2018 American Transplant Congress

June 2-6, 2018 in Seattle, WA

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm: Effect of Ethnicity on Recipient Characteristics, Kidney Transplant Provision and Outcomes in a High-Volume National Health Service Hospital

E. Favi,¹ C. Puliatti,² M. Ferraresso,¹ R. Cacciola.²

Poster Session A: Non-Organ Specific: Disparities to Outcome and Access to Healthcare • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Effect of Everolimus on Body Composition; 1-Year after Kidney Transplantation

M. Yoshikawa,¹ T. Ishimura,² S. Nishi.¹

Poster Session A: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Effect of Influenza Vaccine in Patients with Kidney Transplant

K. Tsujimura,¹ M. Ota,¹ H. Ishida,² K. Tanabe.²

Poster Session A: Kidney Transplant Goes Viral • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Effects of Sarcopenia on Patients Undergoing Liver Re-Transplantation

J. Stracke, M. Ilias, S. Nagai.

Poster Session A: Liver Retransplantation and Other Complications • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Treatment of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection

K. Venkatachalam, D. Reem, M. Andrew, R. Delos Santos, T. Alhamad.

Poster Session A: Kidney Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Efficacy of IVIG + Rituximab Desensitization Therapy on HLA Antibodies is Independent of HLA Loci

X. Zhang,¹ S. Jordan.²

Poster Session A: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Elevated Levels of CD19⁺ B Cells before or after Rituximab Administration is a Risk Factor for the Early Rejection of a Living Kidney Transplant

M. Kono,¹ H. Shirakawa,² S. Wakai.¹

Poster Session A: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Eluates from Fine-Needle Allograft Biopsy Increase Donor-Specific Antibody Identification in Antibody Mediated Rejection

A. Girnita,^1,2 E. Portwood,² P. Brailey,² M. Cuffy,¹ M. Cardi,¹ F. Paterno,¹ T. Diwan,¹ S. Shah,¹ A. Govil,¹ R. Alloway,¹ E. Woodle.¹

Poster Session A: Kidney Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Elucidating Novel Signatures of Allograft Rejection through Cytometry by Time of Flight (CyTOF) in Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. Eskandari,¹ B. Al Dulaijan,¹ J. Assaker,¹ L. Riella,¹ A. Kurdi,² J. Azzi.¹

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Inhibit Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury through the Transfer of Specific microRNA and mRNA Coding for the Complement Inhibitors CD55, CD59, Factor H and for the Transcription Factor NRF2: Relevance for Delayed Kidney Graft Function

V. Cantaluppi,¹ D. Medica,¹ S. Dellepiane,¹ G. Merlotti,¹ A. Airoldi,¹ M. Quaglia,¹ G. Castellano,² L. Gesualdo,² G. Camussi.³

Poster Session A: Innate Immunity; Chemokines, Cytokines, Complement • Hall 4EF