2015 American Transplant Congress
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Mycophenolate Versus Azathioprine in a Large Cohort of Renal Transplant Recipients
1Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis; 2Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Purpose: Early studies comparing mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to azathioprine (AZA) post-renal transplantation demonstrated superiority of MMF over AZA for the prevention of acute rejection (AR).…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Acute Rejection on Liver Transplant Survival in the New Millennium
Background: Based on pre-2000 data, acute rejection (AR) has long been considered clinically less significant in liver transplant (LT) vs. other organ recipients (Charlton et…2015 American Transplant Congress
CXCR4-SDF1α Blockade Reduces the Severity of Murine Heart Allograft Rejection
Introduction: The interaction of the CXCR4/SDF1α axis plays a critical role in the retention of hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow. We hypothesized that the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Glomerulitis in Allograft Kidneys Is Correlated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection manifests with glomerular and peritubular capillary inflammation, transplant glomerulopathy. Transplant glomerulitis is an increasingly recognized lesion in renal transplant biopsies, characterized by…
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