Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 69 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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Hepatitis C and Racial Disparity in Liver Transplant Waitlist Additions: Separate Not Equal
C. Wang¹, J. Buggs¹, E. Rogers¹, A. Kumar², N. Kemmer³
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: In 2014, direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) became available as a treatment option for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) with successful results. Since the implementation of DAAs,…
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The Impact of Deceased Donor Maintenance on the Incidence of Delayed Kidney Allograft Function
S. Costa¹, F. Barroso¹, C. Oliveira¹, E. Daher¹, P. Fernandes¹, L. Andrade², R. Esmeraldo³, T. Sandes-Freitas¹
¹Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, ²Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, Brazil, ³Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors for delayed graft function (DGF) in a Brazilian cohort with high DGF incidence, focusing on variables reflecting donor maintenance.*Methods:…
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Mechanisms by Which Donor Bone-Marrow CXCR4+ Foxp3+ Tregs Promote Long-Term Survival of Murine Limb Allografts
L. Wang¹, Z. Wang², R. Han¹, A. Samanta¹, G. Ge¹, L. S. Levin¹, M. H. Levine¹, W. W. Hancock³
¹Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) allows tissue replacement after devastating loss but is currently limited in application and may be more widely performed if maintenance…
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Pancreas Transplant in Chronic Kidney Disease for Type 1 Diabetic Patients
R. A. Choudhury, D. Yoeli, H. B. Moore, H. Yaffe, K. D. Conzen, T. L. Nydam, P. T. Kennealey
Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Although both pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) and islet cell transplantation (ICT) have been associated with peri-operative declines in eGFR, the magnitude of decline is…
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Association between Sarcopenia and Nutritional Factors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Kosoku¹, J. Uchida¹, T. Ishihara², T. Iwai¹, H. Shimada¹, K. Kabei¹, S. Nishide¹, T. Naganuma¹, T. Nakatani¹
¹Urology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Innovative and Clinical Research Promotion Center, Gifu University Hospital, Gihu, Japan
*Purpose: Malnutrition is an important risk factor for the development of sarcopenia. Several methods are used for the assessment of nutritional status including serum albumin…
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Should Steatotic Livers Be Transplanted Into Pediatric Recipients?
M. MacConmara, C. Feizpour, P. Vagefi, C. Ramirez, L. DeGregorio, C. S. Hwang
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Although steatotic livers are frequently transplanted in the adult population, they are not commonly transplanted in pediatric recipients. We questioned if the outcomes of…
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Hypothermia Attenuates Renal Fibrosis after Renal Ischemia Reperfusion in Mice
D. Choi¹, D. Kim², E. Kim², J. Jeong², J. Kim¹, Y. Ham¹, Y. Chang³, K. Na¹, K. Lee¹
¹Nephrology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ³Nephrology, Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Recently, acute kidney injury is a important cause of chronic kidney injury, characterized by glomerular sclerosis and tubular fibrosis. Hypothermia attenuates the acute kidney…
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Epithelial To Mesenchymal Transition Mediates Engraftment Of Endoderm And Hepatic Progenitor Cells In The Quiescent Liver
W. S. Fagg¹, N. Lui², L. Patrikeev³, O. Saldarriaga*⁴, H. Lerner-Stevenson⁵, V. Popov⁶, M. Motamade³, J. H. Fair¹
¹Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²Surgery, Naiyou Lui, Galveston, TX, ³Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁴Pathology, Omar Saldarriaga, Galveston, TX, ⁵pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁶Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Stem cell transplantation to the liver is a promising therapeutic strategy for a variety of disorders. Hepatocyte transplantation has short term efficacy, but can…
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Naïve B Cells Regulation by TLR-Breg Cells In Vitro
Q. Fu, K. Lee, G. Huai, K. Deng, N. J. Feeney, C. Leguern, S. Deng, J. F. Markmann
Center for Transplant Science, MGH, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Regulatory B cells (Bregs) have shown great potential in cell therapies for murine organ transplantation by inhibiting the proliferation of cytotoxic and helper T…
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Isolation of Preformed Antibodies from Whole Blood by Integrating Acoustics and Microfluidics in Sensitized Animal Model
J. Kwun¹, Y. Gu², M. Manook¹, M. Wu¹, J. Yoon¹, S. Knechtle¹, T. J. Huang²
¹Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Apheresis therapy refers to the separation, removal and/or exchange of unwanted blood components (red cells, white cells, platelets and/or plasma) by centrifugation and return…