2016 American Transplant Congress
Role of TGF-β in Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Induced Renal Fibrosis in Human Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells.
Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) leads to an irreversible damage to the tubular epithelium and promotes acute kidney injury (AKI) that is associated with progressive loss of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Morbidity and Mortality of Early Post-Operative Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients.
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: Early acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiothoracic transplant recipients (CTTR) has not been well described; renal injury defined by the RIFLE criteria has been…2015 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Error: A Common, Preventable Threat to Deceased Donor Organs
Deceased donor procurements (N = 340) performed through a single organ procurement organization during a 19 month period from 7/1/13 - 11/30/14 were reviewed through…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury After Lung Transplantation – Incidence, Risk Factors and Mechanisms
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and severe complication after solid organ transplantation. In a retrospective analysis and afterwards in a prospective clinical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Tubular Dysfunction Following Donor Nephrectomy and Its Impact On Residual Kidney Function
Background: Recent publications have described an increasing incidence of end stage renal disease amongst kidney donors. This highlights the paucity of knowledge which exists in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Measurement of Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipoprotein in Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker for acute kidney injury. This study was conducted to determine the clinical implications of perioperative plasma NGAL…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Molecular Landscape of Atrophy-Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplants: The Dominant Role of Acute Parenchymal Injury
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
We studied the effect of time post-transplant on atrophy-fibrosis (AF) and molecular associations with AF in 703 kidney transplant indication biopsies (bx) 3 days to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Marker Strategies Supporting the Novartis US92 Study- A Discovery Study of Protein Biomarkers for Kidney Function (eGFR) and Acute Rejection in Serum from Renal Transplant Patients
Purpose. Protein biomarkers have the potential to allow for earlier and more specific diagnosis of kidney injury in kidney transplant patients than established clinical markers…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Immunological Update 15 Years After the First VCA – Subsequent Kidney Transplantation After a Bilateral Hand Transplant
Background: We herein describe the long term outcome with emphasis on function, immunosuppression (IS), complication and side effects, histomorphology and graft vascular changes 15 years…2015 American Transplant Congress
Associations Between Deceased-Donor Urine Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and 6-Month Kidney Transplant Function
TRIBE-AKI Consortium, New Haven, CT.
Assessment of organ quality is integral to allocation, yet existing tools have a limited ability to predict important transplant outcomes. We evaluated whether injury biomarkers,…
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