Articles tagged "Rejection"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Measuring Environmental Elemental Exposure in the Hair Allows to Identify Kidney Transplant Recipients at Risk of Acute Rejection
A. Angeletti¹, I. Gandolfini², C. Cantarelli², U. Maggiore², L. Gaetano¹, E. Fiaccadori², J. Reid-Adam³, J. Saland³, P. Curtin³, A. Curtin³, C. Austin³, P. Cravedi³
¹St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, ²Parma University, Parma, Italy, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Most biomarkers are representative of a single moment in time, which, even when repeatedly assessed, may not capture trends or variability. Hair is a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A New Diagnostic Approach to HLA Testing in Kidney Transplant Patients Using Renal Epithelial Cells
M. Herrmann¹, C. Bach², K. X. Knaup¹, M. Schiffer¹, B. Spriewald², M. S. Wiesener¹
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
*Purpose: In this study we present a new diagnostic approach to HLA typing in kidney transplant recipients using cultured renal tubular cells from urine samples…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Vesicle-Associated Tweak is Increased During Acute Cellular Rejection and Contributes to Endothelial Inflammation
O. Gidlof, J. Sadrian, M. Grossi, S. Alcevska, J. Lundgren, G. Rådegran, G. Smith
Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
*Purpose: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released from immune cells upon activation and play direct roles in allograft tolerance and rejection, in part through delivery of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Mid-Term Outcomes after Treatment for Antibody-Mediated Rejection by De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibody in Renal Transplant Recipients: Does Early Treatment Lead to Better Outcomes?
M. Okada¹, T. Tomosugi¹, T. Hiramitsu¹, S. Narumi¹, Y. Watarai¹, A. Kanda¹, K. Futamura¹, N. Goto¹, A. Takeda²
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Nephrology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: De novo donor-specific HLA antibody (DSA) and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) are strongly associated with late allograft loss in renal transplant recipients. However, the impact…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Foxp3⁺ Innate and TGF-ß⁺ Adaptive Regulatory Immune Cells in Quilty Lesions are Associated with Acceptance of Heart Allograft
S. A. Moore, C. K. Metter, Q. Cai, J. R. Torrealba
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: To evaluate the cellular composition of Quilty lesions in heart transplant biopsies and their association with acceptance or rejection of cardiac allografts.*Methods: This study…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Next Generation Sequencing Based Analysis of the T-Cell Receptor Repertoire Reveals an Increase of Alloreactive T-Cell Clones after Kidney Transplantation
C. Aschauer¹, K. Jelencsics¹, K. Hu¹, R. Reindl-Schwaighofer¹, J. Vetter², A. Heinzel¹, A. Kainz¹, G. Gualdoni¹, S. Schaller², S. Winkler², R. Oberbauer¹
¹Department of Medicine III - Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Bioinformatics Research Group, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg im Muehlkreis, Austria
*Purpose: The development of the alloreactive T-cell repertoire after kidney transplantation (KTX) is not yet fully understood. The combination of mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Accommodating Increasing Volumes without Knocking Down Walls: Update on an Infusion Center’s Growth
J. C. Estrada
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: An increase in transplants performed at the medical center in comparison to the limited availability of outpatient infusion chairs and home infusion companies compelled…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Urine Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Aids in the Diagnosis of BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with BK Viruria
G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, W. Chen¹, P. Chen¹, T. Jiang², C. Wang¹, L. Chen¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²AlloDx Biotech Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) are important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants, which is similar to T cell mediated rejection (TCMR) in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Timing of T Cell Mediated Rejection in the First Year after Kidney Transplantation
R. Mehta, D. Jorgensen, C. Puttarajappa, S. Hariharan, R. Mehta, P. Sood
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of timing of T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) occurrence in the first year after kidney transplantation (KT).*Methods: Single center retrospective cohort…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in a Full-Mismatch Kidney Transplant Rat Model
J. Rovira¹, G. J. Piñeiro², M. Lazo-Rodriguez³, M. J. Ramirez-Bajo¹, E. Banon-Maneus³, N. Hierro-Garcia³, P. Ventura-Aguiar², J. Cid⁴, M. Lozano⁴, F. Diekmann²
¹Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia i Trasplantament (LENIT), IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia i Trasplantament (LENIT), Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Apheresis Unit, Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an immunomodulatory cell therapy based on the infusion of autologous cellular products exposed to ultraviolet light (UV), in the presence…