2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Correlates of Atrophy-Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplants Provides a New Model of Renal Fibrosis
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
We studied the effect of time post-transplant on atrophy-fibrosis (AF) and the molecular associations with AF in 703 kidney transplant indication biopsies (bx) 3 days…2015 American Transplant Congress
MicroRNA (miR) 144 Dysregulates TGFβ Signaling Cascade and Contributes to Development of BOS Following Human Lung Transplantation
1Surgery, Washington Univ Sch Med, St. Louis, MO; 2Medicine, Washington Univ Sch Med, St. Louis, MO.
Background: Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) is characterized by a fibroproliferative cascade that is not amenable to current treatment regimens and remains the major impediment for…2015 American Transplant Congress
microRNA-494 Promotes Cyclosporine-Induced Nephrotoxicity and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition By Inhibiting PTEN
Purpose: A major complication associated with cyclosporine (CsA) treatment is nephrotoxicity. MicroRNAs (miRs) have been shown to play an important role in various pathological conditions,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Morphometry of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Subsequent Biopsies from Transplanted Kidney
EMT plays the principal role in the pathogenesis of IF/TA as a consequence in the failure of a transplanted kidney. Many facts suggest that the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Classifiers Accurately Measure the Degree of Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplant Biopsies
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Irreversible injury in organ transplants is an important clinical parameter, and is estimated by histology as the observed “ci” lesion, but with considerable inter-observer variability…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Association Between Donor & Recipient Gene Variants and Tacrolimus Safety & Efficacy in a Diverse Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Previous studies have associated donor P-glycoprotein (PGP) gene variants (ABCB1) with risk of developing CNI-toxicity, while also establishing recipient CYP3A5*1 and ABCB1 gene variants are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Fibrosis, Not Quantitative NGAL-Staining, in Day-10 Protocol Biopsies Predicts Prolonged Duration of Functional Delayed Graft Function in a Cohort of DCD Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Nephrology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands; 2Pathology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Extended criteria deceased kidneys are associated with prolonged delayed graft function and worse patient survival. Therefore it is important to identify factors in marginal…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Periostin on Renal Fibrosis After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via p38 MAPK Pathway
Ischemia-reperfusion injury during the transplantation procedure is associated with poor long-term allograft outcomes, such as rejection and fibrosis. Periostin, a matricellular protein, has been reported…2015 American Transplant Congress
Role of Complement in Mediating Pericyte Trans-Differentiation in Resident Myofibroblasts: A New Hypothesis On Vascular Rarefaction in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury
Vascular rarefaction is critical in the development of renal fibrosis. Pericytes regulate renal blood flow and might be an important source of renal interstitial myofibroblasts;…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Biliary Atresia Patients
Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Background: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21, a hormone predominantly secreted by the liver, has recently been reported as a key circulating adipokine involving in metabolic disorders…
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