2017 American Transplant Congress
Extracellular Mitochondria Cause B7 Costimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection in Mice.
1Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Introduction: Mitochondria released in the setting of tissue injury and cell death are a source of damage-associated molecular patterns that activate innate immune responses. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Belatacept Conversion on Kidney Transplant Function, Histology and Gene Expression.
Background: Belatacept (bela) might be an alternative to Calcineurin Inhibitors (CNI) in order to avoid presumed nephrotoxicity. In this study we assessed the impact of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit T Cell Alloresponses.
Clinical and histologic evidence suggest that the liver allograft induces alloimmune hyporesponsiveness in the recipient. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent non-hematopoietic stromal cells with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Human Islet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Stimulate CD14+ Monocytes Resulting in Proinflammatory Cytokine Production.
Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Introduction: The cellular events involved in the generation of an auto and allo-reactive immune response in recipients of islet transplantation are not well understood. In…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identification of NKG2D as Senescence Marker in Zero-Hour Kidney Biopsies Is Indicative for Clinical Outcome.
The definition of biological donor organ age rather than chronological age seems an obvious factor for the establishment of valid pre-transplant risk assessment. We therefore…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Microsurgical Penis Transplant Model to Study Distinct Immunologic Features of Urogenital Tissues.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background: Penis transplantation has been successfully employed in the recent past and represents an exciting avenue for restoration of male urogenitalia and function by using…2017 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of Heat Shock Protein 90 Suppresses the Expression of MHC Class I Molecules, but Not MHC Class II Molecules, on Endothelial Cells in Allografts.
Urology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Purpose: Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a ubiquitously expressed molecular chaperone that is associated with the correct activation of client proteins. Important roles of…2017 American Transplant Congress
MMR and Varicella Immunity After Pediatric Liver Transplant.
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; 2Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
Background: Children listed for liver transplantation (LT) are at risk for decreased vaccine response due to age, underlying disease, or waning immunity. Live attenuated vaccines…2017 American Transplant Congress
Brain-Dead Donors Terminal Inflammation Is Associated to Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
BACKGROUND: in kidney transplantation recipients, increased biomarkers of systemic inflammation before and after the transplant are associated to worse short- and long-term renal outcomes. However,…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Humanized Mouse Model Incorporating Non-Fetal Tissue.
Surgery/Transplant Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Pre-clinical research into allogeneic tissue transplantation therapies, as well as patient-specific regenerative medicine studies, require animal models that closely mimic the typical patient's immune response.…
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