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Just Released - Transplantation - May 2023 Issue

In this issue you will find all that is new and important about both antibody and T cell mediated rejection of the kidney: two great reviews and several important studies at both histological and molecular levels. Additional papers on experimental data for Il-21 and Il-33, as well as a careful look at microRNA and a novel assay to identify sensation, complement the broad update that this issue of the journal provides. Perfusion systems continue to evolve and there are useful data on COVID vaccine effectiveness tat make clear the value of vaccination for Omicron. There are many more fascinating papers that you cannot afford to miss.
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Transplantation - Highlighted Tweets

A must read paper about the treatment of early-stage HCC. The risk factors for tumor-related death and the comparison of the results of liver resection and liver transplantation HCC are reported by Di Sandro et al.

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ABO-incompatible transplantation has improved accessibility of kidney, heart, and liver transplantation. Pancreatic islet transplantation continues to be ABO-matched, yet ABH antigen expression within isolated human islets or novel human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived islets remain uncharacterized. We evaluated ABH glycans within human pancreata, isolated islets, hESC-derived pancreatic progenitors, and the ensuing in vivo mature islets following kidney subcapsular transplantation in rats. Analyses include fluorescence immunohistochemistry and single-cell analysis using flow cytometry.

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Atherosclerosis of the aortoiliac vessels can adversely affect kidney perfusion after kidney transplantation. Atherosclerosis severity can be determined using the calcium score (CaScore). Potential problems with posttransplantation kidney perfusion can be determined using the intrarenal resistance index (RI). This study investigated the association between aortoiliac CaScore and RI in kidney transplant recipients.

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Last Chance to Submit an LOI for the TTS Research Grants

TTS will provide funding to three individual investigators to support their research in transplantation. The spectrum of studies includes basic, clinical/epidemiological and translational. This individual should have spent five years or less performing research in transplantation (and/or immunology relating to transplant) since obtaining their last doctoral degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent). One of these research grants will be preferentially designated to TTS members from a low- or middle-income country. Please send application materials and any questions to jennifer.groverman@tts.org.

Deadline to Submit Letter of Intent: April 30

Visit the TTS Research Grants Program Page
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Submit Your Abstract for the IPITA-IXA-CTRMS 2023 Joint Congress!

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 4th

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Latest Recordings

The IPTA 2023 Congress recordings are now available
for IPTA or TTS Members and Congress attendees!

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In the News 

Study suggests new way to treat chronic transplant rejection

April 23 - In the new study, first author Roger Tieu, discovered two factors that maintain resident memory T cells in kidney grafts over time.

Severe Blood Clotting To Infection: Liver Transplant Can Invite Many Complications, 7 Tips To Deal With Them

April 23 - Recovery from a liver transplant can be a long process, but most patients will eventually be able to return to normal activities and have a good quality of life. This article looks at some of the health challenges that one may face post-liver transplant.

Stanford Medicine surgeons perform first beating-heart transplants from cardiac death donors

April 19 - Surgeons at Stanford Medicine believe the new technique, which has now been performed on six patients, will improve health outcomes for recipients and boost the pool of available organs.

Short wait times, long-term survival in young children receiving lung transplant

April 19 - Children aged younger than 3 years receiving a lung transplant have different diagnoses, shorter wait times and comparable long-term survival to older patients, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients Differ by Sex, Age

April 19 - Age and sex affect how kidney transplant recipients experience symptoms, new study findings suggest. Investigators assessed the incidence and severity of 62 symptoms via questionnaire among 631 Dutch kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft. The questionnaires included the 12-item Short Form, Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI), and the Modified Transplant Symptom Occurrence and Symptom Distress Scale-59 Items Revised (MTSOSD-59R).

Spain sees the world's first lung transplant performed entirely by robot

April 19 - A team of surgeons in Spain has successfully performed the world’s first robotic lung transplant. The new technology used by the Spanish team no longer requires breaking the patient’s ribs.

Upcoming Meetings and Announcements 

MESOT 2023

May 24-26, 2023
Ankara, Turkey
18th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Donation

TZANZ 2023

June 17-20 2023
Brisbane, Australia
41st Annual Scientific meeting (ASM) of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

CIRTA 2023

June 30 - July 3, 2023
Chicago, USA
18th Congress of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association (CIRTA XVIII)

CAST 2023

August 25-28, 2023
Hong Kong
Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation

ISUTx 2023

September 11-12, 2023
Birmingham, USA
4th International Congress of International Society of Uterus Transplantation

SPLIT 2023

October 16-17, 2023
Montreal, Canada
27th Annual Meeting of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation

ISODP 2023

October 18-21, 2023
Las Vegas, USA
16th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement

IPITA-IXA-CTRMS Joint Congress

October 26-29, 2023
San Diego, USA
Joint Congress of the
International Pancreas and Islet Association (IPITA)
International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA)
Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Society (CTRMS)

TTS 2024

September 22-25, 2024
Istanbul, Turkey
30th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024)

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