2015 American Transplant Congress
Macrophage Specific β-Catenin Controls ROCK/PTEN Function and Regulates Innate Immunity in Liver Inflammation
Background: It has been shown that β-catenin is an important regulator of cell development, regeneration, and carcinogenesis. Our previous studies demonstrated the key role of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Allograft Common Rejection Module (CRM) Expression in Kidney Transplants Diagnoses Acute Rejection and Predicts Long Term Graft Prognosis
Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Previous studies with cross-organ transcriptional analysis of 794 allograft biopsies from kidney, liver, heart and lung transplant patients identified a common rejection module (CRM)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Microvascular (MIA) and Interstitial (i) Inflammation Influence Late Death-Censored Graft Failure (DCGF) After Kidney Transplantation
We and others have shown late DCGF is due to ongoing, most often immune, injury. Though there is general agreement that antibody-mediated injury is a…2015 American Transplant Congress
An Orchestrated Sequence of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Is Associated With Rejection After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
The concept of a coordinated immune response initiated by innate and sustained by adaptive immune cells and their soluble mediators is well established for infection…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kynurenine Assay to Detect Inflammation in Transplant Patient: Clinical Results
Introduction: Ideal biomarker should be specific, sensitive, non-invasive, mirror the benefit of therapy and offer prognostic potential. We developed a test using a colorimetric assay…2015 American Transplant Congress
Inflammation in Regions of Tubular Atrophy (IATR) Predicts Adverse Graft Outcome in Patients With Late Graft Dysfunction: A Multicenter Study
Purpose: Inflammation in regions of tubular atrophy (IATR) is a risk factor for late graft loss. However, IATR is associated with inflammation in non-atrophic regions…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Periostin on Renal Fibrosis After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via p38 MAPK Pathway
Ischemia-reperfusion injury during the transplantation procedure is associated with poor long-term allograft outcomes, such as rejection and fibrosis. Periostin, a matricellular protein, has been reported…2015 American Transplant Congress
Distinctive Roles of mTORC1 Vs. mTORC2 in Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) exists in two complexes to regulate diverse biological processes. Although mTOR complex 1, the canonical target of rapamycin, has been…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Markers of Inflammation Between Dialysis Patients With and Without Failed Kidney Allograft
BACKGROUND: The rates of morbidity and mortality in patients with a failed kidney transplant are higher than dialysis patients who had never been transplanted. The…2015 American Transplant Congress
Neogenin Functions as a Chemokinetic Receptor on Activated CD4+ T Lymphocytes
1Boston Children's Hospital, Boston; 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Increasing data indicates that axonal guidance cues play a critical role in immunity, both in activation, migration as well as in the process of inflammation…
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