title: What's New, What's Hot in Solid Organ Transplantation? Summary of the American Transplant Congress 2011.
abstract: Breakthroughs in basic and clinical science in solid organ transplantation were presented at the American Transplant Congress 2011. Key areas of presentation included the pathogenesis of late allograft failure, immune regulation and tolerance, pathways in allograft injury, electing appropriate patients for transplantation, determining the best allocation schemes to maximize effective utilization, organ preservation, monitoring the alloimmune response and immunosuppressive management. In this review, we present highlights of the meeting. These presentations demonstrate the exciting promise in translating from the bench to affect patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Karp
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mannon
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009926:Organ Preservation; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents