2018 American Transplant Congress
To Score a Pancreas, Stars Must Be Aligned
Excellent medical care and readily accessible insulin preparations serve to require a very high quality of deceased donor pancreas organs accepted for transplantation. Improving, prevailing…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hypoxia Results in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Activation of the Unfolded Protein Response in Isolated Human Islets and Human Donor Pancreases
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: The Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is activated as an adaptive response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, however if ER stress is not resolved, UPR…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Decellularization Protocol – Comparison of Methods
Foundation of Research and Science Development, Otwock, Poland.
Background: Whole organ decellularization is gaining a lot of popularity since its development in tissue engineering. It is a process which allows to create complex…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Economic Analysis of the UK Pancreas Allocation Scheme
Introduction: Economics provides input to decisions concerning the best use of available resources. In transplantation, limitations include organ availability and competing organ demands. This is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lessons Learned from Simultaneous Biopsies of Both Kidney and Pancreas Grafts in Recipients of Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplants.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
It is commonly assumed that in simultaneous kidney and pancreas (SPK) recipients the rejection of the two organs will be concordant. As a result, simultaneous…2017 American Transplant Congress
Optimization of Pancreatic Islet-Like Clusters from hiPSCs for Cell Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes.
Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
IntroductionTreatment for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) includes pancreas or islets of Langerhans transplantation. Pancreatic beta-like cells from differentiated human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) offer…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Intensive Dosing of Mycophenolate on Pancreas Allograft Survival.
1Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI; 2Transplant Surgery, UW Health, Madison, WI
Purpose: The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of mycophenolate (MPA) dicharge (DC) dose on pancreas allograft (PTX) survival. Secondary endpoints included patient survival…2017 American Transplant Congress
Insulin Therapy in Pancreas Donors as a Predictor of Subsequent Transplant Outcome.
Introduction: Brain stem death causes high levels of systemic catecholamines and inflammation affecting all organs. These changes, and the routine use of high-dose corticosteroids in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Re-Transplant Rate in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplant Recipients.
Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Bladder drainage, although no longer the most commonly performed method for exocrine drainage of the pancreas, remains an option for patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas- kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Send Diabetes on a Long Trip: The Pancreas Travels Well.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Pancreas transplantation (PTx) has been on a dramatic decline in the last decade. Numerous factors have contributed to the waning momentum seen in the early…
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