2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Proteins Are Significantly Upregulated in Patients With Clinical Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is a major pathway associated with late graft loss. Although serum de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies are frequently observed in ABMR,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting and Preventing 30-Day Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Study
Purpose: Readmissions are a major morbidity following kidney transplantation (KT). Prior studies report a 30-day readmission rate of 30%. Limited data exist on risk facotors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Stable and Unstable Chimerism During Immunosuppressive Drug Withdrawal in Tolerant Recipients of HLA Matched Combined Kidney and Hematopoietic Cell Transplants
1Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Our previous studies showed that 75-80% of HLA matched recipients of combined kidney and hematopoietic cell transplants conditioned with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and anti-thymocyte…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Deceased Donor Transplant With Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores Greater Than 85 Not Associated With a Survival Benefit
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Preemptively listed candidates for kidney transplant are a unique patient population with regard to marginal quality kidney acceptance as they are not yet dialysis dependent.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Norovirus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients – Clinical Severity and Genotype Identification
Introduction: Norovirus (NoV) is increasingly recognized as causative agent of gastro-enteritis in renal transplant recipients.Methods: We performed a retrospective study (2003-2012) to investigate the clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective and Randomized Study of Conversion from Tacrolimus to Cyclosporine A to Improve Glucose Metabolism in Patients With New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus After Renal Transplantation
Background: The present prospective and randomized study was designed to assess whether conversion from tacrolimus (Tac) to cyclosporine A (CsA) can reverse posttransplantation diabetes mellitus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Blood Gene Expression Profiling in a Randomized Controlled Trial of rATG Vs. IL2RA Induction Reveals the Differences in Immune Impact and Mechanisms
1MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA.
We performed global gene expression profiling using microarrays on samples from a prospective, RCT designed to study the safety & efficacy of induction with antithymocyte…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
Selective Blockade of the CD28/B7/CTLA4 Pathway With Monovalent Anti-CD28 Antibodies Versus Targeting of B7 With CTLA4-Ig, in Non-Human Primate Kidney Allograft
1INSERM, UMR1064, ITUN, Nantes, France; 2Effimune SAS, Nantes, France.
B7 molecules on antigen-presenting cells interact with CD28 and CTLA4 on T lymphocytes to control TCR-mediated signals. Whereas it is highly efficient to block T…2015 American Transplant Congress
Can MitoQ Improve Renal and Mitochondrial Function Following Cold Storage and Transplantation?
The overall goal of this study is to further evaluate the effectiveness of a potential new therapy designed to minimize damage during cold preservation, increase…
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