2017 American Transplant Congress
Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) in kidney transplant recipients.METHODS: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Electron Microscopy in Kidney Transplant Biopsies.
1LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA; 2Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Background: Banff 2013 criteria recommends performing ultra-structural studies with electron microscopy (EM) in most kidney transplant (KT) biopsies if the technology is available. We aimed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors of Recurrence of Diabetic Nephropathy in Renal Trasplant.
Nephrologist, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
BACKGROUND: Renal transplantation has been established as the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetic nephropathy. This study aimed to investigate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Genomic Analysis of Gene Expression in Human Kidney Transplants Identifies Moxd1 as a Key Driver for Renal Fibrosis.
Chronic allograft injury (CAI), characterized histologically by high chronic allograft dysfunction index (CADI) score on biopsy, is known to be a major determinant of graft…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis B Virus Infection Is Associated with Recurrent Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background Hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection can cause HBV associated nephropathy, and is one of the major reasons for secondary nephropathy. We carried out a retrospective…2016 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) Recurrence After Renal Transplantation.
Nephrology-Division, Hospital do Rim - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: To describe clinical-laboratorial profile and outcome of patients diagnosed with recurrent FSGS submitted to plasmapheresis.Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study including all patients with recurrent…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy Donor.
PurposeThin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) is the most common cause of persistent glomerular hematuria. Most individuals with TBMN shows benign course, but it is hard…2016 American Transplant Congress
HCK Is a Potential Mediator of Renal Fibrosis.
Background: Renal fibrosis is the consequence of excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix that occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Novel Nuclear Factor-κB Activation Inhibitor, Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin, Prevents the Development of Chronic Cyclosporine Nephropathy in Rats.
Purpose:The nephrotoxicity of the calcineurin inhibitors including cyclosporine is a major problem in the kidney transplantation. We investigated the effect of a novel nuclear factor-κB…2016 American Transplant Congress
Slipping Through the Cracks: Late Onset BK Viremia.
Introduction: Most studies indicate that viremia caused by BK virus (BKV), the step preceding BKV associated nephropathy (BKVN) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), occurs within…
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