2018 American Transplant Congress

Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm

HLA Desensitization Using Rituximab/ Immunoadsorption before Kidney Transplantation

P. Malvezzi, T. Jouve, D. Masson, J. Maurizi, B. Bardy, P-.L. Carron, B. Janbon, N. Terrier, L. Rostaing.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hospitality Houses and Transplant Patients: Assessing the Impact of a Hospitality House Dedicated to Transplant Patients and Their Families

T. Giordano,¹ J. Campbell,² J. Weinstock,³ H. Nathan.³

Poster Session A: Quality Assurance Process Improvement  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hospitalization, Dialysis Center Type, and Disparities in ESRD Survival and Waitlist Access

R. Lynch, R. Zhang, A. Adams, R. Patzer.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

How Should Pancreas Transplant Rejection Be Treated?

F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, S. Salahuddin, K. Harrold, A. Djamali, B. Astor, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot.

Poster Session A: Pancreas and Islet: All Topics  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hsp70 Inhibitor Could Induce Transplant Tolerance through mTORC2/Akt Pathway

G. Gu, T. Lu, N. Xu, Q. Xia.

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Human CD8⁺CD28^– T Cells Driven In Vitro by IL-15 Suppress in Allo-Specific Manner Partially through PD-1:PD-L1 Pathway

F. Feng,^1,2 G. Liu,¹ P. Zhu,¹ M. Zhu,¹ X. Lu,¹ J. Liu,² X. Luo,³ Y. Liu,¹ Y. Yu.²

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Human CD8⁺CD28^– Ts Cells Expanded by Common Gamma Chain (γc) Cytokines Keep Steady Allospecific Suppressive Capacity In Vivo

G. Liu,¹ F. Feng,¹ P. Zhu,¹ J. Liu,² Y. Liu,¹ Y. Yu.²

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hyaluronic Acid as Early Biomarker of Graft Loss after Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Study

A. Rostved,¹ S. Ostrowski,² L. Peters,³ J. Lundgren,³ C. Sørensen,¹ H-.C. Pommergaard,¹ J. Hillingsø,¹ A. Rasmussen.¹

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hyperglycemia Aggravates Hepatic Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting Liver Resident Macrophage M2 Polarization via C/EBP-Homologous Protein-Mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Z. Rao, J. Sun, X. Pan, Z. Chen, H. Sun, P. Zhang, M. Gao, Z. Ding, C. Liu.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Hyperglycemia-Triggered ATF6-CHOP Pathway Exacerbates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Immunomodulation by Regulating β-Catenin Signaling

J. Rao,^1,2 C. Yang,¹ Y. Hu,¹ S. Yang,¹ Y. Xia,¹ F. Zhang,¹ X. Wang,¹ Y. Zhai,² L. Lu.^1,2

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