Am J Transplant, Volume 3, Suppl 5 Archives - Page 85 of 178 - ATC Abstracts

2013 American Transplant Congress
Dissecting the Contribution of Cross-Reactivity to the Preformed T Cell Response to Donor-Alloantigen in HIV+ Kidney and Liver Transplant Patients
M. Mintz, E. Chuu, P. Stock, Q. Tang
Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background: Despite immunodeficiency of CD4+ T cells, HIV+ kidney and liver transplant patients experience higher rejection rates compared to HIV- patients. Most of the rejection…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor (KIR) Mismatches and KIR-HLA-C Interactions Do Not Affect Short Term Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
E. Eksioglu-Demiralp, M. Elbasi, F. Ture-Ozdemir, A. Tulunay, I. Tatli-Aydin, A. Turkmen, B. Kocak
Tissue Typing and Immunology, Istanbul Memorial Hospital, Transplantation Unit, Istanbul, Turkey; Basic Immunology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; Transplantation Unit, Istanbul Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) matching is an important factor in long term graft survival in kidney transplantations. Natural Killer (NK) cells with their MHC recognizing…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Crossmatch Positive Liver Transplantation: Role of Underlying Liver Disease
C. Kubal, R. Mangus, R. Saxena, A. Lobashevsky, N. Higgins, A. Shah, R. Vianna, J. Fridell, J. Tector
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Department of Pathology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Department of Transplant Immunology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Significance of positive crossmatch in liver transplantation (LT) remains unclear. We evaluated the role of flow cytometry crossmatch (CM) in 1000 consecutive LT with a…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Creatinine (Creat) and Cystatin C (CysC) Based Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Estimating Equations Are More Precise Than Creatinine-Only-Based Equations in Former Living Kidney Donors
N. Issa, A. Kukla, S. Jackson, S. Riad, A. Matas, H. Ibrahim
Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background: The application of GFR estimating equations and classification schema for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has inadvertently led to labeling of some former living kidney…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Acellular Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion (NEVLP): Development of a New Method for the Storage, Assessment, and Repair of Marginal Liver Grafts
M. Boehnert, J. Knaak, O. Adeyi, P. Yip, N. Selzner, G. Levy, S. Keshavjee, D. Grant, M. Selzner
Department of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
We compared the novel normothermic acellular ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) with conventional cold static organ preservation for livers retrieved after cardiac death.Methods: Pig livers…
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Increasing Resistance in Gramnegative Bacilli Causing Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Two Cohorts of Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients: An Emerging Problem
J. Origüen, F. López-Medrano, A. Pérez-Jacoiste, A. García-Reyne, N. Carrasco, M. Orellana, A. Andrés, J. Morales, J. Aguado
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
BackgroundUTI is the most common infection following KT. The increasing resistance in gramnegative bacilli could have an special impact on this population.MethodsTwo cohorts were followed…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Early Protocol Biopsies Can Identify Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Sensitized Patients
P. Souza, D. Machado, A. Aguirre, D. David, E. Barbosa, F. de Paula, W. Nahas, E. David-Neto, M. Castro
Renal Transplant Service, Hospital das Clinicas University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
HLA sensitized patients are at risk for antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). Our purpose was to evaluate the importance of early protocol biopsies. From Jul/2010 to Jun/2012,…
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Optimizing Kidney Exchange with Transplant Chains: Theory and Reality
J. Dickerson, A. Procaccia, T. Sandholm
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
We explore the theoretical and empirical efficacy of long altruist-initiated chains in kidney exchange programs. Kidney exchange, where needy patients swap incompatible donors with each…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Vasculopathic Risk Factors for Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
A. Ghaffari, C. Ellington, R. Colombo, S. Baer, L. Huber, A. Guha, M. Whitlow, P. Chebrolu, N. Nahman, Jr., K. Kintziger, T. Merchen
Surgery, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta; Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta; Biostatistics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta; Medicine, Charlie Norwood VAMC, Augusta
Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) is defined as the need for dialysis within the first week following kidney transplantation. DGF is a major risk factor…
2013 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Subclinical Rejection and De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Calcineurin Sparing Regimens
T. Sandes-Freitas, C. Felipe, E. Campos, M. Soares, H. Tedesco, M. Franco, J. Medina-Pestana
Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Pathology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Pathology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Introduction: The incidence and impact of subclinical acute rejection (SCR) and of emergence of donor specific antibodies (DSA) on renal graft function remains poorly understood,…