2013 American Transplant Congress
Is Liver Transplantation Outcome Worse for HCC Patients Using Organ Donation after Cardiac Death?
Liver Transplant, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
BACKGROUNDDonation after cardiac death (DCD) has been used as potential way to increase donor liver availability. The aim of this study was to compare early…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Risk of ESRD Attributable to Live Kidney Donation: Matching with Healthy Non-Donors
Background Higher rates of ESRD post-donation have been reported in African-American donors than in white donors, but no studies have compared ESRD incidence in donors…2013 American Transplant Congress
Early Experience with 3-Month Ciprofloxacin Prophylaxis for BK Infection in Renal Transplantation
The Methodist Hospital, Houston
BK polyomavirus (BKV) is a significant infection affecting renal transplant recipients. Previous data suggests possible activity of fluoroquinolones against BKV, although their role in preventing…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor and Recipient Pretransplant EBV Antibody Status on PTLD Incidence in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Surgery and Lab Medicine and Pathology, U Mn, Mpls, MN
We studied the impact of pretransplant (pretx) EBV antibody (ab) status on the incidence of PTLD in adult primary kidney tx recipients. Between 1/2002 and…2013 American Transplant Congress
TIM-1 Mucin Domain Is Critical in Breg Development, Induction, and Functional Activity
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Bregs play a key role in immune tolerance by negatively regulating immune responses via IL-10. We showed that TIM-1 is an inclusive marker for IL-10+…2013 American Transplant Congress
Specific Lymphocyte Trafficking Via High Endothelial Venules Is Required for Tolerance
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Background: CD40-CD40L costimulatory blockade plus donor-specific splenocyte transfusion (DST) induces tolerance concurrent with regulatory T cell (Treg) induction in the lymph node (LN). Treg are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Standardization of CMV DNA Viral Load Monitoring
Background: The clinical utility of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load (VL) testing for managing transplant recipients and other immunocompromised patients has been established based on the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Change in Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) in the First Year Post Liver Transplant
Transplant Division, Dept of Surgery, Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Baseline renal function is an important factor in post liver transplant (LT) outcome. This study examines the change in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Influenza Vaccination during the First Six Months Post-Transplantation
Our goal was to study the efficacy and safety of influenza vaccination during the first six months post-transplantation.A prospective cohort study of consecutive cases of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allograft Function and Histology in Recipients Dying with a Functioning Graft
William von Liebig Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Introduction: Death with function (DWF) is a major cause of kidney allograft failure. However, few studies have examined the relationship between kidney allograft function and…
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