Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 144 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Impact of HMOX1 Genetic Variation in Pancreas Transplant Recipients On Long-Term Graft Outcome
C. Duff,¹ A. Hamilton,¹ S. Mittal,^2,3,4 M. Barnardo,^2,3 S. Fuggle,^2,3 P. Friend,^2,3 S. Gough,^1,4 M. Simmonds.¹
¹Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom; ³Nufﬁeld Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ⁴Oxford National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Variation within the heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) gene, essential for heme catabolism and a known inflammatory and immune regulator, is proposed to play a role…
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Treatment of Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in an Intestinal Transplant Patient After Acute Cellular Rejection
M. Keck.
Department of Pharmaceutical and Nutrition Care, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Background:Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy involves abnormal proliferation of bone at distal extremities. It involves clubbing, periostitis of tubular bones and synovial effusions. Some causes of secondary hypertrophic…
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Predictive Value of Regadenoson Scans After Heart Transplant
J. Kawano, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, B. Azarbal, F. Liou, S. Siddiqui, D. Wong, D. Chang, D. Ramzy, L. Czer, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the major factors limiting long-term survival after heart transplantation. The use of annual coronary angiograms is an…
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Reduced Urinary Uromodulin (UMOD)-Levels Are associated With Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) After Renal Transplantion
K. Stahl, J. Beneke, H. Haller, W. Gwinner, M. Schiffer.
Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background:Urinary tract infection (UTI) following renal transplantation remains the most common post transplant bacterial infection and appears to be closely linked to reduced allograft and…
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Persistent Expansion of DX5- Memory NK Cells in the Liver After Intraportal Islet Transplantation
Y. Saeki, K. Ishiyama, N. Ishida, Y. Tanaka, H. Ohdan.
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Introduction: We have previously demonstrated that liver NK cells play a pivotal role in islet graft loss during the early phase after intraportal islet transplantation…
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Lifor Organ Preservation Solution Protects Pulmonary Microvasculature in a Rat Model of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion and Transplantation
T. Okamoto,^1,3 A. Yasuda,^1,2 D. Mathisen,^1,3 H. Ott.^1,3
¹Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Massachuetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ³Department of Surgery, Massachuetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
A. Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as an innovative method for lung preservation. Microvascular dysfunction and breakdown of endothelial barrier during EVLP are…
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Immunologic, Proangiogenic and Neurogenic Assessment of Allogenic Epineurium of the Human Peripheral Nerve for Potential Application in Prevention of Neuroma Formation
A. Klimczak,¹ K. Futoma,² A. Jundzill,³ D. Patrzalek,⁴ M. Siemionow.⁵
¹Clinical Immunology Department, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy PAS, Wroclaw, Poland; ²Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+, Wroclaw, Poland; ³Regenerative Medicine Tissue Engineering Department, Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Bydgoszcz, Poland; ⁴Department of Surgery, 4th Military Clinical Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland; ⁵Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Purpose: Transplantation of epineural sheath may support nerve regeneration after traumatic nerve injuries. Unsolved problem after nerve injury is painful neuroma formation. Natural biologic material,…
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Liver Flushing Using Colloid and Crystalloid Solutions
J. Burg, D. Scott, K. Enestvedt, K. Roayaie, D. Scott.
Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
Background:Preservation solutions such as University of Wisconsin solution and histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution have been cited as causes of hypotension and adverse donor reactions following reperfusion of…
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The Impact of MYH9 Polymorphic Variant rs5756168 on Kidney Allograft Function
J. Pazik,¹ M. Oldak,² Z. Lewandowski,³ D. Ozieblo,⁴ K. Michalska,⁵ E. Sitarek,¹ A. Sadowska,¹ M. Nowaczyk,⁵ T. Grochowiecki,⁶ J. Malejczyk,⁴ M. Durlik.¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ²Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland; ³Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ⁴Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ⁵Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; ⁶General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
The MYH9 gene was identified as a susceptibility locus associated with diminished filtration rate in the course of chronic nephropathies: primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS),…
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Kidney Transplant Function After Late Conversion to Belatacept (Nulojix®)
S. Brakemeier,¹ M. Dürr,¹ M. Wiesener,² B. Tobias,² K. Budde,¹ B. Klemens.¹
¹Nephrology, Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany; ²Nephrology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Introduction: In the long-term follow up of kidney transplants, chronic transplant nephropathy often in combination with CNI-toxicity is a major problem. With declining transplant function…