2015 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Revisit to the Optimal Oxygenation Circulating Lungs for Graft Preservation
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
AimAccumulating evidence supports increasing the role of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). However, there are evidenced limitations as well as the adverse effects of current…2015 American Transplant Congress
Precision Diagnosis in Kidney Transplantation
Dept of Medicine, Univ of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL.
ObjectiveA major objective in clinical practice, including transplantation, is to develop more focused and “personalized” approaches for both diagnosis and treatment. There have been several…2015 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Expression of Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Induces Liver Injury Via Activation of the MAPK Pathway in Grafts from Brain-Dead Donors
Objective: To determine the role of ALDH2 in the injury of liver from brain-dead donors.Methods: Using brain-dead rabbit model, the expression of ALDH2 and apoptosis…2015 American Transplant Congress
Transient Lymphopenia Breaks Costimulatory Blockade-Based Transplant Tolerance and Initiates Allograft Rejection
【Background and Objective】: Lymphopenia is induced by lymphoablative therapies and chronic viral infections. Lymphopenia is observed in some pathological and physiological processes, including chronic viral…2015 American Transplant Congress
Aldosterone Acts Directly On T Cells, and Promotes Production of Inflammatory Cytokines
Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biolgy, Tufts University Medical School, Boston.
Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone involved in the regulation of blood electrolyte concentration, blood pressure and blood volume. The primary receptor for aldosterone is the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Osteoprotegerin Levels Positively Correlate With Peripheral Arterial Stiffness in Kidney Transplantation Patients
Objective: Recent studies found osteoprotegerin (OPG) is associated with increased pulse wave velocity and may reflect endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cultural Domains Affecting Organ Donation in Indian Country
Background: The prevalence of end-stage renal disease is 3.5 times greater among the >2.5 million Native Americans or Alaskan Natives (NAs) in the US than…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation Between Level of Biomarkers Measured in Perfusate of Machine-Preserved ECD/DCD Kidneys and Post-Transplant Graft Function
Background:DCD and ECD kidneys are associated with higher risk of failure compare to SCD kidneys. Therefore we see increasing need to identify sensitive tool to…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of FcγRIIA, FcγRIIIA and C1QA Genes Polymorphism On Infectious Complications Following Renal Transplantation
Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
AIM- Infectious complication is the leading cause of graft and patient loss after renal transplantation (RT). Under immunosuppressive condition when acquired immunity is suppressed, components…2015 American Transplant Congress
Perfusion Disturbances and Local Infarctions After Experimental Kidney Transplantation Corralte With the Duration of Cold Ischemia Time
Background: Kidney transplantation in mice is challenging but offers good translational models to study mechanisms of disease. In this study allogenic and isogenic kidney transplantation…
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