Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 118 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Defining the Epidemiologic Landscape of HIV-Infected Deceased Donors in the United States
A. Cash, A. Shaffer, S. Anjum, A. Massie, D. Segev, C. Durand.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
The HIV Organ Policy Equity Act mandates research on the use of HIV-infected (HIV+) deceased donors (HIVDD) for transplantation in HIV+ recipients. The only data…
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Transplanting Pediatric Livers Into Adult Recipients Is Associated With Increased Rejection and Decreased Survival
V. Fleetwood, J. Harris, M. Hertl, E. Chan.
General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Introduction: Transplantation of pediatric livers to adult recipients, a measure which places the graft at higher risk of hepatic artery thrombosis (HA), is frequently necessitated…
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The Impact of High-Risk Lung Donors on the Survival of Lung Recipients With Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
P. Sanchez,¹ M. Mulligan,¹ C. Evans,¹ I. Timofte,² J. Kim,² K. Rajagopal,¹ A. Iacono,² J. Gammie,¹ R. Pierson III,¹ B. Griffith,¹ S. Pham.¹
¹Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Matching donors and recipients is largely based on experience. With the implementation of the LAS, IPF candidates have the highest provability of being transplanted after…
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In Vivo Expansion of Donor-Specific Regulatory T Cells by a New Triazolopyrimidine Derivative and Donor-Specific Transfusion
S. Emoto,¹ R. Goto,¹ S. Shibasaki,¹ A. Nagatsu,¹ H. Ono,¹ R. Igarashi,¹ M. Fukai,² T. Shimamura,³ K. Saiga,⁴ M. Murakami,⁵ A. Taketomi,¹ S. Todo,⁶ K. Yamashita.²
¹Gastroenterological Surgery 1, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; ²Transplant Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; ³Division of Organ Transplantation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; ⁴Nippon Kayaku, Tokyo, Japan; ⁵Institute for Genetic Medecine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; ⁶Research Institute, St. Mary Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
Background: We have previously demonstrated that a new triazolopyrimidine derivative, NK026680 (NK) prevents activation/maturation of dendritic cells. This study investigated whether NK together with donor-specific…
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CHBP Suppresses Acute Rejection by Inhibition Maturation of Dendritic Cells though Jak-2/STAT3/SOCS1 Signal in Rat Kidney Transplantation
C. Yang,¹ Y. Zhang,¹ J. Wang,¹ L. Li,¹ L. Wang,² M. Xu,¹ Y. Long,³ R. Rong,¹ T. Zhu.¹
¹Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ²Biomedical Research Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ³CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Background. Renal acute rejection (AR) affects both allografts and recipients survival. We recently synthesized a novel proteolysis-resistant cyclic helix B peptide (CHBP), which exerts promising…
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Molecular Correlates of Endothelial mTOR Activation in Heart Transplants Recipients
M. Racape, A. Loupy, J. Reeve, J. Venner, R. Guillemain, L. Hidalgo, C. Lefaucheur, X. Jouven, P. Bruneval, P. Halloran, J. Duong.
Paris Transplant Group & ATAGC, Paris - Edmonton, France.
BackgroundThe detection of phosphorylated effectors of the mTOR pathway in endothelial cells has been associated with in allograft rejection in animal models. The aim of…
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Intra-Renal Cytokine Measurement Detected During Kidney Allograft Biopsies Portend Severity of Histological Injury
N. Leca, S. Anderson, K. Muczynski.
Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Histological changes observed on renal allograft biopsies, although considered the current standard for evaluation of allograft injury, lack specificity and disease activity assessment. We devised…
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Predicting and Preventing 30-Day Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Study
R. Khaim,¹ V. Nair.^1,2
¹Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, NY; ²Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, NY.
Purpose: Readmissions are a major morbidity following kidney transplantation (KT). Prior studies report a 30-day readmission rate of 30%. Limited data exist on risk facotors…
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Ureteral Length in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation; Does Size Matter?
L. Ooms, I. Slagt, J. IJzermans, T. Terkivatan.
Transplant Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Introduction: Urological complications are common after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of ureteral length on ureter strictures or…
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Pancreas After Failed Islet Transplantation; a Successful Strategy to Maintain Insulin Independence
J. Gardner,¹ G. Roll,¹ S. Wisel,¹ J. Harbell,¹ B. Hynson,¹ D. Kaufman,² A. Posselt,¹ P. Stock.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: As islet transplantation (tx) remains an experimental and uninsured procedure, there are no established protocols to achieve insulin independence following failure of the islet…