Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 72 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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The Intersection of Cost, Quality, and Volume in Liver Transplant
D. Axelrod¹, R. Balakrishnan¹, A. Harris², S. Hohmann², J. Snyder³, B. Kasiske³, M. Schnitzler⁴, K. Lentine⁴
¹Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Vizient Inc., Irving, TX, ³SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: As a consequence of changing allocation practices and the ongoing shortage of high-quality organs, the cost of liver transplant (LT) continues to increase throughout…
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Aligning Pediatric Waiting List and Post-Transplant Outcomes with the Adult Lung Allocation Score
M. Skeans¹, A. Wey¹, E. Lease², C. Lehr³, J. Alcorn⁴, R. Goff⁴, D. Stewart⁴, M. Valapour³
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Lung allocation is moving toward a continuous distribution framework (CDF), with components for waitlist (WL) urgency and post-transplant (PT) survival, as computed in LAS.…
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The Microenvironment of Belatacept-Resistant Rejection
A. Johnson, J. Zhang, C. Larsen
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Belatacept is a co-stimulation blockade immunosuppressant, that despite demonstrating improved long-term outcomes, has not been widely adopted, in part, due to concern over early…
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Quantifying Hidden Sensitization: HLA-reactive Memory B Cells in the Spleens of Sensitized Women
J. T. Killian¹, J. A. Houp¹, A. Nellore², R. G. King³, P. M. Porrett¹, F. E. Lund³
¹Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Measurement of circulating anti-HLA antibody (anti-HLA-Ab) in transplant candidates and recipients is required for successful organ transplantation. However, serum Ab measurement alone likely underestimates…
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Harnessing Innate Lymphoid Cells to Prevent Graft-versus Host Disease
K. T. Reid¹, S. Q. Crome²
¹Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Ajmera Transplant Centre, TGHRI, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Determine whether human innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) can be isolated, expanded and used in cell-based therapies to prevent Graft-versus Host Disease (GvHD) .*Methods: ILC2s…
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Urinary Exosomal Cystatin C and Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein as Biomarkers for Monitoring Antibody-mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation
M. Kim, S. Lim, S. Shin
Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study aims to discover and validate urinary exosomal biomarkers for antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) after kidney transplantation.*Methods: A total of 60 urine samples from…
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P2X7 Receptor Activity Mediates Th17-Specific Self- and Alloreactivity in Non-Human Primates
C. Little, J. Sullivan, W. Burlingham, D. Kaufman
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The broadly expressed ATP-binding purinergic receptor, P2X7 (P2X7R) is involved in the Th17 mediated cellular immune response to allo- and select self-antigens (Collagen type…
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Donor T and NK Cells with a Special Tissue-Resident Memory Phenotype Migrate Into the Periphery of Lung Transplant Recipients – A Potential Feature for Tolerance Development
L. M. Ruhl¹, R. Bellmàs Sanz¹, A. Hitz¹, B. Wiegmann², K. A. Bläsing¹, W. Sommer², F. Ius², J. F. Kühne¹, A. Knöfel², L. M. Horn¹, I. Tudorache², A. Haverich², D. Jonigk³, G. Warnecke², C. S. Falk¹
¹MHH, Institute of Transplant Immunology, Hannover, Germany, ²MHH, Department for Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover, Germany, ³MHH, Institute of Pathology, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: After lung transplantation (LuTx), a transient chimerism of donor cells exists in the blood of recipients due to the migration of lymphocytes from the…
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HTFPI.hCD47 and Adhesion Inhibition in GTKO.hCD46 Pig Lung Xenograft Injury
S. Miura¹, L. Burdorf¹, Z. Habibabady¹, A. Dandro², M. Connolly¹, S. Pratts¹, C. Phelps², W. Eyestone², D. Ayares², A. Azimzadeh¹, R. Pierson III¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ²Revivicor, Inc, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: We evaluate whether genetic expression of human tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI, extrinsic coagulation pathway inhibitor) and human CD47 ("don’t eat me" immunoregulator), alone…
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Effect of Defibrotide on Kidney Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in a Preclinical Renal Transplant Model
P. Pine¹, Z. Sun², A. Matas³, J. Shi¹, A. Ebrahimnejad¹, M. Zanette⁴, P. Halloran⁵, J. S. Bromberg⁶, R. Hanvesakul⁷
¹Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, ²Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Univ of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major contributor to graft failure. During organ removal and preservation, ischemia results in anaerobic respiration and cellular damage.…