Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 126 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Management of Pancreas Graft Splenic Vein Thrombosis: Is Conservative Management Safe?
J. Harbell,¹ T. Morgan,² V. Feldstein,² G. Roll,¹ A. Posselt,¹ S.-M. Kang,¹ S. Feng,¹ R. Hirose,¹ C. Freise,¹ P. Stock.¹
¹Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Prophylaxis for graft portal/splenic venous thrombosis following pancreas transplant varies between institutions. Similarly, treatment of venous thrombosis ranges from early re-exploration to conservative management…
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Simultaneous Cadaveric Pancreas, Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Single Center Experience
Y. Kim, J. Jung, H. Cho, J. Hong, J. Choi, B. Choi, S. Shin, D. Han.
Surgery and Organ Transplant Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
BackgroundSimultaneous cadaveric pancreas and living-donor kidney transplantation(SPLK) is an attractive approach for uremic Type I diabetic patients, due to its distinct advantages from living kidney…
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Assessment of Eating Disorders in Altruistic Organ Donor Candidates: Pitfalls, Red Flags and Practical Suggestions
R. Jaiswal, J. Gordon-Elliott, F. Desrosiers.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
The preoperative psychosocial evaluation of potential altruistic organ donors is a means of exploring a patient's motivations for donation as well as identifying any obstacles…
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CMV-Specific CD154+T-Cells and CMV Disease Status After Liver Or Intestine Transplantation (LTx, ITx)
C. Ashokkumar,¹ M. Ningappa,¹ G. Mazariegos,¹ K. Soltys,¹ G. Bond,¹ C. Trautz,¹ M. Green,² M. Michaels,² R. Sindhi.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Preliminary data suggest that measuring host cellular immunity using CMV-specific IFNg+T-cells can potentially enhance decision making about discontinuation of antiviral therapy and secondary prophylaxis…
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Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Revisit to the Optimal Oxygenation Circulating Lungs for Graft Preservation
K. Noda, S. Haam, J. D'Cunha, J. Luketich, C. Bermudez, N. Shigemura.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
AimAccumulating evidence supports increasing the role of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). However, there are evidenced limitations as well as the adverse effects of current…
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Precision Diagnosis in Kidney Transplantation
P. Kadota, D. Perkins.
Dept of Medicine, Univ of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL.
ObjectiveA major objective in clinical practice, including transplantation, is to develop more focused and “personalized” approaches for both diagnosis and treatment. There have been several…
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Decreased Expression of Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Induces Liver Injury Via Activation of the MAPK Pathway in Grafts from Brain-Dead Donors
Z. Zhong,¹ S. Ye,¹ Y. Xiong,¹ X. Fan,¹ W. Huang,¹ D. Ko,³ Y. Wang,¹ Q. Ye.^1,2
¹Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Transplant Center of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Technology on Transplantation, Wuhan, Hubei, China; ²The 3rd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Research Center of National Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China; ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Urology, Boston, MA.
Objective: To determine the role of ALDH2 in the injury of liver from brain-dead donors.Methods: Using brain-dead rabbit model, the expression of ALDH2 and apoptosis…
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Transient Lymphopenia Breaks Costimulatory Blockade-Based Transplant Tolerance and Initiates Allograft Rejection
S. Iida,¹ T. Suzuki,² K. Tanabe,¹ A. Valujskikh,³ R. Fairchild,³ R. Abe.²
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical Univ, Tokyo, Japan; ²Immunology, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan; ³Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
【Background and Objective】: Lymphopenia is induced by lymphoablative therapies and chronic viral infections. Lymphopenia is observed in some pathological and physiological processes, including chronic viral…
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Aldosterone Acts Directly On T Cells, and Promotes Production of Inflammatory Cytokines
J. Bagley, S. Begum, J. Iacomini.
Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biolgy, Tufts University Medical School, Boston.
Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone involved in the regulation of blood electrolyte concentration, blood pressure and blood volume. The primary receptor for aldosterone is the…
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Serum Osteoprotegerin Levels Positively Correlate With Peripheral Arterial Stiffness in Kidney Transplantation Patients
M.-C. Lee,^1,2 G.-J. Ho,¹ Y.-C. Chen,¹ B.-G. Hsu.²
¹Department of Surgery, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; ²Department of Medicine, School of Medicine Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; ³Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
Objective: Recent studies found osteoprotegerin (OPG) is associated with increased pulse wave velocity and may reflect endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to…