Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 26 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Ischemic and Perfused Kidney Treated with Non-Cultured Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cells Increase the Immune and Regulatory Transcriptome
R. Lathan¹, R. Ghita¹, R. Touyz¹, M. Clancy², P. Mark¹
¹Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Renal Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Studies in our rat model of ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI) demonstrate improved kidney function post injection of non-cultured autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRC). The…
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Prolonged Functional Human 3D Liver Organoids as an In Vitro Liver Disease Model
W. Zhang¹, A. Isidan¹, A. M. Chen¹, L. J. Smith², H. L. Francis³, G. Alpini³, E. Gramelspacher¹, P. Li¹, B. Ekser¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²3D Bioprinting Core and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ³Division of Gastroenterology, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Animal models used for evaluating the mechanisms of liver disease do not fully mimic the complex architecture and metabolic functions of the human liver.…
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Marginal Zone B Cells Support Donor-Specific Alloantibody Responses to Heart Allografts
V. Gorbacheva, R. Fan, W. Baldwin, R. Fairchild, A. Valujskikh
Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Production of high affinity isotype-switched donor specific alloantibodies (DSA) after transplantation is associated with germinal center formation by follicular (FO) B cells whereas the…
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Neuropilin 2 is a Novel Coinhibitory Molecule That Suppresses Alloimmune Responses Following Transplantation
J. Wedel, J. Lee, N. Kochupurakkal, E. Chernov, M. Poreddy, K. Liu, S. Kong, D. Bielenberg, H. Nakayama, D. M. Briscoe
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: We have previously reported that signaling via the transmembrane receptor neuropilin 2 (NRP2) regulates PI3K/mTOR/Akt activity in several human cell lines. Furthermore, it is…
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A Novel Immunoresponse Monitoring System to Predict Chronic Antibody- Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Iwahara¹, K. Hotta¹, D. Iwami¹, Y. Takada¹, H. Higuchi², H. Sasaki², T. Tanabe², N. Shinohara¹
¹Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ²Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Chronic active antibody mediated rejection (CAAMR) induced by de novo donor specific antibodies (DSA) is the main cause of graft loss in the long-term.…
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Alum Elicited MDSCs Delay the Rejection of Fully Mistmatched Islets in Mice
A. Cuenca¹, N. Feeney², J. Ge¹, K. Deng², Q. Fu², G. Huai², K. Lee², C. Rickert², J. Markmann²
¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have been demonstrated to be critical for the induction of tumor induced T cell tolerance and have also been…
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Effect of Low vs Standard Dosage of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy on the Co-Inducible Molecules (Cd28, CTLA-4, ICOS, PD-1) Expression Pattern in T Regulatory Cell
G. Queipo¹, A. Hernandez-Mendoza¹, M. Estrada-Matus², M. Fonseca-Sanchez¹, F. Oviedo¹, L. García-Cobarruvias³, J. Prieto Chávez⁴, L. Pizarro⁵, L. Morales-Buenrostro⁶
¹Human Genetics, Hospital General de Mexico-Eduardo Liceaga Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Nephrology, Instituno Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Transplant Unit, Hospital General de Mexico-Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Flow Cytometry Core, Mexican Social Security Institute, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Unit on Immunochemistry, Medical Research, Specialties Hospital of the National Medical Centre “SigloXXI”, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: Two thymoglobulin (TG) dosages effect on the Tregulatory cell (Treg) and describe the behavior of the co-stimulatory pathways in terms of FIM and gene…
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To Wait or Not to Wait: The Survival Benefit of Preemptive Kidney Transplantation after Accounting for Lead Time Bias
S. Yu¹, A. Kernodle¹, J. Snyder², J. Garonzik-Wang¹, D. Segev¹, A. Massie¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Over 2,000 preemptive living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) per year are performed in the US. Preemptive LDKT allows recipients to avoid dialysis, but increases…
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Improved Medication Safety Outcomes with a Mobile Health, Pharmacist-Led Intervention: Results of the TRANSAFE Rx Randomized Controlled Trial
H. Gonzales, J. Fleming, M. Gebregziabher, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber
MUSC, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication (med) safety events are a predominant cause of poor health outcomes, particularly within high-risk groups such as kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. The primary…
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A Single-Center Analysis of Using Allele-Level 11 HLA Loci Information on cPRA and Organ-Allocation Points in Kidney Transplant Candidates
C. Maguire¹, P. Muluhngwi¹, E. Kransdorf², L. Gragert³, A. R. Tambur¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Beverly Hills, CA, ³Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Calculated panel reactive antibodies (cPRA) is used by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to quantify degree of HLA sensitization and assign priority…