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Articles tagged "B cells"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Approaches to Prevention of Antibody Rebound after HLA Sensitization in a Mouse Model

    I. Kim, G. Wu, N-.N. Chai, A. Klein, S. Jordan.

    Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Purpose: Control of donor specific antibodies (DSA) is critical for prevention of antibody mediated rejection (ABMR). Removal of DSAs with PLEX often results in significant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    In-Vivo Visualization of Regulatory B Cells Reveals Ag-Dependent T Cell Interactions That Suppress Subsequent T Cell:DC Interactions

    K. Mohib, A. Cherukuri, Y. Zhou, R. David.

    Starzl Transplantation Institute, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    We showed that regulatory B cells (Bregs) promote long-term islet allograft survival. Using mice with a novel inducible B cell-specific deletion of IL-10 (IL-10fl/flXhCD20TAM-Cre) we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Further In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence That Anti-CD40 MABS Do Not Induce Thromboembolism

    T. Rubic-Schneider, B. Christen, N. Runser Loll, D. Garcia, E. Erard, T. Flandre, B. Cochin de Billy, S. Nock, S. Côté, J. Rush, P. Ulrich.

    Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.

    Clinical trials with non-silenced anti-CD40L (anti-CD154) monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) were halted after unexpected…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Postoperative Immunological Profiles of Adult ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients

    T-.J. Wu, Y-.C. Wang, C-.H. Cheng, T-.H. Wu, C-.F. Lee, H. Chou, K-.M. Chan, W-.C. Lee.

    Division of Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

    Background: Adult ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation has been performed for acute liver failure or end stage liver diseases when deceased liver allografts or…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Prevention and Reversal of Diabetes through Restoration of B and T Cell Regulation and Immune Homeostasis

    K. Brayman,1 P. Chhabra,1 C. Wilson,2 A. Marshall,2 D. Moore.2

    1Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 2Pediatric Endocrinology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

    Goal: To determine the mechanisms by which IgM restores immune homeostasis in new-onset diabetic NOD mice.Methods: 1) 5wks old non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice received mouse…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Role of B Cell Intrinsic NLRP3 in the Development of Chronic Rejection

    J. Nie,1 B. Ramaswami,2 X. Guo,3 R. Hoffman,2 G. Chalasani.3

    1Thoracic Surgery, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; 2Surgery, Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Endogenous DAMPs elicited during transplantation are recognized via TLR-MyD88 and NLRP3-inflammosome pathways that are expressed in APCs including B cells. Here, we asked whether B…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Rituximab Induction to Prevent the Recurrence of PSC after Liver Transplantation-The Lessons Learned from ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation-

    Y. Yamada,1 K. Hoshino,1 M. Shinoda,1 H. Obara,1 S. Uemoto,3 T. Kaido,3 H. Okajima,3 T. Yagi,4 T. Yoshizumi,5 Y. Inomata,6 T. Hibi,6 K. Kubota,7 T. Suzuki,8 Y. Kitagawa,1 H. Egawa,2 T. Kuroda.1

    1Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 3Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplant Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 4Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; 5Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; 6Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; 7Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; 8Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.

    Background: Multiple studies have failed to reveal an effective method for preventing the recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) after liver transplantation (LTx). A national…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Dependency on CD4 T Cells, Foreign Protein, and CD22 for Generation of Antibody Response to Non-Self Blood Group A-Antigen in a Mouse Model

    I. Adam, B. Motyka, K. Tao, L. West.

    Alberta Transplant Institute, Canadian National Transplant Research Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

    Background: ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi-HTx) is safe during infancy and allows increased donor access. B cell tolerance develops to donor A/B-antigens (Ag) after ABOi HTx…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Immune Cell Profiles in HLA-Sensitized (HS) & Non-HS Patients (Pts) with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

    S. Ge,1 M. Chu,1 E. Ortiz,1 A. Vo,2 D. Lovato,1 S. Jordan,2 M. Toyoda.1

    1Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 2Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background: Chronic inflammation is often seen in pts w/ ESRD. HLA-sensitization may create or be driven by the cytokines responsible for chronic inflammation. Here we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Single Center Experience of HLA-Related Donor Specific Antibody in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

    H. Egawa,1 Y. Kotera,1 A. Ohmori,1 S. Yamashita,1 T. Kato,1 S. Nemoto,1 T. Ishizuka,2 M. Yamamoto.1

    1Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

    Although impact of donor specific antibody in liver transplantation has been recognized, significance of desensitization is not established yet. Our aim is to share our…
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