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Articles tagged "Rapamycin"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Monocyte Recruitment to HLA Class I Antibody-Activated Endothelial Cells Is Dependent Upon mTOR.

    S. Salehi, E. Reed.

    Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

    Aim: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a major issue affecting solid organ transplants, manifesting with recruitment of monocytes to the endothelium of the allograft. The purpose…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Targeted Rapamycin Nanotherapy Dampens Memory T Cell Function

    S. Nadig,1 S. Esckilsen,1 A.-M. Broome,2 S. Dixit,2 C. Atkinson.3

    1Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; 2Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; 3Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    Memory T cells (Tm) are difficult to control post-transplantation and account for early rejection episodes. Additionally, therapies exerting local immunosuppression by targeting an allograft, while…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Responsiveness to Rituximab, Plasmapheresis and Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Antibody Mediated Rejections After Kidney and Pancreas – Kidney Transplantation

    E. Minué,1 L. León,1 P. Uva,1 A. Dotta,1 J. Walther,1 O. Casanova,1 F. Togniolo,1 O. Guardia,1 M. Rial,1 E. Chuluyan,2 D. Casadei.1

    1Instituto de Nefrologia, Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2CEFYBO, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    The antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has become clinically critical because this form of rejection is usually unresponsive to conventional anti-rejection therapy. Therefore, it has been recognized…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Inhibition of mTOR Modulates SLPI Expression: A Potential Role in Kidney Transplant Patients

    N. Ambrosi,1 A. Dotta,2 C. Pizarro,2 D. Guerrieri,1 A. Gonzalez,2 C. Leiva,2 L. Leon,2 J. Mendiberri,3 M. Rial,2 C. Incardona,4 E. Chuluyan,1 D. Casadei.2

    1CEFYBO, UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Fundacion 3er Milenio, INBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 3UNICEN, Olavarria, Argentina; 4Fundación GADOR, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a serine protease inhibitor secreted by inflammatory and epithelial cells. It functions as an endogenous immunomodulatory, with antiinflammatory and…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pregnancy Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Exposure to Sirolimus Without Mycophenolate

    N. Sifontis,1 L. Coscia,2 D. Armenti,2 S. Constantinescu,2,3 M. Moritz.2,4

    1Pharmacy Practice, Temple University, Philadelphia; 2National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia; 3Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia; 4Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown.

    Results of prior sirolimus series reports have been confounded by concomitant mycophenolate exposure. The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy outcomes with exposure…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    "What's the Mileage?" Determining the Length of Time in Which Renal Function Returns to Pre-Calcineurin Discontinuation Levels in Patients With Interstitial Fibrosis

    A. Diez, J. Von Visger, U. Nori, T. Pesavento, M. Henry, E. Davies, R. Pelletier.

    The Ohio State University, Columbus.

    Calcineurin Inhibitors (CNI) use may be associated with progressive renal dysfunction. Clinical trials have shown that CNI minimization or discontinuation may aid in improvement in…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Delayed Tacrolimus (TAC) to Rapamycin (RAPA) Conversion in Renal Transplant Recipients With DGF/SGF

    A. Haririan,1 D. Klassen,1 M. Keshtkar,1 C. Drachenberg,2 T. Dowling,3 E. Ramos,1 R. Ugarte,1 C. Cangro,1 M. Weir.1

    1Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 3Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

    The role of conversion from TAC to RAPA early after kidney transplantation in patients with DGF/SGF in improving graft function and delaying chronic allograft dysfunction…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    mTOR-Based CNI Minimization Vs Withdrawal in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Fleming,1 D. Taber,2 N. Pilch,1 H. Meadows,1 C. Mardis,1 J. McGillicuddy,2 S. Nadig,2 K. Chavin,2 P. Baliga,2 C. Bratton.2

    1Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; 2Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    The purpose of this study was to compare mTOR-based CNI withdrawal vs. minimization in African American (AA) kidney transplant (KTx) recipients.METHODS: This was a single-center,…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunossupresion After Kidney Transplantation, Using Everolimus De Novo – Single Center Experience

    M. Stronka, Z. Adamska, L. Cichanska, J. Kubiak, M. Gamrat, M. Karczewski.

    Department of Transplantology, General, Vascular and Plastic Surgery, Clinical Hospital of Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.

    The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical outcome in kidney transplant recipients treated with CNI (calcineurin inhibitors)-free protocol versus kidney transplant recipients…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Associations Between Sirolimus Use and Outcomes After Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    E. Yanik,1 S. Chinnakotla,2 A. Israni,2,3 J. Snyder,2,3 S. Gustafson,3 E. Engels.1

    1Natl. Cancer Inst., Bethesda, MD; 2U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 3Sci. Reg. of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN.

    A growing fraction of U.S. liver transplants are being done for the indication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC recurrence after transplant remains a major concern…
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