Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 51 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Clusterin Protects Kidney Transplants from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Modulating Neutrophil Infiltration
Y. Shim¹, R. Fan², N. Dvorina², K. McCrae¹, B. William²
¹Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, ²Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is inevitable during organ transplantation. Clusterin (CLU) has shown to be protective in IRI. Supplementation of storage solution with recombinant CLU…
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Axl and MerTK Regulate the Activation of Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Upregulating Il-13 in Kupffer Cells
J. Zhang¹, M. Ni¹, H. Zhang¹, R. Busuttil¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, X. Wang², J. Jin³, Y. Zhai¹
¹Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, ³Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) remains an unresolved clinical problem. A sterile inflammatory response drives the disease pathogenesis. Although mechanisms of liver innate immune activation…
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Risk Factors Associated with ICU Admission and Death in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Differ Between Solid Organ Transplant and Non-Solid Organ Transplant Patients
J. Schaenman, H. Byford, T. R. Grogan, Y. Motwani, O. Beaird, M. Kamath, E. Lum, K. Meneses, D. Sayah, D. Vucicevic, S. Saab
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Despite the large numbers of reports on patient risk factors for poor clinical outcomes with COVID-19, little is known about how these risks may…
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Recurrent Cytomegalovirus and the Role of Secondary Prophylaxis in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients
S. N. Finder¹, K. Harrison¹, M. Morrison¹, S. Rega², I. Feurer², C. Gorsline³, G. Satyanarayana³, S. Hamel¹
¹Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: This study aimed to describe the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) recurrence in heart and lung transplant recipients and the effect of secondary prophylaxis (SP)…
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The US Kidney Allocation System Should Not Allocate En Bloc Kidneys from Deceased Donors < 18 Kg as Equivalent to Top 20% KDPI Single Kidneys
W. F. Parker¹, A. Gallo², L. Ross¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: In December 2020, the US Kidney Allocation System (KAS) revised the allocation rules for deceased donors under 18 kg, stating that both kidneys must…
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Final Flow and Resistance During Cold Pulsatile Perfusion Preservation Do Have Value in Prediction of Deceased Donor Graft Survival After Adjusting for KDPI
D. S. Keith, E. Lessmann
Kidney Transplant, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
*Purpose: To determine whether cold pulsatile perfusion preservation (CPPP) parameters of flow and resistance provide additional data regarding deceased donor kidney graft survival after adjusting…
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Bisphosphonates for Fracture Prevention in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Kahwaji¹, S. Yang², J. Sim³
¹Nephrology/Transplant, Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Research and Evaluation, Kaiser-Permanente, Pasadena, CA, ³Nephrology, Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of fracture, however bisphosphonate use has not be shown to lower fracture risk in this population. We…
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Prevalence of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Discontinuation and Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplants (PKTX): A PNRC Study
A. Moudgil¹, K. Sgambat¹, E. Benoit², A. Jain³, M. Seifert⁴, C. Katsoufis⁵, L. Harshman⁶, A. Mansuri⁷, M. Somers⁸
¹Nephrology, Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington, DC, ²Nephrology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Nephrology, Wayne State University, Troy, DC, ⁴Nephrology, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Nephrology, Holtz Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, ⁶Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁷Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, GA, ⁸Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: MMF is discontinued in PKTX for various reasons. In this Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC) study, we determined prevalence and reasons for MMF discontinuation…
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Performance of Kidney Transplantation in a Resource-Poor Setting of Southeast Nigeria- A Review of the First Ten Cases
C. G. Okwuonu¹, O. J. Chimezie², G. O. Achor³, N. M. Erondu⁴, C. Ralph-Iheke⁵, S. Alhassan⁶
¹INTERNAL MEDICINE/NEPHROLOGY, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ²OPTOMETRY, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ³SURGERY/UROLOGY, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ⁴ANAESTHESIA, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ⁵NURSING SERVICES DIVISION, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria, ⁶SURGERY/UROLOGY, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
*Purpose: To assess complication and survival after performance of kidney transplantation in a resource poor setting in Southeast Nigeria*Methods: A retrospective review of transplant registers…
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Hard to Place Dual Kidney Transplantation (HTPDKT): A Viable Option Despite Prolonged Cold Ischemia
R. Plews¹, E. Siskind², M. Laftavi², E. Shipman³, S. Shah², D. Conti⁴, A. Adekile², S. Nijim², S. K. Patel²
¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Center for Transplantation, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, ³Nevada Donor Network, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
*Purpose: Less than perfect kidneys are often difficult to place in the current kidney allocation system. The kidneys have to travel extended distances , increasing…