2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation from Obese Living Donors: Histological Evaluation Using Zero-Time Biopsy Specimens
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The relationship between preimplantation biopsy and graft outcome in kidney transplantation from obese living donors has not been studied. We reviewed graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplantation (LTx) in Patients on Extracorporeal Support – Is It a Bridge Too Far? A Single Centre Cohort Analysis
Objective: LTx in patients remaining on extracorporeal support is still controversial approach despite good results published by leading transplant centres. In this study we evaluate…2015 American Transplant Congress
Change in Frailty Between Evaluation for Kidney Transplantation and Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Frailty prevalence is high and predicts early hospital readmission, length of stay and mortality in adults of all ages undergoing kidney transplantation (KT). The…2015 American Transplant Congress
Are DQA Antibodies Real?
Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Antibodies specific for HLA-DQ antigens appear to be increasing in frequency in the post-transplant period and are difficult to reduce effectively with desensitization protocols using…2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of POR*28 Genotype on Tacrolimus Disposition in Heart Transplant Recipients
Polymorphisms in P450 oxidoreductase (POR) have been shown to modulate CYP3A activity and alter the pharmacokinetics of CYP3A substrates, such as tacrolimus (TAC). The objective…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Genetic Variants Associated With Variation of Tacrolimus Levels in African Americans Using GWAS
African American kidney transplant recipients (AA) have a higher incidence of allograft failure when compared to Caucasians. We have previously reported that tacrolimus troughs (TT)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunological Evaluation of Acellular Extracellular Matrix Upon Transplantation
Background : To mitigate the scanty supply of donor organs, porcine tissues can be utilized since, it embrace the potential to accomplish the task of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Microchimerism-Tolerance “Missing Link”: Exosome Acquisition by Host Dendritic Cells
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: widespread maternal microchimerism (MMc) in mice is associated with development of immune regulation, which can be used to predict transplantation tolerance. We recently showed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Dendritic Cells – Potential New Therapeutic Target in Transplantation
Background: It is clear that T cells play a central role in the process of allograft rejection. However, donor dendritic cells (dDC) are the most…2015 American Transplant Congress
Educating the Less Prepared: Transplant Knowledge and Decision-Making Differences by Race at Onset of Evaluation
Racial minorities have higher rates of kidney failure than Whites but are less likely to receive kidney transplants. This study described each race/ethnic groups' level…
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