2019 American Transplant Congress
Cluster Analysis of Microvascular Inflammation in Indication Biopsies Unveils Distinct Pathological and Immunological Phenotypes with Prognostic Implications
1Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2IPST_Porto, Porto, Portugal
*Purpose: We aimed to define distinct pathological and immunological clusters of 80 cases of MVI diagnosed in indication biopsies and evaluate their prognostic implications.*Methods: The…2019 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Infection Mimics Intestinal Acute Cellular Rejection in Pediatric Multivisceral Transplant – A Case Series
*Purpose: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States. One out of 8 recipients who undergo transplantation with more…2018 American Transplant Congress
Nephrosclerosis beyond That Expected for Age is Predictive of Early New-Onset Hypertension (HTN) in Living Kidney Donors (LKD)
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 3Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Nephrosclerosis on biopsy (bx) of LKD is associated with older age & HTN. We studied whether nephrosclerosis is predictive of adverse changes early after…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term HIF-1α Stabilization is Associated with Fibrosis in Rat Lung Allografts
Introduction: HIF-1α is a subunit of a heterodimeric transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and functions as a master transcriptional regulator of cellular and developmental…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Preservation Solution for Lung That Improves Cell Viability and Tissue Architecture
1Tulane University, New Orleans; 2MUSC, Charleston.
Backgroud: Only 20% of donor lungs are used for transplant and 10 y survival of recipients is low. Many patients die within 30 d of…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Integrative Approach for the Assessment of Peritubular Capillaritis Extent and Score in Microvascular Inflammation – Association with Transplant Glomerulopathy and Graft Loss
Background:Banff Classification accepts two histomorphological features as surrogates of HLA Antibody-Antigen interaction on renal endothelium: C4d staining and microvascular inflammation scores (MVI sum score:ptc+g≥2) which…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Tourism and Invasive Fungal Infection
Deceased and live-related Renal transplant (RTX) are widespread approved methods throughout the world. In-addition, commercial-RTX has gained an access at certain places driven by financial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Diffuse Optical Non-Invasive Organ Risk (DONOR) Indexing Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Pre-Transplant Evaluation
Purpose: Due to large transplant waitlists, a rapid, non-invasive method to evaluate organ quality for transplantation is needed. Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOSi) is an optical…2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Allograft Molecular Pathways Associated with Tolerance Induction in Renal Transplantation
Background: Chronic exposure to immunosuppressive agents for organ transplant results in graft nephrotoxicity, infections and malignancies We have established durable immune tolerance in mismatched related…2018 American Transplant Congress
Functional Reconstruction of Urogenital Tissue Defects Using VCA: A Novel Microsurgical Penis Transplant Model and Clinical & Histological Rejection Classification
Background: Defects of male urogenital structures subsequent to major trauma are associated with severely reduced function and quality-of-life. As of recent, penis transplantation represents an…
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