2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

3:15pm-3:27pm

The Impact of a Desensitization Protocol Using Plasmapheresis and Intravenous Immunoglobulin On Graft Outcome in Kidney Recipients With Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies

J. Junqueira, T. Leite, A. Junqueira, R. Esmeraldo.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Desensitization  •  Terrace I-III

3:15pm-3:27pm

The Significant Association Between the Functional Polymorphism (Rs3761548) of Foxp3 Gene and the Severity of Acute Cellular Rejection in Liver Transplantation

S. Verma, Y. Tanaka, S. Shimizu, L. Das, H. Ohdan.

Concurrent Session: Immune Monitoring I  •  Room 120-ABC

3:27pm-3:39pm

ALDH Expression in Facilitating Cells Plays a Critical Role in Regulatory T Cell Induction and GVHD Prevention

H. Xu,¹ T. Miller,¹ Y. Huang,¹ S. Ildstad.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Transplant Tolerance: Animal Models I  •  Room 121-C

3:27pm-3:39pm

Assessment of Circulating HLA-Specific Alloreactive Memory B Cells Reveals Surreptitious Immunized Kidney Transplant Recipients at High Risk of Antibody-Mediated Rejection

M. Lúcia,¹ S. Luque,¹ E. Crespo,¹ J. Cruzado,^1,2 E. Melilli,² J. Martorell,³ J. Torras,^1,2 S. Gil-Vernet,² J. Grinyo,^1,2 O. Bestard.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Antibodies and Graft Injury: Translational  •  Room 121-AB

3:27pm-3:39pm

Clinical and Radiological Predictors of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS)

H. Wadei,¹ D. Hodge,² L. White,² A. Ayub,³ N. Aslam,³ T. Gonwa,¹ G. Frey,⁴ D. Sella,⁴ M. Mai.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Surgical Technique/Complications  •  Room 115-AB

3:27pm-3:39pm

Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Increase the Risk for Rejection After Pancreas Transplantation Qithout Negatively Impacting Survival

M. Marquez, M. Dib, G. Sapisochin, J. Laurence, A. Barbas, F. Bazerbachi, A. Norgate, M. Selzner, P. Greig, I. McGilvray, M. Cattal.

Concurrent Session: Optimizing Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplantation  •  Room 119-B

3:27pm-3:39pm

Favorable Results of ABO Incompatible Renal Transplantation Without B Cell Targeted Therapy: Advantages and Disadvantages of Rituximab Pretreatment

M. Okada,¹ K. Futamura,¹ K. Itou,¹ T. Yamamoto,¹ T. Hiramitsu,¹ M. Tsujita,¹ N. Goto,¹ S. Narumi,¹ Y. Watarai,¹ A. Katayama,² K. Uchida,³ T. Kobayashi.⁴

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Desensitization  •  Terrace I-III

3:27pm-3:39pm

Identifying the “Operational Tolerant” Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient by Cytometry by Time-of-Flight

A. Lau,^1,2 M. Vitalone,¹ K. Haas,³ T. Shawler,¹ C. Esquivel,¹ O. Martinez,¹ R. Castillo,³ S. Krams.¹

Concurrent Session: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Room 122-AB

3:27pm-3:39pm

Intra-Renal Cytokine Measurement Detected During Kidney Allograft Biopsies Portend Severity of Histological Injury

N. Leca, S. Anderson, K. Muczynski.

Concurrent Session: Immune Monitoring I  •  Room 120-ABC

3:27pm-3:39pm

MicroRNAs in Kidney Graft Preservation Fluid as Novel Biomarkers for Delayed Graft Function

L. Ooms, H. Roest, S. van den Hoek, R. de Bruin, J. IJzermans, L. van der Laan, F. Dor.

Concurrent Session: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Basic Mechanisms  •  Room 119-A