2013 American Transplant Congress
Lymphotoxin Regulates Treg Entry into the Lymph Node
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Introduction: Lymphotoxin (LT) regulates the organization, development, and maintenance of lymphoid organs. Lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTΒR) signaling has been implicated in T cell migration in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Dendritic Cells (DC) Mobilized from Cardiac Allografts Initiate T-Cell Allo-Recognition through the Direct Pathway Via Recipient’s DC
The mechanism(s) by which donor and recipient APC, in particular dendritic cells (DC), prime T cells with direct and indirect allo-specificities in lymphoid organs remains…2013 American Transplant Congress
Enoxaparin Targets Heparanase To Elicit Its Anti-Metastatic Activity
Rationale: Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling plays an important role in cancer development. Heparanase is an endo-Β-glycosidase that degrades the ECM heparan sulfate (HS), thereby enhancing…2013 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Survival and Neoplasm Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Association with Immunohistochemical Profile and Tumor Characteristics
Unit of Liver Transplantation, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Introduction: Although overall survival rates have been around 70% after five years, recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has indices in literature ranging from 6 to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Early Indicators of Kidney Graft Injury Mediated by Class II Donor Specific Antibodies (DSAII)
Introduction. Pre-transplant DSAII is associated with chronic antibody mediated rejection/transplant glomerulopathy (TG) and high risk of graft loss (GL). However, not all DSAII result in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Expanding the Limits of the Expanded Criteria Donor
Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background: Use of grafts from expanded criteria donors (ECD) has increased significantly in recent years. Acceptable reported outcomes may increase the limits of acceptance and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors in Venous Thrombosis of Renal Grafts from Deceased Non Heart-Beating Donors
Nephrology, Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Background: The deceased donor kidney transplant to non heart-beating may have a higher rate of venous thrombosis (VT).The aim of this study is to analyze…2013 American Transplant Congress
Encapsulated Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin and Increase Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression during Liver Fibrosis
INTRODUCTION: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation has been suggested to be effective for the treatment of liver fibrosis, but the mechanisms of action are not…2013 American Transplant Congress
Practices and Attitudes toward Donor Pain Control in Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL)
Lahey Clinic; Northwestern U; U of Colorado
IntroductionClinicians at 9 A2ALL centers were surveyed about practices and attitudes toward pain control after donor hepatectomy.MethodsResponses were collected via Survey Monkey. A surgeon (S),…2013 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression Regimen and the Risk of Acute Rejection in HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Background: Kidney transplantation has been established as the therapy of choice for the treatment of end stage renal disease among appropriately selected HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals.…
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