Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 47 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Epitope Analysis of Complement-Binding De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Class II Antibody
K. Yamanaka, M. Hashimoto, T. Kinoshita, Y. Fujita, S. Matsumura, T. Imanaka, A. Taniguchi, T. Yoshida, H. Kishikawa
Department of Kidney Transplantation Center, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
*Purpose: Patients with de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) after kidney transplantation have a poorer prognosis than patients without dnDSA. Meanwhile, patients with dnDSA do…
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CEACAM1 / ASK1 / p38 Signaling Axis Alleviates Peri-Transplant Liver Injury: From Mouse-to-Human
H. Hirao¹, K. Nakamura², S. Kageyama¹, T. Ito¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Kojima¹, K. J. Dery¹, S. Younan¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, F. M. Kaldas¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski¹
¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
*Purpose: Although CEACAM1 (CM1; carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1; CD66a) regulates hepatic metabolic homeostasis, its role in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) remains unknown. A…
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Retroperitoneoscpic Donor Nephrectomy in the Right Side Provides Excellent Outcomes and Donor Safety Comparable with Left Side
D. Iwami, K. Hotta, N. Iwahara, N. Shinohara
Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: The left kidney is usually selected for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy while the right kidney raises concerns for donors’ and recipients’ safety and presents a…
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Surgical Nephrectomy of the Native Kidneys: Greater Cardiovascular Benefit in Renal Transplant Recipients?
J. Sleiman, G. Soler Pujol, L. Brukman, G. Laham, M. Schiavone, C. Castellaro, C. Diaz
Nephrology, CEMIC, Caba, Argentina
*Purpose: The survival of the graft in patients (px) with renal transplantation (RT) depends on multiple cardiovascular (CV) factors. With CKD progression, sympathetic activity increases,…
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Obesity and Terminally Differentiated T Cells in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
B. I. Shaw¹, H. Lee², C. Chan², R. B. Ettenger³, P. Grimm⁴, E. F. Reed⁵, M. Sarwal⁶, L. Stempora¹, B. Warshaw⁷, O. M. Martinez⁸, A. D. Kirk¹, E. T. Chambers⁹
¹Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Pediatrics, Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ⁸Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Nutritional status is known to modulate immunologic responses in non-immunosuppressed individuals. We utilized the Immune Development in Pediatric Transplantation (IMPACT) study to assess differences…
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Determining Prognostic Factors of Longitudinal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Curves Using Machine Learning Techniques
P. Bernhardt, J. Han, M. Kormaksson, J. Pascual, S. Berger, S. Chadban, C. Legendre, R. Oberbauer, F. Oppenheimer, C. Sommerer, A. Gawai, H. Tedesco
TRANSFORM Study Group, Basel, Switzerland
*Purpose: Various factors related to donors and recipients are integrally associated with post-transplant outcomes. Using machine learning (ML) techniques, we determine the possible prognostic factors…
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Post-Operative Liver Transplant Ultrasounds and Vascular Complications
S. Kanaparthi¹, R. Kayaleh¹, V. Gustainyte¹, C. Davis², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, A. Kumar¹, K. Dhanireddy³
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Radiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Vascular complications such as hepatic artery stenosis/thrombosis can occur following liver transplantation. Doppler ultrasound is the primary method of screening for vascular complications in…
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Utilization of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in Liver Transplantation. A Single Center Experience
R. Cohen, N. Chandolias*, K. Khanmoradi, S. Campos, H. Kaul, J. Walter, S. Rossi, V. Navarro, R. Zaki
Department of Digestive Disease and Transplantation, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The evolution of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV), in the setting of the well recognized organ shortage and the…
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Induction Regimens in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
C. M. Anugwom¹, J. Parekh², C. Hwang³, M. MacConmara³, W. M. Lee⁴, T. M. Leventhal¹
¹Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Spontaneous survival rates in acute liver failure (ALF) are vastly improved by liver transplantation (LT). However, the value of induction agents beyond steroids continues…
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The Prognostic Impacts of Recipient Gender in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
K. Sasaki, M. Sanghvi, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, C. Quintini, C. MIller, K. Hashimoto, C. D. Kwon, F. Aucejo
The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is significantly male predominant cancer. Sex hormonal signal is considered to play some roles, although exact underlying mechanisms are not fully…