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Articles tagged "Immunosuppression"

  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus (TAC) in Elderly Compared to Young Recipients in the First Year After Renal Transplantation. Data from the NEverOLd Trial

    E. David-Neto,1 P. Romano,2 A. Triboni,1 F. Agena,1 P. Ebner,2 F. Ramos,1 N. Galante,1 F. Lemos.1

    1Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clinicas – University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Division of Central Laboratory, Hospital das Clinicas – University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    Elderly (≥60years) recipients are nowadays receiving renal transplants more frequently. The pharmacokinetics studies (PK) of immunosuppressive drugs in healthy volunteers, rarely, if ever, include old…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Minimally Immunosuppressed: A Cohort Study Analysis

    A.-H. Querard,1,2,3 F. Gillaizeau,2,1 G. Couvrat-Desvergne,1,2,3 J. Dantal,1,4,5 P. Daguin,1 S. Le Floch,1 S. Castagnet,6 S. Brouard,1,4 Y. Foucher,2,1 M. Giral.1,2,4,5

    1Institute for Transplantation, Urology and Nephrology (ITUN), CHU Nantes, RTRS « Centaure », INSERM U1064, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France; 2EA 4275 SPHERE– Biostatistics, Pharmacoepidemiology and Human Sciences Research, Nantes University, Nantes, France; 3Centre Hospitalier Departemental de Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, France; 4Centre d'Investigation Clinique Biothérapie, Nantes, France; 5Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France; 6HLA Laboratory, Etablissement Français du Sang, Nantes, France.

    Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for endstage renal disease. Nevertheless, it involves immunosuppressive treatments with Serious Adverse Events (SAE) such as infections…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    No Significant Outcome Benefit for Brand-Name Versus Generic Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients: SRTR Analysis

    D. Goldfarb,1 E. Poggio,1 S. Flechner,1 R. Fatica,1 J. Schold.2

    1Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

    IntroGeneric formulations of tacrolimus have been available for maintenance immunosuppression since 2009. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of use of generic tacrolimus and…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Significant Association Between Foxp3 Gene Polymorphism and Outcomes in HBV-Related Liver Transplant Patients

    Y. Tanaka, V. Sapana, H. Ohdan.

    Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

    Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells regulate HBV-related disease progression. The present study investigated the association between Treg cells and…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Analysis of In-Vitro Effects of Immunosuppression on NK Cell Subsets in the Presence of Cytomegalovirus

    S. Keshwani, D. Kumar, S. Han, S. Husain, V. Ferreira, P. Ashton, A. Humar.

    UHN, Toronto, Canada.

    Background: NK cells may play an important role in the control of CMV replication post-transplant. NK cells can be divided into subsets based on surface…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Renal Dysfunction by BK Virus Infection Is Correlated With Activated T Cell Level, Cytokines Level, Gramzymes in Renal Transplantation

    W.-Y. Yin.

    Surgery, Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-I, Taiwan; Surgery, Tzu Chi Univerity, Hualien, Taiwan.

    Purpose:BK virus (BKV) is known to be associated with nephropathy (BKAN). Here, we investigated the relationships between BKV levels, T-cell activation, cytokines and kidney function…
  • 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

    Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Inhibition Promotes Human iTreg Differentiation and Suppressive Function

    Y. Xia, H. Zhuo, Y. Lu, L. Deng, R. Jiang, L. Zhang, L. Pu, X. Wang.

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

    Induced regulatory T cells (iTregs) are essential to maintain immunological tolerance, immune homeostasis, and prevention of autoimmunity. Some studies suggest that glycogen synthase kinase 3β…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Bioavailability and Reduced Dose Requirements of Novel, Once-Daily, MeltDose® Tacrolimus Formulation Tablets (Envarsus® XR) Compared to Twice-Daily Tacrolimus Capsules (Prograf®) in De Novo Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Phase 3 Double-Dummy, Randomized Trial

    J. Grinyó,1 S. Bunnapradist,2 S. Mulgaonkar,3 S. Steinberg.4

    1University of Barcelona, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; 2David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles; 3St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston; 4California Institute of Renal Research, San Diego.

    Tacrolimus (tac) is an immunosuppressive drug with a narrow therapeutic range. Adequate trough levels following kidney transplantation (≥6 ng/mL depending on regimen and time post-transplant)…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    ABCB1 Haplotypes, Sex, Calcineurin Inhibitors and Lipid Profiles Post-Renal Transplant

    C. Meaney,1,2 R. Venuto,3 D. Brazeau,4 J. Consiglio,5 L. Cooper,1 G. Wilding,5 K. Tornatore.1,2,3

    1NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, Buffalo, NY; 2School of Pharmacy, Buffalo, NY; 3Medicine, School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY; 4University of New England College of Pharmacy, Portland, ME; 5Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

    Purpose: Hyperlipidemia is common in renal transplant recipients (RTR) during calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) immunosuppression. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an efflux transporter encoded by ABCB1 that modulates…
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