Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

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Right-Sided Kidney Transplants Are Associated With Early Graft Failure in the Setting of Delayed Graft Function
I. Hall, W. Jiang, S. Kulkarni, C. Parkih.
Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Anatomical differences between right and left kidneys may affect transplant outcomes. We sought to determine if the right kidney (RK) tends to have worse graft…
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Donor Serum and Urine Proteomic Signatures Differentiate Between Immediate and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
M. Kaisar,^1,2 H. Huang,^1,2 Z. Akhtar,¹ H. Leuvenink,³ B. Kessler,² R. Ploeg.¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ³Surgical Research Laboratory, UMC, Groningen, Netherlands.
IntroductionDespite the persistent shortage of donor organs, paradoxically, many organs obtained from older higher risk donors are deemed unsuitable for transplantation and discarded. The ability…
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Does PTH Play a Role in Post Kidney Transplant Leukopenia?
R. Dhawan, L. Shin, K. Lee, B. Duong, L. Aguirre, C. Parke, S. Alexopoulos, M. Smogorzewski, A. Gomez, E. Mariscal, L. Matsuoka, Y. Qazi.
Division of Transplantation, University Of Southern California. Keck Med Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim : Recent data suggests a role of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) on hematopoietic stem cell progenitor cells(HSPCs)[1,2]. The purpose of the study was determine the…
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Renal Transplantation in Aged Over 60 Years Demonstrates Compatible Clinical Outcomes to Younger Recipients
H. Cho,¹ H. Kim,¹ C. Baeck,¹ H. Yu,¹ D.-J. Han,² M. Jo,³ S.-K. Park.¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ³Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Introduction: The aim of this study was comparing clinical outcomes of kidney transplantation between aged over 60 years and younger recipientsMethods: From 1993 to 2013,…
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Perfusion Disturbances and Local Infarctions After Experimental Kidney Transplantation Corralte With the Duration of Cold Ischemia Time
S. Rong,¹ R. Chen,¹ M. Meier,⁴ B. Hensen,² H. Haller,¹ K. Hueper,² F. Gueler.¹
¹Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ³Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; ⁴Imaging Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background: Kidney transplantation in mice is challenging but offers good translational models to study mechanisms of disease. In this study allogenic and isogenic kidney transplantation…
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Everolimus Plus Reduced-Exposure Calcineurin Inhibitor Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil Plus Standard-Exposure Calcineurin Inhibitor: 2-Year Results in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Watarai,¹ N. Akutsu,² K. Saito,³ Y. Nakagawa,³ O. Kamisawa,⁴ T. Kenmochi.⁵
¹Transplant Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; ²Surgery, Chiba-East Hospital, Chiba, Japan; ³Urology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; ⁴Medical Division, Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan; ⁵Transplant Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
Purpose: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of everolimus (EVR) plus reduced cyclosporine (rCsA) compared to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) plus standard cyclosporine at 24…
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Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) in Elderly Compared to Young Recipients in the First Year After Renal Transplantation. Data from the NEverOLd Trial
P. Romano,¹ F. Agena,² P. Ebner,¹ A. Triboni,² F. Ramos,² N. Galante,² F. Lemos,² N. Sumita,¹ E. David-Neto.²
¹Division of Central Laboratory, – Hospital das Clinicas – University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Renal Transplantation Service, – Hospital das Clinicas – University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Elderly (≥60years) recipients are nowadays receiving renal transplants more frequently. The pharmacokinetics studies (PK) of immunosuppressive drugs in healthy volunteers, rarely, if ever, include old…
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Preliminary Results of a Novel Induction Regimen Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit) (rATG) Plus Basiliximab in a Pediatric Patient Population Undergoing Kidney Transplantation
D. Halleran,¹ S. Schurman, T. Welch, V. Whittaker.
¹Surgery, State University New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Pediatric Nephrology, State University New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Purpose: We report the outcomes from single center experience with the novel induction regimen using rATG (3 mg/kg) in divided doses given on operative day…
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Favorable Long-Term Outcome of Late-Onset CMV Disease in D+R- Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated With Universal Prophylaxis
H. Kaminski,¹ L. Couzi,^1,2 I. Garrigue,^3,4 J. Déchanet-Merville,² P. Merville.^1,2
¹Nephrologie-Transplantation-Dialyse, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; ²Unité Mixte de Recherche 5164, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Bordeaux, France; ³Laboratoire de Virologie, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; ⁴Unité Mixte de Recherche 5234, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Bordeaux, France.
Based on last international guidelines, both universal prophylaxis and preemptive strategies are viable approaches for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after organ transplantation. Universal…
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ABO-Incompatible Live Donor Kidney Transplants Inferior to ABO-Compatible Transplants, but Match Deceased Donor Results: Is Kidney Paired Donation the Answer?
J. Verbesey, M. Cooper, A. Gilbert, M. Grafals, P. Weems, J. Moore, S. Ghasemian, C. Nilubol, B. Javaid.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, Washington, DC.
Objective: Compare kidney allograft survival in ABO-incompatible (ABO-I) and ABO-compatible (ABO-C) live donor kidney transplant recipients.Methods: We analyzed UNOS database for patients who underwent a…