2020 American Transplant Congress
Progression of Insulin Resistance after Liver Transplantation – Prospective Study
*Purpose: Insulin resistance (IR) plays an important role in pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and other diseases. The data about prevalence and evolution…2020 American Transplant Congress
New-Onset Diabetes after Adult Liver Transplantation in the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Study
*Purpose: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious complication following liver transplantation (LT). The present study aimed to investigate the incidence of and risk…2020 American Transplant Congress
Significant Costs Associated with Poorly Controlled Post-Transplant Blood Glucose
*Purpose: Dysglycemia is highly prevalent post-transplant. Poor glycemic control is associated with infectious and cardiovascular complications, as well as decreased patient and allograft survival. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Worsening of Diabetic Retinopathy after Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: Myth or Reality?
*Purpose: Type-1 diabetic pancreas and kidney transplant candidates frequently suffer from advanced diabetic retinopathy. Early worsening of diabetic retinopathy (EWDR) attributed to sudden glucose normalization…2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Diabetes in the NOD Mice Reconstituted with Bone Marrow Cells from Allogeneic CD4 Knockout, CD8 Knockout or B-Cell Knockout B6 Mice
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by destruction of the pancreatic beta cells by both humoral- and cell-mediated immune mechanisms. Transplantation…2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Islet Allo- and Xenograft Rejection with Immunoglobulin M Immunotherapy
Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To investigate if IgM therapy mitigates islet allo- and xenotransplant rejection and promotes permanent islet survival.*Methods: 1) New onset diabetic NOD mice (n=14) were…2019 American Transplant Congress
FK506 Influence Glucose Metabolism by Short Chain Fatty Acid
*Purpose: FK506 is one of the most common immunosuppressant drugs in organ transplantation, which have been demonstrated to cause glucose metabolism disorder and alterd the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Based Simultaneous Calcineurin Inhibitor Avoidance/Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal is Associated with Low New Onset Diabetes Risk
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) and/or corticosteroid (CCS) therapy are associated with significant risk of new onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT). An important consideration for simultaneous…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplant in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatosis: A Five-Year Experience
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis is an increasingly common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and obese patients continue to be at…2019 American Transplant Congress
Blood Group Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Due to Diabetes Kidney Disease
*Purpose: Diabetes is a growing public health problem, and diabetes kidney disease (DKD) is the most prevalent chronic kidney disease and the major cause of…