2019 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on Human Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Pig Cells: Benefit? Or Harm?
*Purpose: Xenoreactive antibodies and complement play an important role in pig xenograft rejection. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is widely used in desensitization protocols and for the…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Clinical Analysis for Low-Dose Immunoglobulin United with Plasmapheresis in High Sensitization Renal Transplantation Recipients
*Purpose: To analyze the role of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) united with plasmapheresis in high sensitization renal transplantation recipients.*Methods: Four patients with high levels of…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…2018 American Transplant Congress
APRIL/BLyS Blockade Improves Depletion of Antibody Secreting B Cells Compared to BLyS Blockade Alone in Sensitized Murine Kidney Transplant Model
1Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; 2Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) remains a significant problem in highly sensitized individuals undergoing kidney transplantation. APRIL (A Proliferation Inducing Ligand) and BLyS (B Lymphocyte…2018 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Human SIRPa Diversity That Could Regulate Innate Allorecognition
Innate allorecognition is a process by which myeloid cells, such as monocytes, distinguish syngeneic from allogeneic cells. Monocytes that recognize donor cells as non-self differentiate…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Complexity of HLA-DQ
Northwestern University, Chicago.
Historically, HLA-DQ antigens and antibodies (Ab) were difficult to classify due to the lack of serological typing reagents. However, with the advent of molecular typing…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of C1Q Binding and Flow Cytometric Crossmatch Results Provides an Accurate Evaluation of Hypersensitive Kidney Transplant Patients
Measurement of C1q binding to Donor specific antibodies (DSA) gives transplantation chance to hypersensitive patients having non-binding high amount of anti-HLA antibodies. In our series…2018 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Variability of IgG Subclasses
Northwestern University, Chicago; Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago.
The temporal model of IgG subclass switching supports sequential IgG conversion; however, the diversity of previously stimulated B cells is known to shape responses in…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Results of Plasmapheresis and Anti-CD20 Based Desensitization without Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Positive Crossmatch Kidney Transplants
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
This study examined the mid-term clinical outcomes in positive crossmatch kidney transplants (XMKT) for patients who received desensitization with plasmapheresis (PP) and anti-CD20 based regimens…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Adjunctive Treatment with Human Cytomegaly Virus (CMV) Immunoglobulin Increased CMV-Free Survival after Heart Transplantation
Purpose: There is still an ongoing discussion whether a prophylactic or a preemptive therapy against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is superior to reduce the incidence of CMV…
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