2015 American Transplant Congress
Gender Differences in Kidney Transplant Delayed Graft Function Are Independent of Donor-Recpient Size Mismatch
Introduction: Superior female tolerance of ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) relative to males has been described in animal models, but little human data are available to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Precentage of Circulating CD16+ Monocytes Before Transplantation Are Associated With the Occurence of Acute Rejection
Introduction: Monocytes compose a neglected immune cell type in transplantation despite their contribution to antibody mediated rejection. We aimed to define the phenotypic and functional…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Features of Isolated Arteriolar Hyalinosis in Renal Transplant Biopsies
Background: Arteriolar hyalinosis (ah) is characterized by deposition of hyaline material in the vascular wall that may be caused by different insults including diabetes, hypertension…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early Urinary Tract Infections on Renal Graft Function
Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO.
Purpose: Describe the incidence of early urinary tract infections (UTI) after renal transplantation at a large academic transplant center. Evaluate the impact of early UTIs…2015 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies After Kidney Transplantation Are Associated With Donation After Circulatory Death and HLA-DQ Mismatch
Introduction: De novo donor-specific HLA-antibodies (dnDSA) have been associated with rejection and inferior kidney graft survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Expanded Criteria Donor Listing Rates by Organ Procurement Organization Is Associated With Increased Differential in Waiting Time for Candidates Willing to Accept Marginal Organs in the US
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Organ procurement organization (OPO) listing rates for expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys vary greatly across the US. The goal of ECD listing is to shorten…2015 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in Patients Receiving Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy
1The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2The Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.
Alemtuzumab (Campath 1-H) is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed at the CD52 glycoprotein that is becoming more prevalent as a choice for induction. Delayed graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Day of Week Influences Kidney Utilization
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Background: From 2000 to 2013, 17% of all kidneys procured for transplantation from deceased organ donors in the United States were discarded. The high rate…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Versus Islet Allograft Survival After Induction of Mixed Chimerism in Nonhuman Primates
Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Background: We have previously reported a successful induction of mixed chimerism and the long-term acceptance of renal allografts in MHC-mismatched nonhuman primates. In this study,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Where Does It End? Outcome of the Rejected Kidney Offers for Potential Renal Transplant and Their Outcome. A Single Centre Experience
Renal Medicine and Transplant Surgery, St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Worldwide there are no uniformly acceptable deceased donor selection criteria for renal transplantation. There are national and international guidelines available based on which most…
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