2018 American Transplant Congress
The Role of CD46 in Early Islet Engraftment in a Dual Transplant Model
Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
IntroductionMembrane cofactor protein (CD46) is known to attenuate the complement cascade by facilitating cleavage of C3b and C4b. In solid organ xenotransplantation, organs expressing CD46…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recipient HO-1 Deficiency Decreases Post-Transplant Graft HO-1 Expression and Exacerbates Liver Transplant Damage
1Surgery, Liver Transplantation, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2Pathology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Many preclinical studies on protective functions of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1; hsp32) in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have encouraged application of HO-1 inducing regimens in clinical…2018 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of Neutrophil Recruitment and Activation Protects Airway Epithelium after Transplantation
Background: Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is the major obstacle limiting long-term allograft survival of lung transplantation. Airway epithelium is the primary target in obliterative airway diseases.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Is the NETos Increased in Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection?
Neutrophils can promote graft inflammation through a form of programmed cell death termed "NETosis". How alloantibodies contribute to neutrophil responses in grafts is not clear…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Confounded by MELD in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation
Department of General Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Biological markers such as the pre-operative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been suggested to be valuable indicators of recurrence and overall survival after…2018 American Transplant Congress
Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells Are Induced after Transplantation and Home to the Transplanted Kidney
Surgery and Immunology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a naturally occurring, heterogeneous population of highly immunosuppressive cells which expand in response to inflammatory conditions such as cancer.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Huc-MSCs Alleviate Rat Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Neutrophil Inflammatory Response
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been reported possessing therapeutic effects on immunoregulation, tissue repair and regeneration from bench to bedside. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from…2017 American Transplant Congress
Circulating Inflammatory Factors in Deceased Organ Donors Result in Innate Immune Activation.
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
Background: Superior outcomes of living-donor compared to deceased-donor transplants may be related to increased graft immunogenicity at the time of transplant. Donor brain death results…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation with Hepatocellular Carcinoma within Milan Criteria.
Introduction: The systemic inflammation biomarker, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to be a predioctor of poor survival in patients with various cancers. The purpose…2017 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effects of Bryostatin-1 on Neutrophil Migration in an In Vitro Model of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Impact for Therapy.
Background: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inherent component of solid organ transplantation and axiomatically linked to graft damage. In the kidney, IRI results in a…
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