Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 106 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Protein and Transcriptomic Differences Between High and Low Neointimal Arteries in Human Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Rejected Grafts
J. Nevarez-Mejia¹, H. C. Pickering¹, R. A. Sosa¹, R. P. Lau¹, G. A. Fishbein¹, W. M. Baldwin III², R. L. Fairchild², E. F. Reed¹
¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of graft failure and mortality following heart transplantation. Donor specific antibodies (DSA) contribute to CAV progression…
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Atherosclerosis Reduces Anti-Tumor Activity of Liver-Resident Natural Killer Cells
K. Imaoka, M. Ohira, K. Sato, Y. Imaoka, R. Nakano, H. Ohdan
Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Abdominal aorta calcification (AAC) is associated with an increased relative risk of coronary events, cerebrovascular events, cardiovascular events, and cardiovascular death. We report that…
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Alemtuzumab and Basilximab Induction Therapy in Lung Transplantation
M. Furukawa, E. Chan, P. G. Sanchez
Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Induction therapy is used in about more than 80% of lung transplant centers and is increasing globally. Currently, there are no standards or guideline…
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Cost-Effective and Time-Saving Three-Dimensional (3-D) Printing Protocol of Intra-Abdominal Cavity of Liver Transplantation Recipient to Prevent Large-for-Size Syndrome
S. Park, G. Choi, J. Kim, S. Lee, J. Joh, J. Rhu
General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The application of Three-dimensional (3-D) printing has been increasing and we invented a protocol for a cost-effective and time-saving 3-D model of intra-abdominal cavity…
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Does Gene Mutation Carrier Status Contribute to Risk of Kidney Failure?
S. A. Muhsin, R. Saranu, B. Schreiber, E. Milford, M. Y. Yeung, A. Chandraker
Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To examine the frequency of genetic abnormalities in end stage kidney disease patients either on the kidney transplant waitlist or have already been transplanted.*Methods:…
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Poor Outcomes in Patients with Transplant Glomerulopathy Independent of Banff Categorization or Therapeutic Interventions
K. Wu¹, D. Schmidt¹, C. Lopez del Moral¹, Q. Zhang¹, F. Halleck¹, M. G. Naik¹, N. Lachmann², B. Rudolph³, K. Budde¹
¹Department of Nephrology, Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ²Institut für Transfusionsmedizin, Charite Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, ³Institut für Pathologie, Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Banff classification is an accepted diagnostic tool, but also used as a tool to define endpoints in clinical trials. There is a need to…
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Membrane Attack Complex as a More Sensitive Tool to Evaluate Complement Activation in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Donor-Specific Antibodies
C. Arias-Cabrales, D. Redondo-Pachón, E. Rodríguez, M. Riera, A. Buxeda, M. Pérez-Sáez, C. Burballa, L. Llinas, J. Pascual, M. Crespo
Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients with late HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA) detected with single antigen beads (SAB) exhibit more frequent antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) and graft loss.…
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Pediatric Liver Transplant Factors That Influence Tacrolimus Absorption
M. Chandran¹, D. Yoeli¹, A. Sater², F. Karrer¹, M. Adams¹
¹Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between various pediatric recipient characteristics at time of liver transplant and FK506 absorption 6…
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Identification of Akkermansia Muciniphila and Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron Associated with the Alleviation of Peritransplant Liver Damage in Mouse Recipients
K. Dery¹, H. Kojima², H. Hirao², K. Kadono³, T. Dong², J. Kupiec-Weglinski⁴
¹Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Liver Transplant Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Although recent evidence shows that modifications of gut microbiota by antibiotics (Abx) influences liver allograft function, its compositional role in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)…
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Fixed-Dose Rituximab for Pre-Transplant DSA in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Progar¹, K. Kurwicki², N. Nesselhauf³, J. Hagopian⁴, S. January⁵, H. Wijeweera⁶, M. McCloskey⁷, M. Merzkani⁸, R. Delos Santos⁹
¹Transplant, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ²SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, ³Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Edwardsville, IL, ⁴Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, ⁶Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁷Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ⁸Washington University, St Louis, MO, ⁹Transplant, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Donor specific antibodies (DSAs) occur in 15-30% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and are associated with rejection and graft loss. Rituximab (RTX), an antiCD20…