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Articles tagged "Immunosuppression"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Sparing the Nephron in Liver Transplant Recipients with Antithymocyte Bridging: A Four Year Experience

    N. Wilson, H. Kuzaro, N. Parrish, S. A. Shah, N. Anwar, R. R. Alloway, S. Tremblay, T. E. Kaiser

    U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: Renal function decline after liver transplant (LT) remains a significant issue. Using antithymocyte globulin (rATG) to delay tacrolimus (TAC) initiation may impact renal deterioration;…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Depletional Profiles of Human and Rhesus Specific Anti-Thymocyte Globulins in Rhesus Macaques

    B. I. Shaw1, R. Schmitz1, D. M. Magnani2, F. Leopardi1, A. D. Kirk1

    1Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Medicine, MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Rabbit anti-human ATG (rATG; Thymoglobulin®) is the most commonly used formulation for depletional induction therapy in the United States. However, given that it is…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience

    S. Hassan1, K. R. Mysore1, M. E. Faraone2, D. Cerminara3, K. Hosek4, E. Moulton5, C. Bocchini5, R. Sigereddi6, R. Ackah6, F. Muñoz5, A. Rana7, J. Goss7, D. H. Leung1, T. Galvan7

    1Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 2Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 3Department of Pharmacy, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 4Outcomes and Impact Service, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 5Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 6Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 7Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Immunosuppression predisposes children to primary viral or latent infections after liver transplantation (LT). The impact of adenovirus infections on morbidity and mortality remains largely…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Laminin Alpha5 Regulates T Cell Entry and Distribution in Lymph Nodes in Immunity

    L. Li1, M. Shirkey1, W. Piao1, Y. Xiong1, V. Saxena1, T. Zhang1, C. Paluskievicz1, J. Zhao2, R. Abdi2, J. S. Bromberg1

    1UMB, Baltimore, MD, 2Harvard University, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Laminin α5 (Lama5) and α4 (Lama4) are lymph node (LN) stromal fibers whose expression ratio influences CD4+ T cell migration and stimulation. We hypothesized…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Development of DSA Class II is Associated with Immunosuppressive Monotherapy and Increased Risk for Graft Fibrosis, Chronic Rejection and Graft Loss

    M. Sterneck1, B. Sultani1, A. Ozga2, S. Weidemann3, J. Hermann4, E. Grabhorn5, U. Herden6, L. Fischer6

    1University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 2Insitute of Medical Biometry, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 3Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 4Pediatric Radiology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 5Pediatric Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 6Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    *Purpose: Recent studies have suggested a negative impact of class 2 DSA on short term outcome of OLT recipients. The aim of this study was…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Targeted Urine Metabolomics for Monitoring Renal Allograft Injury and Immunosuppression

    T. Sigdel, A. Schroeder, J. Y. Yang, R. Sarwal, J. Liberto, M. Sarwal

    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study was to apply high-throughput metabolomics and machine learning to identify surrogate urine metabolite biomarkers for acute rejection vs. BK…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Plasma Microbiome Profiles of Liver Transplant Patients with Operational Tolerance

    C. Kuscu1, J. Pierre2, I. Lies1, C. Kuscu1, A. Bajwa1, A. Wolen1, J. Eason1, B. Ramaswami3, D. Maluf1, G. Mazariegos3, G. Chalasani3, V. Mas1

    1James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, 2Department of Pediatrics, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, 3Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: Microbiome has emerged as a key modulator of organ homeostasis and immune system function with altered microbiota and microbiome - host interactions contributing to…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Use of Cell-Free MicroRNAs for the Diagnosis of Allograft Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients Using Standard and Novel Direct Detection Platforms

    T. Kohut1, B. Chang2, J. Wen1, A. Shaked2, B. Keating2

    1Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Transplant Institute, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Standard immunosuppression therapy (IST) in liver transplant (LTx) recipients requires a delicate balance to prevent side effects and allograft rejection (AR). There is no…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Graft versus Host Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Case Series

    N. Joiner, J. Dietz, K. Nava-Estevanott, L. Kerbe

    Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL

    *Purpose: Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) is a serious and potentially fatal disease that is rarely observed in solid organ transplant recipients; however, we report…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Medication Non-Adherence (MNA) Mitigation Practices and Health Care Professional (HCP) Perceptions at U.S. Transplant Centers

    S. J. Patel1, J. L. Descourouez2, B. Hofmeyer3, C. A. Moore4, D. Nguyen5, E. Graviss5, D. J. Taber6

    1Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Cary, NC, 2UW Health, Madison, WI, 3Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA, 4UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 5Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, 6MUSC, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: Extensive literature exists on risk factors and mitigating strategies for MNA, however information on MNA management within U.S. transplant centers is scarce. This survey…
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