2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Virologic Outcomes in High-Risk Adult EBV D+/R- Organ Transplant Recipients
Background:EBV D+/R- organ transplant recipients are a high risk group for developing PTLD. This subgroup of patients has been primarily evaluated in pediatric populations with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Rat dnIKK2-Treg Derived Exosomes Suppress T Cell Proliferation, Generate T Regulatory Cells and Prolong Kidney Allograft Survival
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Ranica, Italy.
Rat DCs, made immature by adenoviral gene transfer of dnIKK2, generated in MLR a unique population of CD4+ T regulatory cells (dnIKK2-Treg) which potently inhibited…2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Race on P-Glycoprotein Function in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Purpose: African Americans (AA) renal transplant recipients (RTR) have poorer long term allograft survival compared to Caucasians(C) which may be attributed to racial differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Occurrence of v- Lesions Is Not Associated With Decreased Graft Survival
Intimal arteritis (v-lesions) in kidney transplant biopsies has been believed to have major prognostic and diagnostic significance. We assessed the relationship of v-lesions to prognosis…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective Comparison of the Completeness of Donor Kidney Biopsies
1Transplantation, University of Maryland, Baltimore; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Background: The use of expanded criteria kidneys has plateaued, possibly due to inadequate pathologic evaluation or lack of a universal grading system. We examined pre-transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Listing Practices Represents Competetive Behaviors and Access to Care Rather Than Differences in Demand for Liver Transplantation
Purpose: This study evaluates whether program and patient demographics influence liver transplant listing practices.Methods:2013 liver waiting list and transplant (Tx) variables, US Census socioeconomic variables,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Patients' Attitudes Towards Self-Management Support: A Q-Methodological Study
Introduction: The objective of this study was to identify profiles of kidney transplant recipients with varying preferences and needs for self-management support (SMS). Insight in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Portal Vein Recanalization-Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Patients With Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Background: Chronic, occlusive portal vein thrombosis (PVT) associated with cirrhosis represents a relative contraindication to liver transplantation (LT) in some centers. From a surgical perspective,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Not Only CD28null But Also CD28pos T Cells Contribute to Rejection During Belatacept Treatment
To explain the underlying immunological mechanisms for rejection under belatacept treatment, the phenotypical and functional characteristics of graft infiltrating lymphocytes were studied during rejection under…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sirolimus on the Risk of BK Viremia in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients
BackgroundBK virus (BKV) is a common infection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant recipients. Data in kidney transplant recipients suggest that immunosuppression regimens containing an mTORi…
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