Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
The Technique of Ileobladder and Kidney Transplantation in Rats and Pigs
M. Haberal,¹ M. Kirnap,¹ D. Ersoz,¹ D. Bacanli,² Z. Ersoy,³ M. Bayzakov,¹ A. Torgay,³ H. Ozdemir.⁴
¹Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ²Research Center, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ³Anesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ⁴Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: Small, poor compliant or unstable bladders are a major problem in patients waiting for renal transplantation (RT). The experimental technique aims to develop and…
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Polyclonal Cellular Immune Function is Dose-Dependently Inhibited by Immunosuppressive Drugs but Has Limited Value in Predicting Infection or Rejection Episodes
S. Marx,¹ C. Adam,² S. Leyking,² U. Sester,² M. Sester.
¹Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany; ²Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Background: Dosage of immunosuppressive drugs in transplant patients must be balanced to prevent graft rejection and infectious complications. Knowledge on general immune function may therefore…
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Predicting Survival after Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants by Donor-Recipient Match: Who Can Tolerate a High-KDPI Kidney?
S. Bae, J. Garonzik Wang, K. Jackson, A. Thomas, X. Luo, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) with high-KDPI kidneys carries an additional risk of mortality and graft failure, which could be tolerable for some candidates but detrimental…
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The Impact of Rituximab Dose on Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in HBsAg-Negative/anti-HBc-Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Lee,¹ J. Park,² Y. Jung,¹ D. Kim,¹ J. Lee,¹ S. Song,³ J. Lee,⁴ J. Lee,¹ B. Kim,⁵ M. Kim,¹ S. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,¹ K. Huh.¹
¹Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ³Surgery, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea; ⁵Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is well-recognized complication of rituximab. Although use of rituximab for sensitized patients continues to increase in kidney transplantation, the…
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Redo Kidney Transplant in FSGS
J. Verbesey, A. Javaid, S. Yi, G. Vranic, A. Gilbert, P. Abrams, S. Ghasemian, J. Moore, B. Thomas, M. Cooper, B. Javaid.
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Objective: Analyze risk of graft failure due to recurrent FSGS in patients with prior failed kidney transplants under consideration for a subsequent transplant.Results: We identified…
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Prevalence of Frailty among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States
A. Thomas,¹ A. Shaffer,¹ H. Ying,¹ S. Norman,² D. Segev,¹ M. McAdams-DeMarco.¹
¹JHU, Baltimore; ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Frailty, a measure of physiologic reserve, increases the risk of delayed graft function, longer length of stay, early hospital readmission, immunosuppression intolerance, and mortality among…
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Anti-TIRC7 Antibody Acts Synergistically with Tacrolimus in Promoting Graft Survival in a Rat Kidney Transplant Model
S. Tullius,¹ Y. Kumamoto,² U. Nalan.³
¹Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Sagamihara, Japan; ³Institute for Medical Immunology, University Hospital Charite, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Induction of T cell immune response c-DNA (TIRC7) is restricted to activated lymphocytes. Modulation of TIRC7 signalling prevents immune activation specifically at the site…
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Extended Experience Using Tocilizumab (Anti-IL6R, TCZ) for the Treatment of Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (CABMR)
J. Choi,¹ O. Aubert,² S. Louie,¹ N. Ammerman,¹ A. Vo,¹ A. Peng,¹ E. Huang,¹ R. Najjar,¹ D. Puliyanda,¹ S. Sethi,¹ M. Haas,¹ K. Lim,¹ A. Loupy,² S. Jordan.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Paris Translational Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Introduction: Disruption of the IL-6/IL-6R pathways may have benefits in treating allograft rejection. We reported our experience with anti-IL-6R (TCZ) as a treatment for CABMR…
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Modifiable Causes of Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant
J. Beaumont,¹ J. Peipert,^1,2 C. Anderson,² A. Paiva,³ M. Robbins,³ A. Waterman.^1,2
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; ²Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ³Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
Racial disparities between White and non-White patients in receiving living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) are large and widespread. Yet, the causes of this disparity are…
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Evaluating the Impact of Pre-Transplant Malignancy on Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation: A National Database Analysis over a Twenty-Two Year Period
D. Livingston-Rosanoff, L. Wilke, G. Leverson, D. Foley.
Dept. of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Patients with a history of malignancy prior to kidney transplantation are known to develop more post-transplant malignancies and have inferior outcomes. However, there have…