2015 American Transplant Congress
Combined Bone Marrow Plus Liver Transplantation in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
IntroductionCombined kidney/bone marrow transplantation (CKBMT) induces tolerance in both primates and humans. Since liver is thought to be more tolerogenic than kidney, we hypothesized that…2015 American Transplant Congress
Arteriovenous Fistulas/Grafts for Patients With Intestinal Failure: Innovation or Insanity?
Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Vascular access is the lifeline for chronic intestinal failure patients who are dependent on parenteral nutrition. The traditional use of long term tunnelled central…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Determinants and Outcome of Kidney Transplantation for End Stage Renal Disease After Heart Transplantation
Objectives: Progressive renal failure is a frequent complication following heart transplantation (HTx), is generally attributed to calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) based immunosuppression, and may result in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Risk of VRE Infection in Liver Transplant Patients With MELD of 35 or Greater
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infection is recognized as a cause of morbidity in liver transplant patients. In the wake of Share 35, sick patients receiving…2015 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Suppress Cytotoxicity of Activated Natural Killer Cells in Liver Via the TRAIL-TRAIL Receptor Pathway in Islet Transplantation
Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Introduction: Innate immune reactions against islet grafts are considered a major obstacle for intraportal islet transplantation. We have previously reported that liver natural killer (NK)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Phenotype Characterization, Migratory Pathways, Engraftment and Safety Evaluation of Human Cord Blood Derived Ex-Vivo Created Di- Chimeric Cells in NOD SCID Mouse Model: A Preliminary Study
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate safety, survival, migration and engraftment of ex-vivo fused human cord blood derived di-chimeric cells (DCC) in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Allografts Demonstrate Improved Pathology After Belatacept Therapy
1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Belatacept provides immunosuppression via costimulation blockade and has been associated with improved renal function compared to calcineurin inhibitor based therapies. We developed the Maryland Aggregate…2015 American Transplant Congress
Integrated Clinical-Histological (ICH) Score System for the Evaluation of “Marginal” Donors in Kidney Transplantation
INTRODUCTION: The organ shortage has led to increase the procurement of kidney from “marginal” donors and to improve the strategies to better evaluate the quality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Six-Month Urinary CCL2 Levels Predict Long-Term Renal Allograft Outcome
Graft loss is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We have shown that 6-month urine CCL2 is an independent predictor for death-censored graft loss.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Elective Allograft Nephrectomy After Transplant Failure
University Hospitals, Transplant Institute, Cleveland, OH.
Background/Methods: Because of high rates of allograft intolerance and alloantibody sensitization after kidney transplant failure, we undertook a pilot study of elective allograft nephrectomy (ENx)…
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