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…2013 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Is More Than Just a Calcineurin Inhibitor: It Suppresses NF-κB Activation in Human T Cells
Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background: The calcineurin-inhibitor, tacrolimus (TAC), inhibits the protein-phosphatase-activity of calcineurin, leading to suppression of the nuclear translocation of NFAT and subsequent T-cell activation. Apart from…2013 American Transplant Congress
Economic and Clinical Consequences of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A National Database Study, The
Dartmouth Univ; Saint Louis Univ; Johns Hopkins Univ; Washington Univ
ABO incompatible (ABOi) live donor kidney transplantation (LKDT) accompanied by plasmapheresis can offer a transplant option superior to continued waiting on dialysis. However, further expansion…2013 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effect and Mechanism of NKA DR Region Specific Antibody on Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury in Rats
Background: Renal ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is the main factors to affect the early functional recovery and the long-term survival of transplanted kidney in renal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Racial Variation in Medical Outcomes among Medicare and Privately-Insured Living Kidney Donors
Saint Louis Univ; Johns Hopkins Univ; Dartmouth Univ; London Health Sci Centre; Washington Univ
We examined a novel linkage of Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) registry data for prior living kidney donors (LKDs) with Medicare billing claims to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Severe Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Background:Liver transplantation (LT) for hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is well established. However, the outcomes of LT in severe HPS are not widely reported.Methods:Review of a Liver…
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