2015 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab With Intravenous Immune Globulin in Sensitized Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant: Does It Work?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Highly sensitized heart transplant (HTx) recipients with donor specific antibodies (DSA) are at increased risk of rejection and death. Rituximab with Intravenous Immune Globulin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Variables Related to the Development of Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Post-Kidney Transplant (KTx): Implications for Late Graft Histology and Survival
1Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction. The incidence of de novo DSA increases post-KTx. DSA is associated to reduced graft survival likely due to chronic antibody mediated rejection (cAMR). However,…2015 American Transplant Congress
BAFF Binding to T Cell-Expressed BAFF-R Promotes Follicular Helper T Cell Proliferation and GC B Cell Responses
Recent studies have defined a crucial role for the B cell–activating factor belonging to TNF family (BAFF) in promoting germinal center (GC) responses in mouse…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Creatinine Is Most Predictive of Graft Loss in Late Antibody Mediated Rejection
Comprehensive Transplant Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Development of acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is associated with graft loss and can occur both early (< 3 months) and late (> 3 months)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Interstitial Fibrosis Is the Critical Determinant of Impaired Renal Function in Transplant Glomerulopathy
PURPOSE: Transplant glomerulopathy (TGP) represents chronic antibody-mediated injury in the glomerular capillaries after renal transplantation, and is the main cause of graft failure. TGP is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Serial Change of Donor Specific Antibodies On the Graft Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the acute rejection rate and graft function after liver transplantation according to pre-transplantation donor specific antibody (DSA) status and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Furthering the Link Between Ischemia and Immunity: Development of New Antibody Following Prolonged Delayed Graft Function
Introduction The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between prolonged ischemia (delayed graft function - DGF) and the development of de novo…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation of ABO- and Crossmatch-Incompatible Recipient-Donor Pairs Entered in Kidney Paired Donation Program
Transplantation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) enables ABO-incompatible (ABOI) and crossmatch-incompatible (XMI) patients to undergo transplantation using a 'more compatible' donor. Identification of factors that predict early…2015 American Transplant Congress
Isotype Switching of Antibodies to Vimentin Following Transplantation Is Associated With Development of Transplant Glomerulopathy Following Renal Transplantation
Background: Immune responses to tissue restricted self antigens have been proposed to play a role in transplant glomerulopathy (TG). The goal of this study is…2015 American Transplant Congress
ABO Incompatible Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant With Positive Crossmatch. A Case Report
INTRODUCTION: Donor Specific (DS) antibodies and ABO incompatibility remain major immunological barriers in organ transplantation. Clinical evidence suggest the liver can protect a kidney from…
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