2013 American Transplant Congress
Galectin-7 in Cardiac Allografts in Mice: Related to the Acute Rejection and Playng Important Roles in Accelerating Rejection Response
To survey whether galectin-7 is associated with acute rejection and the function of galectin-7 in acute allograft rejection.In this study, the allografts and isografts were…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cumulative Effect of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Kidney Transplantation
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) refers to a clustering of factors that increases cardiovascular risk. The WHO 1999 definition of MS includes the presence of any…2013 American Transplant Congress
Economic Impact of Pulsatile Hyothermic Perfusion in an Expanded Criteria Donor Transplant Program. Analysis of the First Year Implementation
INTRODUCTIONKidney transplant (KT) from expanded criteria donors (ECD) have a higher rate of delayed graft function (DGF) that increases postoperative costs because of prolonged hospital…2013 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of the Immune Response after Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Experimental animal models show beneficial effects of administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) on ischemia-reperfusion injury and survival of organ transplants. The immunomodulatory responses that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Can the Risk of Cancer Transmission from Organ Donors Be Eliminated?
Donor origin cancer (DOC) in transplant recipients may be transmitted with the graft (donor-transmitted cancer [DTC]) or develop subsequently from the graft (donor-derived cancer [DDC]).…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Liver Transplant Patients with HIV-1 Infection: a 14-Year Single-Center Clinical Experience
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) for patients with Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection has been associated with poor outcome. However, after the introduction of the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Understanding Transplant Education Practices in Dialysis Centers: Comparing Dialysis Educator and Medicare Patient Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mandates that dialysis centers inform patients of their transplant options and report progress of this within 45…2013 American Transplant Congress
Grading System for Micro-Vascular Invasion in Transplanted Hepatocellular Cancer, A
Background & Aims: Microvascular invasion (mVI) has repeatedly been correlated with recurrence and survival after liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatocellular cancer (HCC). A grading system…2013 American Transplant Congress
HLA Class I Antibody Augments FGF-23 Induced Transplant Vasculopathy and Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection
Background: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which binds to FGF receptor, has been associated with allograft rejection, CKD progression, and poor graft survival in pediatric…2013 American Transplant Congress
NFAT-Dependent Cytokine and p70S6 Kinase Activity Assays as Immune Monitoring Tools for Transplant Patients on CNIs and mTOR Inhibitors
Kidney Transplant Service, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Objective: To compare NFAT-regulated gene expression and p70S6k activity in kidney transplant patients maintained on full-dose tacrolimus plus MPA versus reduced-dose tacrolimus and everolimus.Methods: Peripheral…
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