2013 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from TAC-MMF to mTOR-TAC Immunosuppression in Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Reduces the Incidence of BK Viremia
Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Pharmacy, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Background: BK nephropathy is an important cause of early graft loss after renal-pancreas transplantation. We sought to determine if conversion from tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil (TAC-MMF) to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitors in HLA Identical Living Related Donor Kidney Transplantation
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
The outcome of living related (LD) HLA-identical kidney transplant (tx) was excellent prior to the availability of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Given the nephrotoxicity of CNIs,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Has Displaying KDPI in DonorNet® Led to a Spike in Discard Rates for Lower Quality Kidneys?
UNOS; Yale Med Ctr; Northwestern
Background: The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI), derived from the Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI), began appearing in DonorNet with kidney offers on March 26,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association of Vitamin D and Albuminuria in Renal Transplant Recipients, The
Introduction: Albuminuria is commonly observed in renal transplant recipients and its etiology varies widely. It is associated with poorer graft function and worse patient and…2013 American Transplant Congress
IL-33 Receptor Expression by Cardiac and Aortic Allografts Limits Immune Infiltration and Development of Vasculopathy
Overview: Studies have found administration of IL-33 triples the survival of MHC-mismatched murine heart transplants (HTx) in the absence of any immunosupression. These data are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Microfluidic-Based Multiplexer for Long-Term Dynamic Islet Culture and Immunosuppression Study
Purpose: The in vitro study of human islets is often limited by the availability of specific tools. Microfluidic technology has emerged as a hugely promising…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Certification and Quality Assessment: The Effect of Center Data Input Quality
Each transplant program in the United States is required to submit self-reported data to OPTN/UNOS to calculate a center’s performance. Currently, under the Conditions of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Successful Ex-Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Viability Testing of Discarded Human Donor Livers
In contrast to traditional static cold preservation of donor livers, normothermic machine perfusion may reduce preservation injury, improve graft viability, and potentially allows ex-vivo assessment…2013 American Transplant Congress
Neutralization of IL-23 Is Protective Against Hepatic Cold Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury
Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Purpose: Interleukin-23 (IL-23) can activate inflammatory pathways such as CD4+ cell differentiation into IL-17 secreting Th17 cell type and increased production of IFNg leading to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pulmonary Hypertension Identified by Color Doppler Echocardiography in Renal Transplant Candidates: Prevalence and Effect on Survival
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been recognized frequently in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. Some studies have suggested that PH may be associated…
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