2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Imaging Modalities for Immune Monitoring of Vascularized Composite Allografts Using a Translational Large Animal Model
PurposeImmunological complications and skin rejection remains an obstacle in broadening the applicability of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). Currently, diagnosis of rejection relies on skin biopsies…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Bone Marrow versus Blood Monocyte-Derived Regulatory Dendritic Cells for Evaluation in a Miniature Swine Vascular Composite Allotransplantation Model
Background: Dendritic cell therapy is a promising approach to reduced dependence on immunosuppressive drugs and for the promotion of tolerance in transplant recipients. Our aim…2017 American Transplant Congress
Successful Induction of Tolerance of Fully Allogeneic Lung Graft with Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AR) Agonist in MHC-Defined CLAWN Miniature Swine.
Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Introduction: A2AR agonist is known to potently attenuate lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, the long-term effects of A2AR agonist on lung allograft survival remain unclear especially…2017 American Transplant Congress
CTLA4-Ig, Vascularized Bone Marrow and Donor Bone Marrow Cells Successfully Negate the Development of Acute Skin Rejection of Vascularized Composite Allografts in MHC Class I Mismatched Recipients.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
PURPOSE: Previously we have shown that MHC class I-mismatched recipient miniature swine (n=3) experienced rejection (from POD42 onwards) of the epidermal component of fasciocutaneous vascularized…2017 American Transplant Congress
Beneficial Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) on Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI) in CLAWN Miniature Swine.
Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Objective: The prevention of IRI is important for both early and long-term graft function, especially when using extended-criteria or donation after cardiac donors. H2S has…2016 American Transplant Congress
Vascularized Composite Allograft Tolerance with Transient High-Dose Tacrolimus Across a Full MHC Mismatch in a Large Animal Model.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
PURPOSE: Vascularized composite allografts (VCA) can enhance the quality of life of patients with severe facial or extremity injuries, and the induction of tolerance would…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chimeric Thymus Versus Antigen Presenting Thymus for the Induction of Tolerance: Donor DCs in Vascularized Thymus Grafts Play an Essential Role in the Induction of Tolerance
We have demonstrated that thymus plays an important role in transplantation tolerance in MHC inbred large animals. We have established a technique of isolated vascularized…2015 American Transplant Congress
Thymic Transplantation to Determine Mechanisms of Thymic Involution: Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor and Forkhead Box Protein N1 in the Thymus Play a Role in Maintaining the Juvenile Thymus
Thymic involution has long been associated with age-related changes of the immune system, although the cause remains unclear. We have extensively studied the role of…
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