2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunological Characterization of Full Facial Transplant Recipients
Background: Despite the skin being considered the most immunogenic of all human tissues, full facial transplantation (FFT) has become a life transforming procedure with encouraging…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Angiotensin Receptor II Type 1 Antibodies (AT1R) and Serum Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) as Predictors of Post Transpalnt FSGS Recurrence
Indiana University school of Medicine-IU Health Transplant, Indianapolis, IN.
Approximately 30% of renal transplant patients develop recurrence of FSGS in the first kidney allograft. AT1R is expressed on podocytes; its expression is elevated in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Improved Long-Term Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients With Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) After Mycophenolic Acid Escalation
Background: DSA formation in post-renal transplant patients is associated with chronic rejection and graft failure. Previous studies in our population indicate DSA formation is a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Detecting Bowel Cancer in Pre-Dialysis, Dialysis Patients and Kidney Transplant Recipients – The DETECT Study
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common solid organ cancer in people living with kidney disease, and has a very poor prognosis, with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Virologic Outcomes in High-Risk Adult EBV D+/R- Organ Transplant Recipients
Background:EBV D+/R- organ transplant recipients are a high risk group for developing PTLD. This subgroup of patients has been primarily evaluated in pediatric populations with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Rat dnIKK2-Treg Derived Exosomes Suppress T Cell Proliferation, Generate T Regulatory Cells and Prolong Kidney Allograft Survival
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Ranica, Italy.
Rat DCs, made immature by adenoviral gene transfer of dnIKK2, generated in MLR a unique population of CD4+ T regulatory cells (dnIKK2-Treg) which potently inhibited…2015 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Race on P-Glycoprotein Function in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Purpose: African Americans (AA) renal transplant recipients (RTR) have poorer long term allograft survival compared to Caucasians(C) which may be attributed to racial differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Occurrence of v- Lesions Is Not Associated With Decreased Graft Survival
Intimal arteritis (v-lesions) in kidney transplant biopsies has been believed to have major prognostic and diagnostic significance. We assessed the relationship of v-lesions to prognosis…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective Comparison of the Completeness of Donor Kidney Biopsies
1Transplantation, University of Maryland, Baltimore; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Background: The use of expanded criteria kidneys has plateaued, possibly due to inadequate pathologic evaluation or lack of a universal grading system. We examined pre-transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Listing Practices Represents Competetive Behaviors and Access to Care Rather Than Differences in Demand for Liver Transplantation
Purpose: This study evaluates whether program and patient demographics influence liver transplant listing practices.Methods:2013 liver waiting list and transplant (Tx) variables, US Census socioeconomic variables,…
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