Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 35 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Diffuse Calcification Pattern in Chronic Pancreatitis Has Two Aspects in Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation: Bad Sign for Islet Graft Function and Good Sign for Pain Relief
Y. Liu, K. Kumano, J. Mattke, C. Darden, S. Vasu, M. Lawrence, G. Testa, A. Gupta, E. Beecherl, N. Onaca, B. Naziruddin
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by progressive inflammation and fibrosis of the pancreas. The diagnosis of CP is based on pancreatic calcifications, ductal dilatation,…
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Distal Allograft Pancreatectomy for Graft Salvage After Pancreas Transplantation
D. Soma, T. Nikumbh, A. J. Lutz, J. A. Powelson, J. A. Fridell
Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Early pancreas allograft failure most commonly results from vascular thrombosis. Immediate surgical intervention may permit pancreas allograft salvage, typically requiring thrombectomy. In cases of…
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Realistic Targets for Transplantation Among Incident Kidney Failure Patients in the United States
S. Brar, M. Kadatz, J. Lan, D. Chang, J. Gill, S. Vaishnav, J. Gill
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: The Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health aims to treat 80% of all kidney failure patients with transplantation or home dialysis but no…
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The Calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE) in the Service of Equitable Access to Transplantation
J. Lamsatfi¹, B. Bingfan Liu¹, S. Parto², A. Lewin³, K. Oualkacha¹, F. Claas⁴, P. Keown⁵, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁶
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Hema-Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef, Netherlands, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: To inform on feasibility of eplet matching, we developed the calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE), an algorithm informing on the likelihood of identifying…
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Covid-19 in Renal Transplant Recipients: Experience of Lithuania
M. Miglinas, M. M. Janušaitė, E. Ašakienė, L. Vareikienė
Nephrology, Vilnius University Santaros clinics, Vilnius, Lithuania
*Purpose: Renal transplant recipients are at increased susceptibility to many viral infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this review is to define…
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Myeloid Foxo1-β-catenin Axis Regulates Hedgehog/Gli1 Signaling and Controls NLRP3-Mediated Innate Immune Responses in Sterile Inflammatory Liver Injury
D. Xu, C. Li, M. Sheng, Y. Lin, Y. Tian, Y. Zhan, A. J. Coito, R. W. Busuttil, D. G. Farmer, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski, B. Ke
Surgery, Dumont - UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Foxo1 plays important roles in cell metabolism, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Activation of Hedgehog/Gli1 signaling regulates cell growth, differentiation, and immune function. However,…
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Systematic Screening of Kidney Transplant Patients Points Towards Deficits in Neutralizing Antibody Capacity Against Sars-cov-2
V. Wijtvliet¹, K. K. Ariën², J. Mariën², B. Peeters³, R. Hellemans⁴, A. Massart⁴, S. Van Hees¹, P. Moons⁵, H. Theeten⁶, P. Van Damme⁶, H. Goossens⁷, B. Y. De Winter¹, K. J. Ledeganck¹, D. Abramowicz⁴
¹Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, ²Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, ³Department of Laboratory Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, ⁴Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, ⁵Biobank, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, ⁶Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, ⁷Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
*Purpose: The majority of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is able to develop SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Abs). Little is known about the virus neutralizing capacity of these…
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Impact of Advanced Renal Dysfunction on Post-Transplant Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States
T. Bittermann¹, N. Kaur², P. L. Abt¹, K. M. Olthoff¹, J. K. Heimbach³, J. Emamaullee²
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Survival after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in the U.S. is excellent. However, the significance of pre-transplant kidney disease on outcomes after LDLT is…
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Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation (spk) and, Simultaneous Deceased Donor Pancreas and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (splk) in Diabetic Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
Y. Ko
Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare clinical outcomes of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) and simultaneous deceased donor pancreas and living donor kidney…
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The Impact of 4-weeks of Supervised Exercise on Frailty and Lower Extremity (LE) Function in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
E. Lorenz, L. Hickson, R. Weatherly, K. Thompson, M. Hogan, C. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Although frailty is a modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality among kidney transplant (KT) candidates, the optimal duration of effective prehabilitation interventions is…