Articles tagged "Ischemia"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Theranostic Nanocolloid Platform for Imaging, Targeted Drug Delivery and Organ Preservation in Transplantation
J. M. Janjic¹, E. Lambert¹, L. Liu¹, M. Herneisey¹, V. S. Gorantla²
¹School of Pharmacy, Chronic Pain Research Consortium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston- Salem, NC
*Purpose: The goal of this project design and development of multifunctional nanomedicines to address unique and complex therapeutic outcomes in transplantation and organ preservation. Presented…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Novel Gene Targets Inducing Resistance in Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by CRISPR Screening
C. Kuscu, A. R. Wolen, C. Kuscu, C. Watkins, A. Bajwa, J. D. Eason, D. Maluf, V. Mas
Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is the best treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). However, the gap between available donors and recipients in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Therapeutic Targeting of Bile Acid Metabolism Ameliorates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
M. Ni¹, D. Jin², T. Lu², J. Zhang¹, R. Busuttil¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, J. Zhang², Y. Zhai¹
¹Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is the major nuclear receptor of bile acids, which is also involved in the regulation of innate immune responses. As…
2020 American Transplant Congress
An Immune-Modulatory Strategy to Mitigate Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion/Injury in a Murine Model
A. Kobayashi¹, A. Wanchoo², J. Simonovich², S. Duarte¹, V. Boominathan¹, S. Shrestha¹, G. Hudalla², B. Keselowsky²
¹Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is the leading cause of early graft dysfunction and contributes to the shortage of donor organs. However, despite its obvious…
2020 American Transplant Congress
ANG-3777 Treatment Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury in Rat and Dog Models
P. Narayan¹, M. Mangino², I. D. Goldberg¹
¹Angion Biomedica, Uniondale, NY, ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The effect of ANG-3777, a small-molecule mimetic of hepatocyte growth factor, was evaluated on reducing ischemia-reperfusion-induced renal injury and mortality in rats and dogs…
2020 American Transplant Congress
DAMPs and NLRP3 Inflammasome Response in Fatty Liver Grafts Preservation in Different Preservation Solutions
R. G. Bardallo¹, R. G. Teixeira-Silva², A. Panisello-Rosello³, E. Folch-Puy³, J. Rosello Catafau⁴, T. Carbonell⁵
¹Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Experimental Pathology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Barcelona, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, ³Experimental Pathology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Experimental Pathology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Cell Biology, Physiollogy and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Preservation solutions (UW, HTK and IGL-1) are widely used in clinical liver transplantation. It is well known that the composition of the preservation solution…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Alkalization Increases Macula Densa NOS1β Expression and Improves Transplanted Renal Graft Function
J. Buggs¹, J. Zhang², J. Wei², L. Wang²
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major survival hurdle with kidney transplantation (KTX). Currently, no effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of IRI during…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Parenchymal Cell Expression of Tlr9 is Required for Endogenous Donor-Reactive Memory Cd8 T Cell Activation within High-Risk Cardiac Allografts to Mediate Ctla-4 Ig Resistant Graft Rejection
D. Ueda, H. Tsuda, S. Miyairi, R. L. Fairchild
Lerner Reserch Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Increased ischemia-reperfusion graft inflammation provokes activation of endogenous donor-reactive memory CD8 T cells within complete MHC-mismatched cardiac allografts at 24 hrs after graft reperfusion…
2020 American Transplant Congress
TGR5/Cathepsin E Signaling Regulates Macrophage Innate Immune Activation in the Sterile Inflammatory Liver Injury
H. Zhou, S. Zhou, Q. Wang, Z. Rao, X. Wang, L. Lu
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: The hepatic proinflammatory response represents a major cause of liver ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury. Although the role of plasma membrane-bound G protein-coupled bile…
2020 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo Phosphorylation of C-MET by ANG-3777, A Hepatocyte Growth Factor Mimetic
L. Paka, I. D. Goldberg
Angion Biomedica, Uniondale, NY
*Purpose: : The biological effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF) and its mimetics are mediated by a signal cascade initiated by binding of HGF…