2015 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Allograft Common Rejection Module (CRM) Expression in Kidney Transplants Diagnoses Acute Rejection and Predicts Long Term Graft Prognosis
Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Previous studies with cross-organ transcriptional analysis of 794 allograft biopsies from kidney, liver, heart and lung transplant patients identified a common rejection module (CRM)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kynurenine Assay to Detect Inflammation in Transplant Patient: Clinical Results
Introduction: Ideal biomarker should be specific, sensitive, non-invasive, mirror the benefit of therapy and offer prognostic potential. We developed a test using a colorimetric assay…2015 American Transplant Congress
Resolution of Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi in Deceased Donor Kidneys
BackgroundDeceased donor kidneys with Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi (GFT) are frequently discarded, but these kidneys may offer an opportunity to increase deceased donor organs. Our aim…2015 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variations: Liver Transplant Tourism Within the US
Aim: Given the current geographic disparities in average MELD scores at liver transplantation (OLT), there is increasing interest in patients who travel for OLT and…2015 American Transplant Congress
"In-House" Controlled Oxygenated Rewarming After Initial Static Cold Storage: First Clinical Application in Marginal Donor Livers
IntroductionControlled oxygenated rewarming of cold stored livers by machine perfusion demonstrated a strong protective effect in preclinical studies. Here we report on the first clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
AAV-Mediated TIMP-1 Gene Therapy Ameliorates Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles.
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a key mediator of leukocyte migration across vascular barriers in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) is the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Can MitoQ Improve Renal and Mitochondrial Function Following Cold Storage and Transplantation?
The overall goal of this study is to further evaluate the effectiveness of a potential new therapy designed to minimize damage during cold preservation, increase…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Comparison of Various BK Viremia Elimination Protocols
Division of Transplantation, University Of Southern California. Keck Med Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim BK infection remains a significant complication post kidney transplantation. Best practices in BK management have evolved over time. The purpose of the study was…2015 American Transplant Congress
hTERT, BICD1 and Chromosome 18 Polymorphisms Affecting Telomere Length Are Associated With Kidney Transplantation Outcome
Telomere length (TL) has been analyzed in regard to cell senescence and ageing of animals and humans, including age-related diseases. There have been also attempts…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incorporating Markers of Donor Organ Intrinsic Biology Into Donor Quality Evaluation
UVA, Charlottesville, VA; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; VCU, Richmond, VA.
Background. We aimed to identify a reliable composite scoring system (clinical / biological) to evalute organ quality and predict outcomes post-kidney transplantation (KT).Methods. 233 deceased…
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