2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

4:36pm-4:48pm

Implications of Living Donor Kidney Histology, Volume and Function on Post-Donation GFR

Z. Zaky,¹ B. Lankowsky,² S. Shah,¹ L. Herlitz,¹ A. Chiesa-Vottero,¹ K. Wallenfelsz,¹ A. Caplin,¹ D. Goldfarb,¹ S. Flechner,¹ J. Schold,¹ E. Poggio.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Living Donor Issues II  •  Terrace IV

4:36pm-4:48pm

NKp46 Clusters at the NK Cell Immune Synapse Regulate Specific Effector Functions

U. Hadad,^1,2 T. Thauland,¹ M. Butte,¹ A. Porgador,² O. Martinez,¹ S. Krams.¹

Concurrent Session: Immune Regulation and Graft Survival  •  Room 119-B

4:36pm-4:48pm

Preemptive Deceased Donor Transplant With Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores Greater Than 85 Not Associated With a Survival Benefit

D. Keith, A. Nishio Lucar, G. Vranic.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: KDPI and Non Ideal Kidneys  •  Room 118-AB

4:36pm-4:48pm

Pretransplant Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Level Is Associated With Tumor Recurrence and Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients After Liver Transplantation

G.-Y. Wang, Y. Yang, H. Li, S.-H. Yi, G.-H. Chen.

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma  •  Room 113-BC

4:36pm-4:48pm

Process Deviation Tracking and Analysis in an Organ Procurement Organization

B. Schleich,¹ S. Yoon,¹ M. Khasawneh,¹ K. Srihari,¹ H. Irving,² A. Friedman.

Concurrent Session: Disparities in Healthcare Access  •  Room 115-C

4:36pm-4:48pm

Risk Stratification in Tailoring Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients(KTR): Is It Cost-Effective?

B. Sirandas, A. Carlson, N. Kenyon, C. Truax, L. Smith.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Induction  •  Room 120-ABC

4:36pm-4:48pm

The Forgotten Cell: Renal Fibroblasts Are Activated By Anti-MHC Class I Antibody

J. Chen, A. Zmijewska, R. Mannon.

Concurrent Session: Basic Mechanisms of Chronic Injury and Fibrosis  •  Room 121-C

4:48pm-5:00pm

BAFF Binding to T Cell-Expressed BAFF-R Promotes Follicular Helper T Cell Proliferation and GC B Cell Responses

M. Chen,¹ Q. Li,¹ W. Stohl,² S. Zheng,² X. He,¹ Z. Guo.¹

Concurrent Session: T Cell Help and Alloimmunity  •  Room 118-C

4:48pm-5:00pm

Cyclosporine Nephrotoxicity Is Associated With Diminished Expression of Heat Shock Protein 27 (HSP27) and Loss of Claudin-2-Dependent Intercellular Adhesion

A. Zmijewska,¹ R. Thuillier,² J. Chen,¹ J. Zmijewski,¹ R. Mannon.¹

Concurrent Session: Basic Mechanisms of Chronic Injury and Fibrosis  •  Room 121-C

4:48pm-5:00pm

Eomes-Expressing CD8+ T Cells and Th17 Cells Mediate Costimulatory Blockade-Resistant Allograft Rejection in Mice

M. Sabet-Baktach,¹ E. Eggenhofer,¹ P. Renner,¹ M. Lantow,¹ H. Schlitt,¹ E. Geissler,¹ A. Kroemer.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Mechanisms of Resistance To Costimulatory Blockade  •  Room 122-AB