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

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Is There a Role for Donor-Specific Antibody Testing in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation? A Single Center Analysis of Outcomes
A. Das, A. Barbetta, D. Remulla, C. Goldbeck, T. Maw, J. Kim
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) has grown exponentially since its conception in the 1960’s. The role for donor specific antibody (DSA) testing in SLKT is…
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Estrogen Receptor Beta Deletion is Protective in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in a Renal Specific Manner
C. S. O'Brien, P. Hernandez, Z. Wang, G. Ge, W. Hancock, M. H. Levine
Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a major contributor to delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplantation. Previously, we have shown lower rates of…
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Associations of Lack of Insurance and Other Sociodemographic Traits with Deficiencies in Follow-Up After Living Kidney Donation
K. Lentine¹, R. Hays², N. Lam³, A. Tietjen⁴, A. Muiru⁵, H. Xiao¹, A. Garg⁶, C. Thomas⁷, G. McNatt⁷, R. Howey⁸, U. Lebron-Banks⁹, M. Cooper¹⁰, M. Conboy¹¹, B. Kasiske¹¹
¹Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO, ²Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴St. Barnabas, Livingston, NJ, ⁵Univ of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Western Univ, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁸Toyon Associates, Concord, CA, ⁹New York Presb Hosp, New York, NY, ¹⁰Medstar-Georgetown, Washington, DC, ¹¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Follow-up after living kidney donation in the United States has improved with recent policy mandates. We hypothesized that lack of insurance at donation may…
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Psychosocial Determinants of Regimen Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Balakrishnan, S. Bailey, D. Mroczek, M. Serper, D. P. Ladner, M. S. Wolf
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is increasing evidence suggesting a high prevalence of inadequate medication adherence among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and its subsequent consequences on health outcomes.…
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The Australian and New Zealand Living Kidney Donor Profile Index
G. L. Irish¹, S. Chadban¹, N. Boudville², S. B. Campbell³, J. Kanellis⁴, P. A. Clayton¹
¹Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia, ²Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, ³Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴Department of Nephrology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
*Purpose: Risk scores may aid risk quantification and decision-making in kidney transplantation. The Living Kidney Donor Profile Index (LKDPI) was developed to choose between living…
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Assessing the Prevalence of Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and Rate of Screening by Dexa Scan in Patients Referred for Liver Transplant Evaluation
A. France¹, J. Kirk², M. Dokus², B. Al-Judaibi², M. Laryea²
¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) and fragility fractures are well-known complications of both chronic liver disease (CLD) and transplant, with a significant increase in the prevalence of…
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The Effect of Acuity Circles on Deceased Donor Transplant and Offer Rates Across Meld and Exception Statuses
A. Wey¹, S. Noreen², S. Gentry³, N. Salkowski¹, M. Cafarella², R. Hirose⁴, J. Trotter⁵, D. Segev⁶, A. Israni¹, J. Snyder¹, B. Kasiske¹
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA, ³USNA, Annapolis, MD, ⁴Univ of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵BSW Health, Dallas, TX, ⁶Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Acuity circles (AC) allocation was implemented on February 4, 2020. AC significantly changed the relative priority of candidates with allocation PELD/MELD scores of 29…
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Environmental Factors That Shape T-cell Alloimmunity: Role of the Microbiome
K. Janek¹, J. H. Fechner¹, R. A. Daley¹, K. Krautkamer¹, F. Rey², J. D. Mezrich¹
¹Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Unlike other types of immunity, T-cell alloimmune responses to mismatched MHC proteins do not need priming by a previous exposure. While genetic differences between…
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Transgenic Beta-cell Cxcl12 Expression and Stem Cell Mobilization Synergize to Suppress Type 1 Diabetes
D. A. Alagpulinsa, A. Jajoo, M. H. Chapin II, M. C. Poznansky
Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) highly express CXCR4, the receptor for the CXCL12 chemokine. This keeps them predominantly…