Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 54 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Ceria-Nanoparticles in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Models in Rats
C. T. Chung, H. Ko, H. Kim, H. Mo, A. Han, S. Min, J. Ha
Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Preventing ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an important issue in kidney transplantation, significantly related to graft survival. Ceria nanoparticles has antioxidant properties as a…
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Long-Term Islet Allo- and Xenograft Survival is Promoted by Immunoglobulin M Immunotherapy
M. Ma, K. Brayman, P. Chhabra
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To investigate if islet allo- and xenotransplant rejection is mitigated by IgM immunotherapy.*Methods: a) New onset diabetic NOD mice (n=14) were treated with IgM…
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Can Organ Donor Potential Be Determined from Death Certificates? A Case Report
S. Gunderson, J. Kemink, C. Topp, W. Payne, T. Brown, B. Welsch
LifeSource, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The 12/17/19 CMS proposed rule revises outcome measures for OPOs using CDC Multiple Cause of Death to determine donation potential defined as the number…
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Can Mayo Adhesive Probability Score Can Predict an Adherent Perinephric Fat? Analysis in Japanese Healthy Donor for Transplantation Underwent Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
T. Noda, Y. Miyauchi, K. Koyama, Y. Sawada, K. Nishimura, T. Fukumoto, N. Miura, T. Kikugawa, T. Saika
Department of Urology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan
*Purpose: This study is aimed to evaluate Mayo Adhesive Probability (MAP) score as a predictor of adherent perinephric fat (APF) by analyzing a cohort of…
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Transplant and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients with Different Pre-Transplant Cardiovascular Risk
G. Hsu¹, T. M. Sparkes¹, B. N. Reed², S. E. Gale¹, B. R. Ravichandran¹
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Renal transplant patients have higher cardiovascular (CV) risk compared to their peers. Pre-transplant CV risk factors may be amplified post-transplant, but little is known…
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Low Mycophenolic Acid Levels are Associated with More Inflammation on 1 Year Protocol Biopsies and Lower Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Huskey, G. Mour, M. Ryan, S. Nair, M. Smith, R. Heilman
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Data is limited on the association of Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) concentration on protocol kidney transplant biopsies. Our aim is to compare clinical outcomes and…
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Validation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Acute Renal Graft Rejection
H. Hwang¹, J. Kong¹, J. Kim¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Moon¹, K. Jeong¹, J. Park², J. Park³, T. Ban⁴, J. Yang⁵, C. Ahn⁶, S. Lee¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Yeungnam University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified potential single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which is associated with acute rejection in renal transplant recipients. We sought to…
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Single Port Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation
E. Miller, C. Wilson, G. Sawczyg, S. Kim, A. Aminsharifi, J. Garisto, J. Kaouk, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Innovative methods are needed to further optimize safe outcomes in kidney transplantation (KT), therefore as an alternative surgical approach we present a single case…
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Impact of Rituximab and Apheresis Techniques in Acute Rejection Rates in ABO Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplant
I. Revuelta¹, E. De Sousa-Amorim¹, M. Lozano², D. Cucchiari¹, J. Cid², L. Peri³, E. Palou⁴, M. Musquera³, J. Martorell⁵, J. M. Campistol¹, F. Oppenheimer¹, F. Diekmann¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Department of Urology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Histocompatibility Lab. Department of Immunology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Histocompatibility Lab, Department of Immunology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: ABO incompatibility (ABOi) is a widespread option of living kidney donor transplantation (LKDT). However, controversies in rejection, and death-censored graft survival rates are published,…
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Marginal Not So Marginal Anymore: Time for New Definitions for “Marginal” Allografts in Liver Transplantation?
T. Zhang¹, J. Dunson¹, F. Kanwal², T. Galvan², J. Vierling², C. O'Mahony², J. Goss², A. Rana²
¹Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: We examined time trends in the outcomes of patients who received marginal liver allografts defined on the basis of the Donor Risk Index [DRI]…