2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Integrase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Regimen on Outcomes in HIV + Renal Transplant Recipients
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
Renal transplant in HIV+ patients (pts) is complicated by high rates of acute rejection (AR). Protease inhibitors (PIs) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) have…2015 American Transplant Congress
Decline in Living Donor Rates Pervasive Across All Kidney Transplant Candidate Groups
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Previous analysis by our group showed living donor (LD) transplant rates peaked between 2002 and 2004 and declined thereafter. We sought to understand if this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Upregulation of Heart Transplant IL-33 Is Critical in Cardiac Tissue Repair
Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: IL-33 is tissue-derived cytokine whose primary proposed function is to modulate immune responses when released during injury. Delivery of recombinant IL-33 protects cardiac allografts…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression With Anti-CD40 mAb and Rapamycin for Islet and Kidney Co-Transplantation in Nonhuman Primates
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: For patients with end-stage renal disease secondary to type 1 diabetes mellitus, islet and kidney co-transplantation can be an ideal transplant option. However, a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Human iPS Cell-Derived Pancreatic β-Cells Correct Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Mice
Type I diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder that leads to the destruction of pancreatic β-cells. The consequences of T1D are dysregulation of metabolism leading…2015 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery Prolongs Allograft Survival by Promoting Th2 Conditions
Background: Obesity is linked to chronic low-grade inflammation. We hypothesized that I) obesity will accelerate allograft rejection linked to pro-inflammatory immune responses and that II)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Dysfunction by BK Virus Infection Is Correlated With Activated T Cell Level, Cytokines Level, Gramzymes in Renal Transplantation
Purpose:BK virus (BKV) is known to be associated with nephropathy (BKAN). Here, we investigated the relationships between BKV levels, T-cell activation, cytokines and kidney function…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in the Early Post Kidney Transplant Period: Frequency, Etiology and Significance
Acute kidney injury (AKI) post kidney transplant has not been well described using current diagnostic criteria. The frequency and etiology of AKI in the first…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent IgA Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving a Steroid Sparing Immunosuppression Protocol
Background: Steroid sparing immunosuppression is increasingly used in order to avoid the many well-known side effects of steroids. It has been argued that steroid use…2015 American Transplant Congress
Nomogram for Predicting Patient Survival After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Patients With Devastating Neurological Injury
Objective:Reliable prediction of time of death after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in patients with devastating neurological injury is crucial to successful donation after circulatory death.…
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