporting an Eight-Years Single Center Experience of mTOR-Based Immunosuppression Regimen in Comparison with Cyclosporin-Based Regimen
W. A. Hassan¹, H. M. Tawfik²
¹Medicine-Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ²Medicine-Nephrology, Minia Nephrology Hospital, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
*Purpose: Delayed introduction of mTOR inhibitors post kidney transplantation might avoid the chronic nephrotoxicity of CNI: eight-years single center experience.*Methods: This is a retrospective analysis…
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Converting from Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide for Treatment of Patients with Hepatitis B Following Liver Transplantation
C. Cheng
Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Kwei-Shan Township, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Taiwan has a high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and HBV related end-stages liver diseases are the leading causes of liver transplantation (LT). Tenofovir…