2018 American Transplant Congress
VLA-4 Blockade Inhibits Early Endogenous Memory CD8 T Cell Infiltration into Higher Risk Cardiac Allografts and Donor-Reactive T Cell Priming
Endogenous memory CD8 T cells infiltrate MHC-mismatched cardiac allografts within 24 hrs after graft reperfusion in mice. Our recent studies indicate that prolonged cold ischemic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Immunophenotype of Cells Infiltrating the Graft Explains the Benefits of Belatacept
Previously, we found greater amounts of FoxP3 cells and lower amounts of CD4+/IL-17A+ and senescent cells in belatacept (Bela) patients compared to patients under cyclosporine…2018 American Transplant Congress
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Sensor IRE1α Deficiency Promotes Infiltrating Macrophage Polarization and Induces Long-Term Renal Allograft Acceptance in Mice
Objective: Macrophage is involved in the pathogenesis of I/R injury and allograft rejection. However, the mechanisms underlying this is vastly unknown. This study aims to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Anti-Inflammatory and Pro-Inflammatory Gut Microbiota That Determine Graft Survival
Introduction: The gut microbiota induce and train the host immune system. Whether microbiota from contrasting environments of colitic or pregnant mice are pro- or anti-inflammatory…2018 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo Allograft Exposure to Mitochondrial DAMPs Prior to Organ Procurement Increases Graft Rejection in Mice
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Mitochondria released in the setting of tissue injury are a source of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that initiate innate immune responses. We hypothesized that…2017 American Transplant Congress
CTLA4-Ig Inhibits Effector CD8+ T Cell Function In Vivo and Rescues Ongoing Acute Allograft Rejection.
1Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
CLTA4-Ig is clinically approved for preventing rejection in kidney transplant recipients but current data suggest that it is less effective for memory T cells, and…2017 American Transplant Congress
B Cell Deficiency Inhibits Both Antibody Mediated Rejection and T Cell Mediated Acute Rejection in a Rat Kidney Transplant Model.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Purpose: The specific role of B cells in the pathogenesis of acute rejection remains unclear.Methods: To address this question, we generated B cell deficient Lewis…2017 American Transplant Congress
Early Evolution and Immunopathologic Phenotype of Treg-Rich Organized Lymphoid Structures (TOLS) Associated with Immunological Tolerance in Accepted Mouse Kidney Allografts.
Introduction: Lymphoid neogenesis has been found in allografts after organ transplant. We previously reported that spontaneously accepted DBA/2 to B6 kidney allografts developed distinctive, peri-arterial…2017 American Transplant Congress
Blocked of Bat3 Expression Promotes Transplant Tolerance by Inducing IL-10 Expression in Dendritic Cells.
Objective: To explore the effect of Bat3 on DCs during transplant tolerance induction.Methods: Allogeneic heart transplants were performed between WT and Bat3flox/floxCD11c-Cre+ mice, to test…2016 American Transplant Congress
Common Molecular Features of Human Kidney Transplant Rejection Reflect Mechanistic Sharing Between T Cell-Mediated and Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
1University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; 2University of Australia, Edmonton, Canada.
We previously reported the molecular features of human kidney transplant biopsies with T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) (Am J Transplant 14(11):2565-76) and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) (Am…
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