2016 American Transplant Congress

Monday, June 13, 2016

4:42pm-4:54pm

The Presence of CMV-Specific T-Cells in CMV-Seronegative Kidney Transplant Recipients Predicts Outcome After Kidney Transplantation.

T. Schachtner,^1,2 M. Stein,² P. Reinke.^1,2

Concurrent Session: CMV: Immune Monitoring & MicroRNA Responses  •  Room 306

4:42pm-4:54pm

Transfer of Donor-Derived Exosomes to Recipient Ag-Presenting Cells Is Critical for Allograft Recognition.

Q. Liu,¹ D. Rojas-Canales,¹ S. Divito,¹ W. Shufesky,¹ A. Larregina,² A. Morelli.¹

Concurrent Session: Pathways of Allograft Rejection: Animal Models  •  Room 310

4:42pm-4:54pm

Treatments Against Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Could Influence FGF23 and Klotho Levels in Renal Transplant Recipients.

S. Sezer,¹ E. Tutal,¹ Z. Bal,¹ M. Uyar,¹ M. Haberal.²

Concurrent Session: Metabolic Complications in Kidney Transplantation  •  Room 312

4:54pm-5:06pm

An Interventional Study Evaluating Cell Mediated Immunity to Guide Therapy for CMV Viremia.

M. Mian, A. Humar, S. Keshwani, S. Husain, P. Ashton, S. Han, L. Singer, J. Kim, E. Renner, D. Kumar.

Concurrent Session: CMV: Immune Monitoring & MicroRNA Responses  •  Room 306

4:54pm-5:06pm

Combined CD122 and Costimulation Blockade Prolongs Allograft Survival by Controlling Expansion and Effector Function of Memory CD8 T Cells.

D. Mathews,¹ Y. Dong,¹ L. Higginbotham,¹ S. Kim,¹ C. Breeden,¹ J. Tso,² A. Adams.¹

Concurrent Session: Challenges to Graft Survival and Tolerance: Animal Models  •  Room 306

4:54pm-5:06pm

Costimulation Blockade by Anti CD40 Antibody Prevents Humoral and Cellular Rejection of Heterotopic Pig Cardiac Xenograft.

A. Singh,¹ J. Chan,¹ P. Corcoran,¹ B. Lewis,² M. Thomas,² D. Ayares,³ K. Horvath,¹ M. Mohiuddin.¹

Concurrent Session: Xenotransplantation: Animal Models  •  Room 102

4:54pm-5:06pm

Development and Validation of a Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System (MMDx) for Heart Transplant Biopsies.

P. Halloran,¹ D. Kim,¹ A. Loupy,² J.-P. Duong Van-Huyen,² P. Bruneval,³ L. Potena,⁴ O. Leone,⁴ J. Reeve.¹

Concurrent Session: Late Breaking  •  Room 210

4:54pm-5:06pm

Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACEI) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockade (ARB) Exposure on Intragraft Gene Expression of Kidney Transplant Patients.

C. Suarez-Fuentes,^1,2,4 P. O Broin,³ Y. Bao,¹ E. Akalin.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Metabolic Complications in Kidney Transplantation  •  Room 312

4:54pm-5:06pm

Financial Cost of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplantation.

O. Serrano,¹ D. Vock,² W. Payne,¹ T. Dunn,¹ S. Chinnakotla,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas,¹ R. Feldman,³ E. Finger.¹

Concurrent Session: Acute Kidney Injury and Recovery after Transplantation  •  Ballroom C

4:54pm-5:06pm

Graft Survival of Steroid-Avoidance Protocols in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation[mdash]A Propensity Score Analysis.

E. Nehus,¹ Y. Wang,² B. Lu,³ C. Liu,² M. Macaluso,² M.-O. Kim.²

Concurrent Session: Belatacept and Steroid Withdrawal in Kidney Transplantation  •  Ballroom A