Articles tagged "Renal ischemia"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Cold Ischemia Induced Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis.
D. Bennett, M. Mustafa, M. Chiles, W. Skillen, S. Mohan.
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Objective: To examine the association between cold ischemia time (CIT) and delayed graft function (DGF) and death-censored graft failure in kidney transplantation.Methods: To identify relevant…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Adopting the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI)/Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) for Japanese Donors After Cardiac Death.
M. Kusaka,¹ A. Kawai,¹ N. Fukami,¹ H. Sasaki,¹ H. Takahashi,² T. Ito,³ T. Kenmochi,³ R. Shiroki,¹ K. Hoshinaga.¹
¹Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan; ²Division of Medical Statistics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan; ³Organ Transplant Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
Introduction: Due to a severe organ shortage, it is important to predict the outcome of grafts prior to kidney transplantation and establish an appropriate allocation…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Fine-Tuning of CXCL8 Protects Kidney Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice Lacking MicroRNA-146a.
L. Amrouche,^1,2 G. Desbuissons,¹ M. Rabant,^1,2 C. Legendre,^1,2 F. Terzi,² D. Anglicheau.^1,2
¹U1151, INSERM, Paris, France, Metropolitan; ²Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker hospital, Paris, France, Metropolitan.
Acute kidney injury leads to the development of tubular injury and interstitial inflammation that need to be controlled to avoid fibrosis development. We hypothesized that…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Persufflation Improves Viability and Function of Porcine Kidneys Relative to Static Cold Storage.
C. Min,¹ L. Steyn,² A. Pandey,³ R. Harland,² J.-P. Galons,⁴ K. Papas.²
¹Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ²Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ³Electrical and Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ⁴Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The use of marginal organs demands optimization of organ storage and quality assessments prior to transplantation. Organs from donors after cardiac death (DCD) are exposed…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Anti-LG3 Antibodies Aggravate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
B. Yang,¹ K. Hamelin,¹ L. Pomerleau,¹ J. Peng,¹ J. Tremblay,¹ N. Patey,² M.-J. Hébert.¹
¹Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; ²Department of Pathology, CHU Ste-Justine Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a significant cause of renal allograft dysfunction and a risk factor for poor long-term graft outcomes. Microvascular injury is an important…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Serum and Urine Proteomic Signatures Differentiate Between Immediate and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
M. Kaisar,^1,2 H. Huang,^1,2 Z. Akhtar,¹ H. Leuvenink,³ B. Kessler,² R. Ploeg.¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ³Surgical Research Laboratory, UMC, Groningen, Netherlands.
IntroductionDespite the persistent shortage of donor organs, paradoxically, many organs obtained from older higher risk donors are deemed unsuitable for transplantation and discarded. The ability…
2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Periostin on Renal Fibrosis After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via p38 MAPK Pathway
J. An,^1,2 S. Yang,³ J. Hwang,⁴ J. Kim,¹ S. Kim,^2,5 C. Lim,^1,2 Y. Oh,^1,2 Y. Kim,² J. Lee.^1,2
¹Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Seoul National University Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁵Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury during the transplantation procedure is associated with poor long-term allograft outcomes, such as rejection and fibrosis. Periostin, a matricellular protein, has been reported…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Role of Complement in Mediating Pericyte Trans-Differentiation in Resident Myofibroblasts: A New Hypothesis On Vascular Rarefaction in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury
G. Castellano,¹ R. Franzin,¹ C. Divella,¹ A. Stasi,¹ A. Intini,¹ M. Gigante,¹ G. Lucarelli,¹ P. Ditonno,¹ M. Battaglia,¹ A. Crovace,¹ F. Staffieri,¹ G. Pertosa,¹ B. Oortwijn,² E. Amersfoort,² G. Grandaliano,³ L. Gesualdo.¹
¹University of Bari, Bari, Italy; ²Pharming Technologies NV, Leiden, Netherlands; ³University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Vascular rarefaction is critical in the development of renal fibrosis. Pericytes regulate renal blood flow and might be an important source of renal interstitial myofibroblasts;…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Clusterin-Regulated Transcriptome in the Kidney During Ischemia-Reperfusion
G. Dairi, Q. Guan, A. Haegert, C. Collins, M. Gleave, C. Nguan, C. Du.
Department of Urological Sciences, Vancouver, Canada; The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Immunity and Infection Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has a significate impact on both short and long-term transplant outcomes, and is a major cause of delayed graft function in…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Mitochondrial Hydrogen Sulphide Donor Molecules Are More Effective Against Hypoxic Injury in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
G. Aboalsamh,^1,5 M. Saha,² I. Lobb,² J. Grewal,² P. Luke,^1,2,3 M. Wood,⁴ M. Whiteman,⁴ A. Sener.^1,2,3
¹Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; ²Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; ³University of Western Ontario, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; ⁴Experimental Therapeutics, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, England, United Kingdom; ⁵Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) in organ transplant often manifests itself as delayed graft function (DGF). DGF is associated with increased morbidity and deleterious effects…