2013 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Opioid Usage Early after Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Chronic opioids usage (COU) is common among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis treatment and associated with poor clinical outcomes. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Oxygenated Machine Preservation Reduces Reperfusion Injury of DCD Livers but Seems Less Useful in Standard Heart-Beating Livers: A Comparative Study in a Rat Model
Background: Normothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (NMP) may reduce ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in livers derived from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors. Aim of this study…2013 American Transplant Congress
Removal of CD39+ T Cells Uncovers a Population of Col V Specific, CD39- Responder T Cells in Normal, Healthy Individuals
Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
We and others have reported that autoimmunity to the self antigen Collagen V (ColV) after lung transplantation, is strongly correlated with the development of Bronchiolitis…2013 American Transplant Congress
Dual Nanoporous Encapsulation and Local Exenatide Delivery Improves Islet Viability
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Transplantation of pancreatic islets is recognized as a potential curative therapy for TIDM; however, islets are extremely susceptible to the mechanical, hypoxic and immunologic stresses…2013 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Proteomics Reveals Protein Differences Associated with Allograft Cellular Rejection
Purpose: To investigate protein differences in renal allografts to provide insight into the pathophysiology of cellular rejection. The objective is to determine which proteins are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Seasonal Influenza Immunization (Influenza+ H1N1) on HLA Antibodies and Kidney Allograft Function
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Seasonal influenza vaccine (influenza + H1N1) is recommended for all solid organ transplant patients. Vaccines have been implicated in changes to HLA antibody profile with…2013 American Transplant Congress
Medical Nonadherence as a Cause of Renal Allograft Failure: A Ten Year Single Center Retrospective Analysis
Annette C & Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background: Despite the advent of modern immunosuppression, long term renal allograft outcomes have remained relatively unchanged. In the renal transplant population, medical nonadherence is a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Drop in Allograft Function Associates with Drop in Bone Mineral Density Z Score in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
The high prevalence of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) in pediatric renal transplant recipients has been linked to the duration of dialysis pre transplant, exposure to steroids,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of PI3K/AKT and Autophagy in the Protective Effect of Fasting Against Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Mice, The
Background and aim: Preoperative fasting is known to attenuate liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). However, the exact mechanism behind this protective effect is unknown. This…2013 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of the Chronic Kidney Disease-EPI Equation To Predict Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is to compare two formulas for GFR estimation – the popular Modified Diet in Renal Disease, MDRD and the recently…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- …
- 178
- Next Page »