2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Between ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) and ABO-Compatible LDLT: A Matched Study
Backgrounds: Reports from several experienced centers suggested that outcomes of an ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) after rituximab and reduction of ABO antibodies…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation at KFSH&RC – Implementation of the Laparoscopic Retrieval in a High Volume Center
Organ Transplant Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Since the first successful pediatric liver transplantation was performed in 1967 the survival rate increased from 30 % to currently above 90 %. This is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Following Basiliximab Induction in Liver Transplant Recipients
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Purpose: Reports of the use of antibody induction to delay the start of calcineurin inhibitor therapy postoperatively in patients with renal insufficiency at the time…2015 American Transplant Congress
Combined Bone Marrow Plus Liver Transplantation in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
IntroductionCombined kidney/bone marrow transplantation (CKBMT) induces tolerance in both primates and humans. Since liver is thought to be more tolerogenic than kidney, we hypothesized that…2015 American Transplant Congress
HLA-C, KIR Genotypes and KIR Genotype/HLA –C Ligand Combination in Prediction of Early Acute Rejection After Liver Transplantation
Introduction; Interaction of killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and human leukocyte antigen class-I (HLA-I) regulates NK cytotoxicity and function. NK regulation influences on NK/T cell alloreactivity…2015 American Transplant Congress
In House Oxygen Persufflation of Cold Stored Livers Versus Simple Cold Storage in Extended Criteria Liver Grafts: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Two hours of end-ischemic oxygen persufflation of cold stored porcine livers regenerates cellular energy dependent pathways and improves survival after transplantation. The present trial evaluated…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Recurrence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis After Liver Transplantation Has No Negative Impact on Patients outcome'
Liver transplantation (LT) is the only therapeutic option for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), however, recurrence of PSC (rPSC) post-LT occurs at rates ranging from 9-47%.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Significant Reduction in TRAIL-Expressing NK Cells in Remnant Liver After Partial Hepatectomy Is Strongly Associated With the Impaired Intrahepatic CXCL9–CXCR3 Pathway
Antitumor activity of liver natural killer (NK) cells decreases after partial hepatectomy or liver transplantation (LT), suggesting the susceptibility of patients with depressed immune status…2015 American Transplant Congress
Controlled Hemodilution in Infant Liver Transplants: A Single Center Experience
Introduction: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) remains a major comorbidity in pediatric liver transplants often resulting in graft loss and mortality. Controlled hemodilution decreases blood viscosity…2015 American Transplant Congress
Rejection Triggers Liver Transplant Tolerance: Involvement of Mesenchyma-Meidated Immune Control Mechanisms
Successful organ transplantation relies on lifelong immunosuppression, associated with severe side effects. Induction of tolerance is ideal but elusive in clinic. Indeed spontaneous liver transplant…
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