Articles tagged "FACS analysis"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Dynamic Characterization of Cells in the Perfusate from Cold Ischemic Liver Grafts
R. J. de Vries, C. Pendexter, S. E. Cronin, B. Marques, J. F. Markmann, S. L. Stott, H. Yeh, M. Toner, K. Uygun, S. N. Tessier
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Injury during preservation is a complex process that affects graft function. A deeper understanding and better prediction of liver viability are demanded to improve…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Novel Flow-Based Assay to Identify Allo-Specific T Cell Exhaustion
N. Tanimine¹, C. Rickert¹, K. Lee¹, K. Deng¹, N. Feeney¹, C. Leguern¹, B. Burrell², J. Markmann¹
¹Department of Surgery, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Immune Tolerance Network, Bethesda, MD
*Purpose: A recent, multi-center immunosuppression withdrawal trial in liver transplant recipients unexpectedly revealed time post-transplant as an important predictor for operational tolerance. We hypothesize that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Specific Immune Tolerance Responses in Heart Transplant Recipients
M. J. Barten¹, K. Klaeske², J. Wittke², M. Borger², J. Garbade², S. Lehmann³, H. Reichenspurner¹, M. Dieterlen²
¹Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, ²Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, ³Cardiacr Surgery, University Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
*Purpose: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) treatment following heart transplantation (HTx) may induce transplant tolerance. A monitoring tool for successful ECP treatment would allow determination of patient-specific…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Thalidomide and Dexamethasone Co-Treatment on CD8⁺ T Cells
J. Kim¹, E. Kim², Y. Cho¹, H. Lee¹, M. Kim³, Y. Kim³, K. Huh³, B. Kim⁴
¹The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Transplantation Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Thalidomide (TM) is known to have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects and dexamethasone (DX) has been reported that it also reduces inflammation and inhibits inflammatory…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Examination of a Novel Immunoregulatory Marker in Kidney and Lung Transplant Recipients
A. D. Desai¹, G. J. Kavalam², A. Chandraker², S. Tripathi²
¹1Harvard Summer Research Program for Kidney Medicine, Harvard Medical School,, Boston, MA, ²Schuster Family Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) is a co-inhibitory receptor mainly expressed on T cells and NK cells. TIGIT has…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Immune Modulatory Effect of Thalidomide and Dexamethasone Co-Treatment on Murine Splenocytes
E. Kim,^1,2 J. Kim,¹ K. Huh,^1,3 Y. Cho,¹ M. Kim,^1,3 Y. Kim,^1,3 B. Kim.^1,4
¹The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Transplantation Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Thalidomide (TM) is known to have anti-inflammatory effects and dexamethasone (DX) is also well known to reduce inflammation and inhibit inflammatory cytokine production. Clinically, combinatorial…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab Interference in B-Cell Crossmatch: A Problem Solved
P. Malvezzi,¹ O. Senoussi,² T. Jouve,¹ C. De Palma,² L. Rostaing,¹ B. Bardy,² D. Masson.²
¹Service de Néphrologie, Dialyse, Aphérèses et Transplantation, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; ²Laboratoire d'Histocompatibilité, EFS Rhone Alpes, Grenoble, France.
Background: Rituximab is commonly prescribed in ABO- or HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation. When used before transplant it interferes with B lymphocyte complement-dependent crossmatch (CDC CM) or…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Immune Phenotyping in a Pediatric Multicenter Transplant Study: Suitability of a Pre-Formulated Dry Antibody Panel System
S. Urschel,¹ L. Ionescu,¹ T. Blydt-Hansen,³ B. Foster,⁵ S. Mital,² U. Allan,² S. Iveson,³ L. Hamiwka,⁴ J. Yap,¹ V. Phan,⁵ P. Birk,⁶ L. West,¹ M. Levings.³
¹U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ²Sickkids, Toronto, Canada; ³U of BC, Vancouver, Canada; ⁴U of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; ⁵Montreal Children's, Montreal, Canada; ⁶U Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Background:Flow cytometric immune-phenotyping is influenced by cryopreservation and inter-laboratory variability limiting comparability in multi center studies. The Duraclone™ system (DC) provides optimized pre-mixed dry antibody…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Childhood Solid Organ Transplantation on B-Cell Maturation
L. Ionescu,¹ T. Blydt-Hansen,² B. Foster,⁷ S. Mital,³ L. Hamiwka,⁵ U. Allan,³ V. Phan,⁴ P. Birk,⁶ C. Morgan,¹ S. Urschel.¹
¹U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ²U of BC, Vancouver, Canada; ³Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; ⁴U de Montreal, Montreal, Canada; ⁵U of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; ⁶U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; ⁷McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Background:The developing immune system of childhood promotes better graft acceptance and longevity but also higher risk for infections and post-transplant (Tx) lymphoproliferative disorders. This may…
2018 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo and In Vitro PPAR-y Activation Decreases M1-Macrophage Polarization and Improves Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
I. Linares,¹ A. Bartczak,¹ K. Farrokhi,¹ D. Kollmann,¹ M. Kaths,¹ M. Hamar,¹ P. Urbanellis,¹ S. Ganesh,¹ O. Adeyi,² P. Yip,³ M. Selzner,¹ N. Selzner.¹
¹Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Laboratory of Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:M1-Macrophage polarization has been studied as a potential target to decrease inflammatory response in sepsis and inflammation-related diseases. Its role in the setting of inflammatory…

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