2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Anti-CMV Immunity by Monitoring Anti-CMV Antibody (CMV-Ab) and CMV-Specific Cytotoxic T Cells (CMV-Tc) in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (Ped KTx Pts)
Introduction: CMV infection results in significant morbidity in KTx pts, especially CMV sero- ped pts with CMV sero+ donors (D+/R-). CMV infection is controlled primarily…2018 American Transplant Congress
TACI Polymorphisms Associated with Allograft Rejection in Mice and in Man
Trans-membrane Activator and CAML Interactor (TACI) controls B cell differentiation and memory and exists as numerous allelic variants in healthy individuals. In fact, TACI is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Anti-TIRC7 Antibody Acts Synergistically with Tacrolimus in Promoting Graft Survival in a Rat Kidney Transplant Model
Background: Induction of T cell immune response c-DNA (TIRC7) is restricted to activated lymphocytes. Modulation of TIRC7 signalling prevents immune activation specifically at the site…2018 American Transplant Congress
Respiratory Viral Infections Induces Exosomes and Antibodies to Lung Self-Antigens, Kα1Tubulin and Collagen V, Following Human Lung Transplantation
Respiratory viral infection (RVI) following human lung transplantation (LTx) increases the risk for chronic rejection. We demonstrated that lung transplant recipients (LTxR) with acute and…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Increase in Spot Urine Protein Excretion during the First Year after Kidney Transplantation Associates with Subclinical De-Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies and Microvascular Inflammation at 1-Year Surveillance Biopsies
Introduction. We investigated whether an increase in spot urine protein excretion during the first year after kidney transplantation associates with subclinical de-novo donor-specific antibodies (DSA)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Overcoming Barriers to Transplant: An A2 to B Program Need Not Be Difficult, Expensive, or Time Consuming Even for Large Centers
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Introduction. Since the implementation of the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) few centers have implemented the use of A2 donor kidneys into B recipients. Centers…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Preformed Antibody on Survival Following Pig-to-Primate Liver Xenotransplantation
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Objectives:Xenotransplantation represents the best near-term solution to address the current organ shortage. We have developed a pre-clinical model of pig-to-primate liver xenotransplantation (LXT), and now…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Infections on Patients with Left Ventricle Assist Devices(LVAD): Allo-Sensitization and Heart Transplantation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Background: The impact of post-LVAD infections on allosensitization and heart transplantation (HT) is unknown. High levels of panel reactive antibodies (PRA) preclude HT but the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Specific Antibody Mediates Chronic, but Not Acute, Kidney Allograft Rejection in the Absence of Natural Killer Cells
Immunology and Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
The incidence of antibody-mediated kidney graft rejection continues to increase. We previously reported that dysregulated donor-specific antibody (DSA) responses were induced in B6.CCR5-/- mice transplanted…2018 American Transplant Congress
Waning Enthusiasm for a Once Promising Test: C1q Testing Does Not Provide Prognostic Information for DSA Screening Protocols
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Introduction: Testing of donor specific antibodies (DSA) for binding of complement component C1q has been used to better elucidate pathologic antibodies from more benign reactions.…
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