Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 139 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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VP2 MRNA Distinguishes the Direct Injury and Inflammation Effects of Polyoma Virus (BK) Infection from the Cognate TCMR Response That Follows Immunosuppressive Minimization
P. F. Halloran¹, K. Famulski¹, K. S. Madill-Thomsen¹, G. Böhmig², G. Gupta³, M. Myślak⁴, O. Viklicky⁵, &. the INTERCOMEX Study Group⁶
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, ⁵Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶., Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: BK virus nephropathy (BKN) and T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) are difficult to distinguish by histology but often coexist due to the necessity for immunosuppression…
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Initial Kidney Transplant Evaluations with Telehealth: Is it a Pandemic Only Practice?
A. Govil¹, E. Tims², C. Siemer², J. Harris², C. King², S. Shah¹, C. Thakar¹
¹Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: COVID -19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge to health care systems. It disrupted the transplant processes including evaluations, especially in rural or other geographically…
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Randomized Phase 3 Open-label Study of Maribavir vs Investigator-assigned Therapy for Refractory/resistant Cytomegalovirus Infection in Transplant Recipients: Subgroup Analyses of Efficacy by Organ
R. K. Avery¹, E. A. Blumberg², D. Florescu³, N. Kamar⁴, D. Kumar⁵, J. Wu⁶, A. Sundberg⁶
¹Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, ⁴Hôpital de Rangueil, Toulouse, France, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., a Takeda company, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Therapeutic options for refractory, with/without resistance (R/R), CMV infections are limited. We report organ type subgroup analyses from a large multi-center trial that studied…
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Laminin Alpha 4 and Alpha5 Differentially Regulate Lymph Node Tolerogenic Structure
L. Li¹, M. Shirkey¹, W. Piao¹, Y. Xiong¹, V. Saxena¹, T. Zhang¹, J. Iyyathurai², R. Lakhan¹, R. Abdi³, J. Bromberg¹
¹Surgery, UMB, Baltimore, MD, ²CVID, UMB, Baltimore, MD, ³Harvard University, Boston, MD
*Purpose: Lymph node (LN) stromal laminins α4 (Lama4) and α5 (Lama5) are associated with tolerance and immunity, respectively. We hypothesized that stromal Lama4 and Lama5…
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Novel Discovery of Super-antigen That Mobilize Regulatory Cd8 T Cells Inhibits Donor-specific Antibody and Protects Heart Allografts from Antibody-mediated Rejection
J. Y. Choi¹, H. Nakagawa², Z. Solhjou¹, K. Yatim¹, H. Zhang³, P. Patel³, M. Tawfeek Mohammed³, L. Riella⁴, H. Kim², H. Cantor², J. Azzi¹
¹Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a critical barrier to long-term allograft survival. We showed that Qa-1 (HLA-E in humans) restricted CD8+ T cells (CD8 Treg)…
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The Role of Pre-transplant Rectal Screening for Azole-resistant Candida Species in Liver Transplant Candidates
K. K. Patel¹, M. M. Azar², A. Koff³, K. Belfield⁴, D. R. Peaper⁵, J. Topal², M. Malinis²
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Section of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Azole-resistant Candida (ARC) infections have become increasingly common among solid organ transplant recipients. Pre-transplant screening for ARC allows for targeted antifungal prophylaxis, which may…
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Multistep Algorithm to Achieve Weight Loss Goal in Advanced Stage Obesity Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Single Center Preliminary Report
A. Shah, J. Galpern, L. Castaldo, P. Touhy, M. Thomas, A. Aaron, M. Fruscione, L. Dageforde, N. Elias
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Obesity causes and complicates glomerulonephritis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) leading to end stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidney Transplantation (KT) improves ESRD patients’ survival…
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Pig Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (ohtx) in Baboons: Is an Acute Pulmonary Inflammatory Response the Key Problem?
A. Jagdale¹, D. Cleveland², M. Bikhet¹, J. Foote³, G. Walcott⁴, H. Iwase¹, T. Yamamoto¹, H. Hara¹, C. Hansens-Estruch¹, D. Ayares⁵, S. Litovsky⁶, L. Rhodes², W. Carlo⁷, J. Crawford², R. Dabal², S. Borasino², D. Cooper¹
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ³Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Surgery, Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA, ⁶Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: To investigate the mechanism of early cardio-pulmonary dysfunction after genetically engineered pig OHTx in baboons.*Methods: OHTx from pigs expressing different genetic modifications, α‐galactosyltransferase knockout…
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Outcomes of Hepatitis C Nucleic Acid Testing Positive Donors in Aviremic Recipients With Delayed Direct-Acting Antiviral Initiation
M. Hudson, A. Webb, A. Logan, A. Silverman, A. Brueckner
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical impact of utilizing hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleic acid testing (NAT)+ donors in HCV…