2013 American Transplant Congress
Anti HLA Immunisation Related to Skin Allograft in Extensively Burned Patients: Assessment in Potential Candidates for Vascularized Composite Allotransplants
IntroductionVascularized composite allotransplants (VCA) allow reconstructions of extensive burns sequelae. Initial care requires blood transfusions and skin allografts that can all lead to HLA sensitization.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Short Oxygenated Warm Perfusion Prior to Cold Preservation Improves Graft Survival in Rat Liver Transplantation from Non-Heart-Beating Donors
PURPOSE: We have previously reported that short oxygenated warm perfusion prior to cold preservation (SOWP) prevents warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in ex-vivo perfusion experiments using rat…2013 American Transplant Congress
Once-Daily Extended-Release Formulation of Tacrolimus Does Not Require Double Dose of Twice-Daily Formulation of Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Transplant and Urologic Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
INTRODUCTION: Once-daily extended-release formulation of tacrolimus (QD-TAC) is expected to provide equal effects to the twice-daily formulation of tacrolimus (BID-TAC) with better drug adherence. According…2013 American Transplant Congress
Isolation and Hepatocyte Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) from Porcine Bone Marrow – ‘Surgical Waste’ as a Novel MSC Source
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) increasingly gain attention for clinical cell therapy of liver diseases because of their low immunogenicity. Cells might be isolated from bone…2013 American Transplant Congress
Multivariate Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life after Live Kidney Donation, A
Introduction: The benefits of live kidney donor transplantation for recipients are well documented. Nevertheless, donor safety and quality of life (QOL) is of paramount importance…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Anti-HLA Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) in the Survival and Function of Renal Graft
The aim of this research was to determine the clinical impact of pretransplant DSA in the patient and graft survival and renal function after transplantation.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Acute Diverticulitis Incidence, Management, and Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
BACKGROUND: Transplant patients with acute diverticulitis require more frequently an operation because immunosuppresion can mask initial symptoms, delaying treatment and leading to perforation. Our goal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Allograft Prolongation by Autologous CD117+ Progenitor Cells Requires CD11b Expression from within the CD117+ Cellular Inoculum
Purpose: Published studies demonstrate significant cardiac allograft prolongation with autologous CD117+ progenitor cell (PC) therapy as well as differential engraftment of the allograft and related…2013 American Transplant Congress
Status 1 Liver Candidates Benefit from Full Regional Sharing
Introduction. The OPTN implemented full regional sharing of adult donor livers for all Status 1A and Status 1B liver candidates on December 15, 2010. Prior…2013 American Transplant Congress
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Tacrolimus Toxicity in Renal Transplant Recipient
IntroductionAnticalcineurins long-term use is associated with interstitial fibrosis, partly responsible for chronic graft dysfunction in kidney transplantation. Studies in patients treated with cyclosporine show that…
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