2013 American Transplant Congress
Knockdown of Intra-Islet IKKβ by Spherical Nucleic Acid Nanoparticle Conjugates Prevents Host Cytokine-Induced Injury and Enhances Islet Graft Survival
Islet transplantation is a challenging treatment for type-1 diabetic patients. This is due, in part, to the deleterious effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines generated by early…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pigs Deficient in N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid and Galactose α-1,3-Galactose Reduce the Humoral Barrier to Xenotransplantation
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Hyperacute rejection of porcine xenografts in a non-human primate model has been diminished with development of Α1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout (GT-KO) pigs devoid of the galactose Α-1,3-galactose…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evidence for Chronic Rejection of the Skin and Adnexal Structures in a Hand Transplant Recipient at Six Years Post Transplant without Significant Graft Vasculopathy
In solid organ transplantation, all organs are afflicted to some level with chronic rejection, albeit towards different targets. Although a young field, chronic rejection in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Uncontrolled Donors after Circulatory Death (uDCD) for Kidney Transplantation: Marginal or Optimal Donor?
The national protocol for the uDCD program restricts the no flow period to <30 min and the total warm ischemia time (WIT) to <150 min.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Deteriorating Quality of Organ Donors, The
PurposeWith the rising disparity between the number of transplants needed and the number of organ donors available, there is an increasing trend of procuring organs…2013 American Transplant Congress
Generic Switch of Tacrolimus in Prevalent Kidney Transplant Recipients
Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Introduction:There are limited data on outcomes when switching between tacrolimus brands in prevalent transplant recipients. We have undertaken a monitored switch from Prograf to Adoport…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Children after Renal Transplantation – Introducing the 4C-T Sub-Study
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) carry an increased cardiovascular risk up to 1000-fold that of the age-matched general population. The 4C-T (Cardiovascular Comorbidity in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Epitope Analysis of col(V)-Specific Th17 Cell Responses in Lung Transplantation Reveals an HLA-DRB1*1501 Bias in Both Patient and Donor
Surgery, UW Madison, Madison, WI
Fibro-obliterative disease of the airways and vessels is a key element of the chronic rejection process after heart and lung transplantation. Th17 cellular immune responses…2013 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of CMV Antiviral Resistance Mutations in Clinical Samples
Viracor-IBT Laboratories, Lee's Summit, MO
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are a major cause of disease among immunocompromised patients. In this population, prolonged antiviral therapy is often necessary to prevent or treat…2013 American Transplant Congress
Harmonization of an LC-MS/MS Assay for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Tacrolimus
Background: Monitoring concentrations of tacrolimus in allograft recipients is considered the standard of care. Trough concentrations are regarded as a good surrogate for tacrolimus exposure.…
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