Articles tagged "Immunoglobulins (Ig)"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Creatinine Is Most Predictive of Graft Loss in Late Antibody Mediated Rejection
G. Agarwal, D. Diskin, R. Reed, J. Locke, V. Kumar.
Comprehensive Transplant Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Development of acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is associated with graft loss and can occur both early (< 3 months) and late (> 3 months)…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Plasmapharesis, Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Rituximab Successfully Treat Recurrent Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2 (PFIC-2) After Liver Transplantation
H. Elsiesy,¹ F. Abaalkhail,¹ W. Alhamoudi,^1,2 H. Alhussaini,³ M. Alsebayel,¹ D. Broring,¹ M. Shagrani.¹
¹Liver Trasplantation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ²Gastroenterology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ³Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background:Allo-immune mediated BSEP dysfunction may occur after liver transplantation in PFIC2 patients leading to a PFIC2 like phenotype. The IgG antibodies are reactive toward a…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunodeficiency Assessment in Pediatric Intestinal Failure Patients
J. Garcia,¹ T. Beduschi,¹ C. Biaggi,² E. Perez,² A. Tekin,¹ M. McGetrick,³ L. Cubley,¹ P. Ruiz,¹ J. Fan,¹ S. Nishida,¹ G. Selvaggi,¹ R. Vianna.¹
¹Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ²Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ³University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Intestinal failure (IF) is a clinical condition for which intestinal transplantation may be indicated. Patients without enteral autonomy have an increased risk of malnutrition which…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of IgGs Produced in Neu5Gc and α1-3 Gal Double Knock-Out Pigs
A. Salama,^1,2 S. Conchon,¹ A. Perota,³ B. Martinet,¹ J.-P. Judor,¹ G. Evanno,¹ S. Le-Bas Bernardet,¹ L. Le Berre,¹ J. Hervouet,¹ D. Minault,¹ J.-P. Concordet,⁴ E. Dugast,¹ B. Vanhove,¹ J. Abadie,⁵ N. Gaide,⁵ I. Lagutina,³ R. Duchi,³ G. Lazzari,³ D. Sachs,⁶ O. Gauthier,⁷ S. Brouard,¹ E. Cozzi,⁸ G. Blancho,¹ H. Perreault,⁹ J.-M. Bach,¹⁰ C. Galli,^3,11 J.-P. Soulillou.¹
¹INSERM UMR 1064, ITUN, CHU de Nantes, Nantes University, Nantes, France; ²Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies Ouest Valorisation, Rennes, France; ³Avantea, Laboratory of Reproductive Technologies, Cremona, Italy; ⁴INSERM U565, CNRS UMR7196, MNHN USM503, Paris, France; ⁵AMaROC, ONIRIS, Nantes, France; ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Boston, MA; ⁷Centre de Recherche et d'Investigation Préclinique, ONIRIS, Nantes, France; ⁸Padua General Hospital and Consortium for Research in Organ Transplantation, Padua, Italy; ⁹Chemistry Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; ¹⁰IECM, EA4644 University/ONIRIS USC1383 INRA, ONIRIS, Nantes, France; ¹¹Dept. of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Xenotransplantation offers a large number of potential applications, including solid organs, pancreatic islets, acellular tissues such as heart valves and skin grafts, and new bioreagents…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Infected Mechanical Circulatory Support Patients: Is It Safe?
G. Jamero, J. Moriguchi, L. Czer, M. Kittleson, S. Siddiqui, F. Liou, D. Arman, L. Lam, D. Chang, P. Zakowski, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: The use of mechanical circulatory assist devices (MCSD) have been increasing over the past several years. Driveline infections (DLI) are one of the most…