Articles tagged "Efficacy"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Novel Effect of miR-26a:Mdm2:p53 Pathway on Mouse Liver Regeneration.
J. Zhou, W. Ju, X. Yuan, X. Jiao, D. Wang, X. Zhu, X. He.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
BACKGROUND: The deficiency of liver regeneration needs to be addressed in the fields of liver surgery, split liver transplantation and living donor liver transplantation. Researches…
2016 American Transplant Congress
ESM1 Gene Promotes Hepatocyte Proliferation Through NF-κB Signal Pathway.
J. Zhou, W. Ju, X. Jiao, X. Zhu, X. He.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
BACKGROUND: Effective and timely liver regeneration is pivotal in the prevention of fetal small-for-size syndrome after living donor liver transplantation or split liver transplantation. Our…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Chimeric Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Preliminary Report.
E. Szilagyi, E. Bryndza Tfaily, J. Cwykiel, M. Siemionow.
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
Background: Transplant of Chimeric Cells, created via ex vivo fusion of donor and recipient cells, represents a promising cell therapy option in the field of…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Human Epineural Allograft Conduits Supported with Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Preliminary Report.
M. Siemionow, M. Strojny, W. Malewski, J. Cwykiel, M. Cyran.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
PURPOSE: Due to the limitations of current surgical methods of long nerve defect repair, new therapeutic approaches are needed to enhance nerve regeneration. Nerve allografts…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Schisandra Sphenanthera Extract Facilitates Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment Post Renal Transplantation Through Increasing Bioavailability of Tacrolimus.
R. Deng,¹ L. Zhang,¹ L. Liu,¹ H. Fu,² J. Li,¹ Q. Fu,¹ C. Wang.¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; ²Infectious Medicine Department, Guangzhou Infectious Disease Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Hepatoprotective agent Schisandra sphenanthera extract (SchE) facilitates rifampicin-containing anti-tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy by stabilizing the Tacrolimus (FK506) blood concentration through increasing the oral bioavailability, which…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Where Are the KDPI 0-20% Kidneys Going in the New KAS? A Major Allocation Shift.
M. Aeder,¹ N. Turgeon,² A. Kucheryavaya,³ D. Stewart.³
¹Univ Hosp Case Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; ²Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA; ³UNOS, Richmond, VA.
The introduction of KAS in December 2014 marked an effort to incorporate a longevity metrics into deceased organ allocation by prioritizing retrieved kidneys with the…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Conversion in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients for Cause: A Single Center Observational Cohort.
M. Savic,¹ M. Cruz,² A. Rossi,¹ J. Vella.¹
¹Maine Transplant Program, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; ²University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Background: Calcineurin inhibition (CNI) is the single most effective strategy to prevent allograft rejection however tolerability is limited by toxicity. To date, alternate strategies have…
2016 American Transplant Congress
An Economical and Effective Vaccination Program in Patients Transplanted for Hepatitis B Virus Related Liver Diseases: A Prospective Study.
W. Ju, A. Yang, Q. Ren, D. Wang, Z. Guo, Y. Ma, A. Hu, Q. Tai, X. Zhu, X. He.
Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Aims: To prospectively investigate the efficacy and safety of procedural HBV vaccination in patients transplanted for HBV related liver diseases for prevention of hepatitis B…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Donor-Recipient Gender Mismatch in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the H2304 Study.
L. Fischer, P. de Simone, G. Dong, P. Lopez, P. Bernhardt, F. Saliba.
H2304 study group, Hamburg, Germany.
Purpose: Donor-recipient gender mismatch may play a role in liver transplant (LTx) outcomes. Here we present the 24-month results from the post-hoc analysis of the…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Transplant Health Literacy of Liver Transplant Candidates and Their Caregivers.
Y. Bababekov,¹ Z. Fong,^1,2 J. Adler,¹ H. Yeh,¹ D. Chang,^1,2 J. Pomposelli.³
¹Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Codman Center for Clinical Effectivness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ³Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
Purpose: All transplant programs provide education sessions and instructional material to their patients to improve health literacy. However, their efficacy is unknown. We piloted a…