2015 American Transplant Congress
Murine Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (mVA-ECMO): A Novel Tool to Study the Molecular Biology of Mechanical Circulatory Support
PURPOSE: In recent years, clinical use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has grown. Extracorporeal circulation is an essential component of heart and lung transplantation,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effects of the Allo-Immune Response On Nerve Regeneration in Vascularized Composite Allotranplantation
Purpose: Unlike solid organ transplantation, VCA relies on adequate nerve regeneration for graft function. There is a lack of understanding regarding how the alloimmune response…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Immunosuppressives On Porcine Renal Microvascular Endothelial Cell–Activated Human T Cell Proliferation: A Cellular Model of Kidney Xenotransplantation In Vitro
Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: The creation of genetically-modified pigs has brought us closer than ever to clinical xenotransplantation. However, the optimal immunosuppressive doses still need to be established…2015 American Transplant Congress
Presence of Donor Leukocytes and Donor MHC-Cross-Dressed Recipient Cells and Its Relationship to Direct T Cell Alloresponses After Allotransplantation
We have studied the kinetics of donor cell trafficking from the graft to recipient's lymphoid organs and its correlation to the direct T cell alloresponse…2015 American Transplant Congress
mTOR Inhibitors Reduce the Endothelial Transmigration of Leukocytes After Ischemia
ObjectivemTOR inhibitors Everolimus and Sirolimus are currently used as maintenance immunosuppressive agents to prevent rejection of solid transplanted organs. Episodes of transplant rejection and graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Local Expansion in DCD Kidney Transplant Activity Improves Waiting List Outcomes and Addresses Inequities of Access to Transplantation
1Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2NHSBT, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Following expansion in our circulatory death (DCD) transplant program, our center now performs twice as many DCD as brain-death (DBD) kidney transplants. Here, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Unknown Urological Pathologies in Renal Allografts from Deceased Donors. Should Image Evaluation Be Routinely Performed?
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: In an effort to increase the overall donor pool, the use of extended-criteria kidneys has been routine in the majority of transplant centers. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept in a Community Hospital Adult Kidney Transplant Program
Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA.
PURPOSE:This is a retrospective look (08/2011-11/2014) on data collected from patients transplanted at Iowa Methodist Transplant Center.METHODS:All patients were EBV positive. They were induced with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Early Post Liver Transplant (LT) Infections 2008-12: Time to Reconsider Perioperative Prophylaxis Regimen?
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Background: The most common pathogens seen in early post LT intraabdominal and bloodstream infection are enterococci, staphylococci and aerobic gram negative bacilli and perioperative prophylaxis…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilizing CDC High Risk Donors to Improve Outcomes in Liver Transplantation
General Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Introduction: An under-utilized demographic in liver transplantation is the CDC high-risk donor (HRD). These individuals, considered at higher risk of blood-borne diseases, contribute approximately 9%…
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