2015 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

5:00pm-5:12pm

Influence of Race on P-Glycoprotein Function in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

K. Tornatore,¹ H. Minderman,² K. O'Loughlin,² K. Attwood,³ D. Brazeau,⁴ R. Venuto.⁵

Concurrent Session: Immune Monitoring II  •  Terrace IV

5:00pm-5:12pm

Interleukin-1 Receptor Signaling by Graft Stromal Cells Regulates Donor-Reactive CD8 T Cell Responses to Cardiac Allografts

S. Iida,¹ D. Kish,¹ R. Abe,² K. Tanabe,³ W. Baldwin,¹ R. Fairchild.¹

Concurrent Session: Linking Innate and Adaptive Alloimmune Responses  •  Room 118-C

5:00pm-5:12pm

Reasons for Match Offer Refusals and Efforts to Reduce Them in the OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program (KPDPP)

R. Leishman,¹ D. Stewart,¹ A. Kucheryavaya,¹ L. Robbins Callahan,¹ T. Sandholm,² M. Aeder.³

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Living Donor Issues III  •  Terrace I-III

5:00pm-5:12pm

Regional Variations: Liver Transplant Tourism Within the US

C. Frenette,¹ A. Harper,² R. Schaffer,¹ J. Fisher,¹ A. Baquerizo,¹ C. Marsh.¹

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplant Allocation Policy  •  Room 122-AB

5:00pm-5:12pm

Rewarming of Cold Preserved Livers Decreases Graft Injury and Kupffer Cell Activation by Normothermic Extracorporeal Liver Perfusion (NELP)

B. Banan,¹ R. Watson,² Y. Lin,¹ J. Jia,¹ Z. Xiao,¹ G. Upadhya,¹ W. Chapman.¹

Concurrent Session: Strategies To Minimize Ischemia Reperfusion Injury  •  Room 119-B

5:00pm-5:12pm

Sevoflurane Based Anesthesia in Recipients Reduces 2 Year Acute Rejection in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Results from the VAPOR-Trial

G. Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke,¹ V. Nieuwenhuijs,² M. Seelen,³ R. Ploeg,² H. Leuvenink,² M. Struys.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Acute Cellular Rejection  •  Room 121-AB

5:12pm-5:24pm

Characteristics and Consequences of Renal Allograft Rejections Due to Nonadherence

S. Patel, S. Kuten, J. Everett, J. Loucks-DeVos, L. Gaber, A. Gaber, R. Knight.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Acute Cellular Rejection  •  Room 121-AB

5:12pm-5:24pm

De Novo Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) After Treatment of BK Infection With Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)

J. Kahwaji, P. Wongsaroj, J. Choi, A. Peng, R. Villicana, S. Jordan, A. Vo.

Concurrent Session: BK Virus Infection After Kidney Transplantation  •  Room 115-C

5:12pm-5:24pm

Distinct Role of Complement Receptors C5L2 and C5aR in Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Fibrosis

A. Thorenz,¹ R. Chen,¹ K. Hüper,³ B. Hensen,³ C. Klemann,⁵ M. Meier,⁴ A. Klos,² F. Güler.¹

Concurrent Session: Linking Innate and Adaptive Alloimmune Responses  •  Room 118-C

5:12pm-5:24pm

Emotional Bonding in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DDRT): Associated Factors and Effect on Medication Adherence

A. Cerrato, M. Salifu, M. Markell.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Complications: Other  •  Room 118-AB