2017 American Transplant Congress » Poster Session A: Cellular & Bone Marrow Transplantation Session I

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Antioxidant Thermoresponsive Hydrogel as a Versatile Islets Scaffolds for Treating Type I Diabetes.

Y. Zhu,¹ X. Zhang,² G. Ameer,¹ X. Luo.²

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CXCL12 Modulation of Localized Immune Responses to Subcutaneous Islet Macrocapsulation.

M. Penson, M. Sremac, R. Sirbulescu, T. Brauns, F. Harrington, M. Poznansky.

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Cibinetide (ARA 290), the Innate Repair Receptor Ligand, Improves Engraftment in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation by Protecting Islets and Reducing Inflammatory Reactions.

M. Watanabe,¹ M. Han Yao,¹ H. Zemack,¹ B.-G. Ericzon,¹ A. Cerami,² M. Brines,² T. Lundgren,¹ M. Kumagai-Braesch.¹

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Combining Neural Stem Cell Transplantation with Mixed Hematopoietic Chimerism Promotes Restoration of Self-Tolerance in Established Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.

W. Orent, J. Marino, B. Gonzalez Nolasco, J. Paster, A. Harney, D. Sachs, G. Benichou.

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Donor Lymphoid Chimerism in Early Recognition and Prediction of Clinical Outcome Caused by Acute Graft versus Host Disease After Solid Organ Transplant.

A. Zhang,¹ Y. Sun,² K. Hashimoto,⁴ M. Fujiki,⁴ M. Askar,³ J. Fung,⁵ C. Miller,⁴ K. Abu-Elmagd,⁴ B. Eghtesad.⁴

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Dual Treatment of Suboptimal Doses of CsA and MSC Infusion Fully Prevents Acute Rejection in an Allogenic Model of Renal Transplantation.

L. de Ramon,¹ A. Merino,¹ E. Ripoll,¹ N. Bolaños,¹ M. Gomà,³ J. Cruzado,^1,2 J. Grinyó,^1,2 J. Torras.^1,2

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Human Islet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Stimulate CD14+ Monocytes Resulting in Proinflammatory Cytokine Production.

A. Rutman, S. Negi, C. Hasilo, M. Gasparrini, J. Tchervenkov, S. Paraskevas.

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Inflammatory Conditions Dictate the Effect of MSC on B Cell Function.

F. Luk,¹ L. Carreras-Planella,² S. Korevaar,¹ S. de Witte,¹ F. Borràs,² M. Betjes,¹ C. Baan,¹ M. Hoogduijn,¹ M. Franquesa.^1,2

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Liver Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit T Cell Alloresponses.

T. Taner, M. Gustafson, M. Hansen, A. Dietz, M. Stegall.

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Naïve and Interferon-gamma Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentially Affect Immune Responses In Vitro and In Vivo.

R. Patil,¹ K. Premanand,¹ L. Halliday,¹ E. Szilagyi,¹ M. Willman,² J. Yu,¹ R. Hickey,¹ D. Berman,² A. Antony,¹ F. Pan,¹ X. Wang,¹ K. McHenry,⁴ D. Salomon,³ N. Kenyon,² A. Bartholomew.¹

5:30pm-7:30pm

PTEN Inhibition in MSC Upregulates PD-L1 and Enhances Their Immunomodulatory Capacity Prolonging Skin Allograft Survival.

M. Climov, M. Uehara, Z. Solhjou, H. Matsumine, N. Bouyani, E. Kefaloyianni, B. Basmani, V. Kasinath, G. Giatsidis, D. Orgill, R. Abdi.

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Suppression of Inflammation by Withaferin A in Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis Model Results in Improved Syngeneic Islet Engraftment.

G. Yoshimatsu,¹ M. Kanak,² C. Chang,¹ C. Darden,¹ M. Lawrence,¹ B. Naziruddin.³

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The Beneficial Effect of Janus Kinase 3 Inhibitor on Transplanted Islet via Protection from Oxidative Stress-Induced β Cell Death.

S.-J. Kang,^1,2,3,4 H. Chung,^1,2,3,4 S. Lee,^1,2,3,4 J.-S. Shin,^1,3,5 H.-J. Kim,^1,2,3,4 J.-M. Kim,^1,3,5 B.-H. Min,^1,3,5 S. Choi,^1,2,3,4 C.-G. Park.^1,2,3,4,5

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The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Islet Transplantation and a Novel Method of Protection Using Chemical Surface Modification.

C. Chang,¹ G. Yoshimatsu,² B. Akinbobuyi,⁴ M. Lawrence,² R. Kane,¹ B. Naziruddin.³

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Timing of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Infusions Affects Rejection Free and Overall Islet Allograft Survival.

N. Kenyon,¹ M. Willman,¹ D. Han,¹ A. Rabassa,¹ W. Diaz,¹ R. Leeman,¹ K. McHenry,² D. Salomon,³ A. Bartholomew,⁴ N. Kenyon,¹ D. Berman.¹

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Transplantation of Chimeric Cells of Myoblast and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Origin for Restoration of Muscle Function.

M. Siemionow, E. Szilagyi, J. Cwykiel, A. Domaszewska-Szostek, A. Heydemann, J. Garcia-Martinez.

5:30pm-7:30pm

iNKT Cell Activation Plus Veto Cell Transfer Yields Complete Chimerism in a Murine Sub-Lethal Bone Marrow Transplant Model.

R. Ishii,¹ T. Hirai,¹ Y. Ishii,² M. Okumi,¹ K. Tanabe.¹