Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Urine IP-10 as the Biomarker for ABMR in Kidney Transplant Recipient with DGF.
N. Townamchai,¹ A. Leelahavanichakul,² J. Supapol,³ S. Wattanatorn,¹ Y. Avihingsanon,¹ K. Praditpornsilpa.¹
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; ²Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; ³Department of Surgery, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: In the setting of DGF in kidney transplantation (KT), early acute ABMR, which needs early treatment, has to be differentiated from simple ischemic acute…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Obese Renal Transplant Recipients Using High versus Low-Dose Thymoglobulin.
N. Jasiak,¹ C. Stromayer,¹ J. Thielke,¹ J. Chen,² J. Chen,¹ B. Talon,¹ R. Rubin-Tobar,¹ E. Benedetti,² P. West-Thielke.^1,2
¹Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago; ²Transplant Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Background: Dosing of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplant recipients is highly variable by transplant center. Optimizing rATG dose becomes extremely important for…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Reciprocal Effects of HDAC1 and HDAC2 Deletion on Renal Cold Ischemia Survival and Nuclear Co-Repressor Complex Expression.
D. Aufhauser Jr,¹ D. Murken,¹ Z. Wang,¹ A. Samanta,² G. Ge,¹ T. Bhatti,³ W. Hancock,^2,3 M. Levine.¹
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: Class I histone/protein deacetylases (HDACs) 1 and 2 bear >85% protein sequence homology and conventionally are thought to have similar function via occupancy in…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Priorities for Outcomes: A Nominal Group Technique Study.
C. Hanson,^1,2 J. Kanellis,^3,4 G. Wong,^1,2 J. Pinter,² S. Chadban,^5,6 J. Chapman,⁷ J. Craig,^1,2 J. Gill,⁸ A. Garg,⁹ J. Lewis,^1,2 A. Tong.^1,2
¹Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ²Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; ³Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ⁴Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ⁵Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁶Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ⁷Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁸Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; ⁹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.
Background: Living kidney donors face risks associated with nephrectomy. While this is justified with informed consent, screening and follow up, the outcomes that are most…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from DBD, DCD or DBCD Donors: A Single Center Experience from China.
G. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, J. Qiu, C. Wang.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background There are three categories of deceased donors in China now, donation after brain death(DBD), donation of cardiac death(DCD), and donation after brain and cardiac…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.
V. Turunç,¹ A. Eroğlu,² B. Tabandeh,¹ H. Dheir,² E. Basok,³ A. Erol.³
¹Department of General Surgery, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; ²Organ Transplantation Center, Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey; ³Department of Urology, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Age Adapted Immunosuppression for Elderly Kidney Allograft Recipients: Balancing Risks for Cancer versus Rejection.
F. Jackson-Spence,¹ H. Gillott,¹ S. Tahir,¹ F. Evison,² J. Nath,³ A. Sharif.³
¹University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ³Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Introduction Cancer is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation, driven by immunosuppression. Age is one of the strongest risk factors for…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Parameters of Uremia-Associated Premature Ageing of Peripheral T Cells Do Not Predict Infectious Complications After Renal Transplantation.
B. Dedeoglu, R. Meijers, M. Klepper, D. Hesselink, C. Baan, N. Litjens, M. Betjes.
Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have a prematurely aged T-cell system, which may contribute to the uremia-associated immune deficiency. In this study we tested…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Expansion of Anti-HLA Antibodies After Renal Transplantation and Prognosis in Those Which Fix C1q.
P. Ruiz-Esteban,¹ M. Gonzalez-Molina,¹ A. Caballero,² A. Torio,² M. Leon,³ E. Palma,¹ D. Burgos,¹ M. Cabello,¹ V. Lopez,¹ M. Rodriguez,⁴ D. Hernandez.¹
¹Nephrology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ²Immunology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ³Pathology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ⁴Nephrology, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almeria, Spain.
Introduction. Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is the major cause of allograft failure. We studied the evolution and prognostic effect of pre-formed and de novo anti-HLA antibodies…
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Infection-Related Mortality After Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era.
I. Helanterä,¹ S. Kinnunen,² P. Karhapää,² A. Juutilainen,² P. Finne.³
¹Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; ²Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; ³Department of Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
A. Purpose: Infections are the most common non-cardiovascular causes of death after kidney transplantation. We analyzed in detail the current infection-related mortality among kidney transplant…