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Articles tagged "Antibodies"

  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Histologic Patterns of C4d Associated With Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection of the Lung Allograft

    Y. Butt, J. Hassler, V. Kaza, F. Torres, J. Torrealba.

    Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

    The diagnosis of antibody mediated rejection (AMR) of the lung allograft still represents a diagnostic challenge for pathologist and transplant physicians alike. The morphologic and…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pregnancy After Renal Transplantation: Unfavorable Outcomes in Sensitized Patients

    M. Ajaimy, M. Lubetzky, L. Kamal, G. De Bocardo, E. Akalin.

    Einstein/Montefiore Transplant Center, Bronx.

    Background: The objective of our study was to describe pregnancy and allograft outcomes in sensitized kidney recipients in a predominantly Hispanic and African-American population.Methods: This…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Heart Transplant for Amyloid Patients in the Current Era of Bortezomib

    J. Patel, R. Vescio, M. Kittleson, S. Siddiqui, F. Liou, J. Yabuno, L. Piponniau, B. Kearney, M. Hamilton, L. Czer, J. Kobashigawa.

    Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.

    Purpose: Both amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis and transthyretin-related (TTR) amyloid have been viewed with reluctance to proceed with heart transplant. AL amyloid in particular…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The C1q-Binding Assays and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation

    P. Amico,1 G. Hönger,1 H. Hopfer,2 R. Liwski.3

    1Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 2Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

    Background: Contradictory conclusions have emerged from clinical trials when testing the predictive value of C1q-binding donor-specific HLA-antibodies (HLA-DSA). The aim of this study was to…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    A New Diagnostic and Pronostic Tool for Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation: Intragraft Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies Detection

    J. Olagne,1,2,3 A. Parissiadis,2 S. Caillard,1 N. Froelich,2 L. Marcellin,3 C. Muller,1 G. Gautier-Vargas,1 P. Perrin,1 L. Braun-Parvez,1 F. Heibel,1 C. Gachet,2 B. Moulin.1

    1Service de Néphrologie - Transplantation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg, France; 2Laboratoire d'Histocompatibilité, Etablissement Français du Sang, Strasbourg, France; 3Département de Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg, France.

    INTRODUCTION: Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the main cause of loss of the kidney transplant. Despite the new BANFF classification, diagnostic difficulties and…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Respiratory Infections Following Lung Transplantation Leads to De Novo Development of Antibodies to Both Donor HLA and Lung Associated Self-Antigens and Increases the Risk for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

    K. George,1 M. Gunasekaran,1 M. Sharma,1 F. Zhou,1 A. Limaye,3 R. Hachem,2 T. Mohanakumar.1

    1Surgery, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO; 2Medicine, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO; 3Medicine, Univ Washington, Seattle, WA.

    Background: It is accepted that lower respiratory tract infections (LRI) post lung transplantation (LTx) are a risk factor for the development of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Value of Surveillance Testing for De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies Following Renal Transplantation

    O. Pankewycz,1 M. Laftavi,2 M. Said,2 K. Chapin,2 L. Feng.2

    1Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo/ECMC, Buffalo, NY; 2Surgery, SUNY at Buffalo/ECMC, Buffalo, NY.

    The development of de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) usually leads to a reduction in renal graft survival. The deleterious influence of dnDSA is most…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Toll-Like Receptor 4-Signaling Abrogates Inhibitory Effect of Calcineurin Inhibitor on B-Cells Responding to Blood Group A-Antigens

    H. Sakai, Y. Tanaka, H. Ohdan.

    Transplant Unit, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

    Aim: Bacterial infection following ABO-incompatible organ-transplantation is associated with refractory Ab-mediated rejection. Here, we investigated the influence of toll-like receptor (TLR)-signaling, via the binding of…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Deficiency of Naturally Occurring Anti-Angiogenic Antibodies Associate With the Development of Metastatic Cancer Post Renal Transplantation and Patient Death

    R. Carroll,1 A. Phillippe,2 R. Catar,2 H. Heidecke,2 D. Dragun.2

    1Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia; 2Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany.

    We assessed the presence of naturally occurring blocking antibodies to mediators of vascularisation and metastasis in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR) with metastatic cancer (n=11), non…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Therapy On the Inflammatory Infiltrate in Renal Allografts With Acute and Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection

    W. Mulley,1,2 D. Nikolic-Paterson,1,2 A. Longano,3 Y. Han,1 F. Ma,1 J. Kanellis,1,2 S. Ramessur.1,2

    1Department of Nephrology, Monash Health, Clayton, Vic, Australia; 2Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia; 3Department of Pathology, Monash Health, Clayton, Vic, Australia.

    Little is known about the effect of usual treatment for acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection (aAMR and cAMR) on inflammatory cells within the allograft.…
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