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Articles tagged "Fibrosis"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Bortezomib Attenuates the Progression of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition through Smurf1 Akt mTOR P70S6K Pathway in Rat Allograft Renal Interstitial Fibrosis Model

    R. Tan, Z. Wang, S. Fei, Z. Han, J. Tao, X. Ju, M. Gu

    No.300 Guangzhou Road of Nanjing, Nanjing, China

    *Purpose: Our study was to detect the effects of Bortezomib and Smurf1 in the EMT and allograft renal interstitial fibrosis.*Methods: Biomarkers of EMT, as well…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection Induces an Angiogenic Response through Hepatic Stellate Cells (HSCs) and Leads to Early Post-Transplant Liver Fibrosis (LF) and Poor Graft Survival

    B. H. Ozdemir1, G. Ozgun1, E. H. Ayvazoglu Soy2, N. Haberal1, G. Moray2, M. Haberal2

    1Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    *Purpose: The ability of the CMV to infect the endothelial cells (ECs) is critical. CMV can increase EC adhesion, permeability, and create a pro-inflammatory environment…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Initial Peritoneal sST2 Levels Are Associated with Peritoneal Failure and ST2 Blockade Mitigates TGF-β and High Glucose-Induced Peritoneal Fibrosis

    Y. Kim1, S. Lee1, M. Yu1, H. Lee1, Y. Kim1, C. Lee2, R. Cha3, S. Yang4

    1Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Cheju, Korea, Republic of, 3Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 4kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is an intractable complication which leads to peritoneal membrane failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Occult Liver Graft Fibrosis Prior to Transplantation Influences Clinical Outcomes

    H. Hirao, T. Ito, K. Kadono, S. Kageyama, K. Nakamura, K. J. Dery, B. Ke, F. M. Kaldas, R. W. Busuttil, J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski

    Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) has become a standard therapy for the management of end-stage liver disease, while early allograft dysfunction (EAD) remains a serious problem.…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Paricalcitol on Markers of Inflammation in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients

    H. K. Pihlstrøm1, T. Ueland2, A. E. Michelsen2, G. Mjøen1, K. Midtvedt1, H. Holdaas1

    1Department of Surgery, Inflammation Medicine and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Institiute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    *Purpose: Despite the reduction of systemic inflammation associated with receiving a functioning transplant, markers of inflammation may remain somewhat elevated in renal transplant recipients, and…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Galectin-3 and Long-Term Graft Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Cohort Study

    C. G. Sotomayor1, C. A. Keyzer1, J. L. Anderson1, R. O. Gans2, I. M. Nolte3, M. H. de Borst1, S. P. Berger1, G. J. Navis1, R. A. de Boer4, S. J. Bakker1

    1Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 3Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 4Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    *Purpose: Galectin-3 has been associated with renal fibrosis and decline of renal function. We aimed to determine the association of galectin-3 with long-term risk of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Long-term Impact of Antihypertensive Treatment and Tacrolimus Dose in Renal Allograft Recipients 5 Years Post-Transplantation

    D. Rush1, S. Cockfield2, S. Wilson3, J. Schwartz4

    1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2University of Alberta Hopspital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Astellas Pharma Global Development, Northbrook, IL, 4Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL

    *Purpose: Inflammation and fibrosis after renal transplantation may be modulated by optimizing tacrolimus exposure, or by use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), or angiotensin receptor…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Stiffness Measurement, but Not Controlled Attenuation Parameter, is Increased in Deceased Liver Donors at the Time of Transplant Procurement

    A. Duarte-Rojo,1 G. Barone,1 D. Borja-Cacho,1 W. Concepcion,2 M. Shaheen,3 J. Heimbach,3 W. Kim.2

    1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 3Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

    Background & Aims: The growing obesity rate and IV drug use in the USA presage a higher usage of liver allografts with NAFLD or active…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Role of C1q-Binding Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in Premature and Accelerated Kidney Allograft Interstitial Fibrosis

    K. Louis, D. Viglietti, O. Aubert, A. Loupy, C. Lefaucheur.

    Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.

    The 2017 Banff meeting has focused on the importance of a precise diagnosis of IF/TA in kidney recipients by addressing specific etiological factors. Recent studies…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Long Term Histologic Allograft Health is Preserved Despite Rejection during Protocolized Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW) in Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

    V. Venkat,1 J. Bucuvalas,2 M. Martinez,3 K. Spain,4 G. Mazariegos,1 A. Demetris,5 S. Feng.6

    1Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh; 2CCHMC, Cincinnati; 3Columbia, NY; 4Rho, Chapel Hill; 5UPMC, Pittsburgh; 6UCSF, San Francisco.

    Background: Long term allograft health after rejection during ISW has not been previously assessed. We compare baseline and 4yr graft histology of 20 rejectors in…
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