Articles tagged "Antilymphocyte antibodies"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Survey of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Usage for Kidney Transplant Induction Therapy in the United States
K. Foster,¹ A. Dodson,² K. Gutierrez.²
¹Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Birmingham, AL; ²Comprehensive Transplant Institute, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
Background: Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) has become the most widely used induction agent in kidney transplantation (KTx) and has recently received FDA approval for this…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Associated with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction According to Mg/Kg of Total Body Weight in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Brueckner, A. Logan, L. Bowman.
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: The optimal dosing weight used for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy in transplantation continues to lack a consensus. The impact of alternative dosing…
2017 American Transplant Congress
B Cell-Derived Cytokines Rather Than T/B Cognate Interactions Mediate CD8 T Cell Reconstitution Following Lymphoablation.
D. Zwick, K. Ayasoufi, R. Fan, V. Gorbacheva, K. Keslar, R. Fairchild, A. Valujskikh.
Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Antibody-mediated lymphoablation is a commonly used induction therapy in sensitized transplant recipients. Using murine anti-thymocyte globulin (mATG) in a model of BALB/c (H-2d) to B6…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Usefulness of Valacyclovir Prophylaxis for Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection After Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Treatment as Antirejection Therapy.
E. Ko,^1,2 J. Yu,^1,2 B. Choi,^1,2 C. Park,^1,2 Y. Kim,^1,2 C. Yang,^1,2 B. Chung.^1,2
¹Transplant Research Center, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) treatment for acute T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) can increase the risk of CMV infection. We purposed to evaluate the effect of valacyclovir…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Using Basiliximab Does Not Increase De Novo DSA Incidence but Reduces Cytomegalovirus Infections and Neoplastic Complications in Non-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients.
M. Marron-Wojewodzki,¹ I. Szwarc,¹ C. Rene,² J.-F. Eliaou,² G. Mourad,¹ M. Le Quintrec.^1,3
¹Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; ²Departement of Immunology, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; ³Inserm U1183, IRMB, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
Background. In kidney transplantation, de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are associated with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and graft failure. After dnDSA development, 24% of the…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Biomarkers of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy: Potential for Early Detection and Development of Novel Therapeutic Agents.
S. Kanangat, R. Miller, S. Rezaeian, H. Eldib, D. Cimbaluk, C. Fhied, I. Kurbegovic-Skaljic, M. Prod, J. Borgia, M. Flaws, D. Castillo, R. DeCresce.
Pathology, BioChemistry and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Purpose: To detect markers and novel treatment targets related to fibrogenesis and eventual graft loss by focusing on Epithelial Mesenchymal transition (EMT) which requires understanding…
2016 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Analysis of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing, MELD, Race, and Weight on Infection and Rejection Rates in Liver Transplantation.
R. Imai, U. Wang.
Department of Pharmacy, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA.
INTRODUCTION: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) use in liver transplantation is uncommon. At our center, induction therapy is comprised of rATG dosed at 1 – 2…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induced Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding After Kidney Transplantation.
M. Dokus,¹ A. Patel,¹ J. Iuppa,² E. Venniro,³ A. Danzig,¹ J. Cooley,² J. Taylor,³ R. Kashyap,¹ M. Orloff.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ³Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Background: Bleeding is a significant challenge after renal transplantation. Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) induced thrombocytopenia may increase bleeding after kidney transplantation (KTx), but this association has…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Investigating Posttransplant Allo-Donor Specific CD57⁺ Cells in Patients with Alemtuzumab Induction and Belatacept-Based Regimen.
H. Xu, F. Feng, A. Kirk.
Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Recent studies have showed correlation between CD4+CD57+PD1- cells and costimulation blockade resistant rejection (CoBRR) in patients treated with belatacept without depletional induction. We have recently…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Thymus Is Required for T Cells Reconstitution Following Antibody-Mediated Lymphoablation.
K. Ayasoufi, R. Fan, A. Valujskikh.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Antibody-mediated lymphocyte depletion is used as induction therapy in sensitized transplant recipients. Following lymphoablation, peripheral lymphopenia triggers homeostatic T cell proliferation (HP) and enhanced thymopoiesis.…