Immunomodulation of T cell-mediated alloimmunity by proximity to endothelial cells under the mammalian target of rapamycin blockade

Authors: Li, Shu ^{1, †}, Wang, Liuyang ^{2, †}, Bendersky, Victoria A. ¹, Gao, Qimeng ¹, Wang, Jun ¹, Xu, He ^{1, ⁎}, Kirk, Allan D. ^{1, 3}

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation February 2025 25(2):284-301

Contemporary trends and outcomes after liver transplantation and resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Authors: Howell, Thomas Clark, Rhodin, Kristen E., Shaw, Brian, Bao, Jiayin, Kanu, Elishama, Masoud, Sabran, Bartholomew, Alex J., Gao, Qimeng, Anwar, Imran J., Ladowski, Joseph M., Nussbaum, Daniel P., Blazer, Dan G., 3rd, Zani, Sabino, Allen, Peter J., Barbas, Andrew S., Lidsky, Michael E.

Source: In Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery May 2024 28(5):738-745

Gene delivery followed by ex vivo lung perfusion using an adeno-associated viral vector in a rodent lung transplant model

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, Kahan, Riley, Gonzalez, Trevor J., Zhang, Min, Alderete, Isaac S., DeLaura, Isabel, Kesseli, Samuel J., Song, Mingqing, Asokan, Aravind, Barbas, Andrew S., Hartwig, Mathew G.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery May 2024 167(5):e131-e139

Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships and Undergraduate Surgical Education: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis

Authors: Moya-Mendez, Mary E. ^*, Thornton, Steven ^†, Rhodin, Kristen E. ^†, Gao, Qimeng ^†, Leraas, Harold J. ^{†, 1}, Vatsaas, Cory J. ^{‡, 2, 1}

Source: In Journal of Surgical Education March 2024 81(3):367-372

Impact of simultaneous heart procurement on outcomes of donation after circulatory death lung transplantation

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, Pontula, Arya, Alderete, Isaac S., DeLaura, Isabel, Kahan, Riley, Nakata, Kentaro, Haney, John C., Klapper, Jacob A., Hartwig, Matthew G.

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation January 2024 24(1):79-88

Incidence of Postreperfusion Hyperfibrinolysis in Liver Transplantation by Donor Type and Observed Treatment Strategies

Authors: Krom, Russell J., Welsby, Ian J., Fuller, Matthew, Barbas, Andrew S., Gao, Qimeng, Anwar, Imran J., Dunkman, W. Jonathan

Source: Anesthesia & analgesia. 136(3):518-523

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Adeno-associated virus mediates gene transduction after static cold storage treatment in rodent lung transplantation

Authors: Kesseli, Samuel J., Krischak, Madison K., Gao, Qimeng, Gonzalez, Trevor, Zhang, Min, Halpern, Samantha E., Kahan, Riley, Song, Mingqing, Huffman, Niki, Xu, Hongzhi, Abraham, Nader, Asokan, Aravind, Barbas, Andrew S., Hartwig, Matthew G.

Source: Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 166(1):e38-e49

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Revisiting Medical Student Expectations on the Surgery Clerkship

Authors: Rhodin, Kristen E., Leraas, Harold, Nash, Amanda L., Gao, Qimeng, Anwar, Imran J, Kang, Lillian, Ladowski, Joseph M, Tracy, Elisabeth, Migaly, John, Vatsaas, Cory J

Source: In Journal of Surgical Education October 2023 80(10):1358-1361

LncRNA nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1 antisense RNA 1 (NR2F1-AS1) aggravates nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation

Authors: Du, Longlong, Li, Xuefeng, Gao, Qimeng, Yuan, Puwei, Sun, Yindi, Chen, Yingpu, Huang, Bo, Deng, Yu, Wang, Baohui

Source: Bioengineered. 13(2):2746-2762

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Shifting Clinical Trial Endpoints in Kidney Transplantation: The Rise of Composite Endpoints and Machine Learning to Refine Prognostication

Authors: Anwar, Imran J., Srinivas, Titte R., Gao, Qimeng, Knechtle, Stuart J.

Source: Transplantation. 106(8):1558-1564

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CD154 blockade effectively controls antibody-mediated rejection in highly sensitized nonhuman primate kidney transplant recipients.

Authors: Anwar, Imran J., DeLaura, Isabel, Ladowski, Joseph M., Schilirò, Davide, Gao, Qimeng, Manook, Miriam, Yoon, Janghoon, Belloni, Rafaela, Park, Angela, Schuster, Daniel J., Song, Mingqing, Lin, Lin, Farris, Alton B., Magnani, Diogo, Williams, Kyha, Kwun, Jean, Knechtle, Stuart J.

Source: Science Translational Medicine; 1/1/2025, Vol. 17 Issue 779, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: REGULATORY T cells, T helper cells, HLA histocompatibility antigens, B cells, GRAFT rejection, KIDNEY transplantation, IMMUNOSUPPRESSION

Donor–Recipient Height Mismatch Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Pediatric‐to‐Adult Liver Transplant Recipients

Authors: Kesseli, Samuel J., Samoylova, Mariya L., Yerxa, John, Moore, Carrie B., Cerullo, Marcelo, Gao, Qimeng, Abraham, Nader, Patel, Yuval A., McElroy, Lisa M., Vikraman, Deepak, Barbas, Andrew S.

Source: Liver transplantation. 27(3):425-433

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B cell reconstitution following alemtuzumab induction under a belatacept-based maintenance regimen

Authors: Xu, He ^*, Mehta, Aneesh K., Gao, Qimeng, Lee, Hui-Jie, Ghali, Ada, Guasch, Antonio, Kirk, Allan D.

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation March 2020 20(3):653-662

Research Highlights

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, Luo, Xunrong

Source: Transplantation. 107(7):1411-1412

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Commentary: Rethinking the Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Lung Transplant Candidates

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, DeLaura, Isabel, Hartwig, Matthew G.

Source: Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 35(1):187-188

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The effect of levofloxacin on the lung microbiota of laboratory rats

Authors: Finn, Sade M. B., Scheuermann, Uwe, Holzknecht, Zoie E., Gao, Qimeng, Ibrahim, Mohamed M., Parker, William, Granek, Joshua a., Lin, Shu S., McKenney, Erin a., Barbas, Andrew S.

Source: Experimental lung research. 45(7):200-208

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Secondary lymphoid tissue and costimulation‐blockade resistant rejection: A nonhuman primate renal transplant study

Authors: Mulvihill, Michael S., Samy, Kannan P., Gao, Qimeng A., Schmitz, Robin, Davis, Robert P., Ezekian, Brian, Leopardi, Francis, Song, Mingqing, How, Tam, Williams, Kyha, Barbas, Andrew, Collins, Bradley, Kirk, Allan D.

Source: American journal of transplantation. 19(8):2350-2357

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Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, Mulvihill, Michael S., Scheuermann, Uwe, Davis, Robert P., Yerxa, John, Yerokun, Babatunde A., Hartwig, Matthew G., Sudan, Debra L., Knechtle, Stuart J., Barbas, Andrew S.

Source: Annals of surgery. 270(2):333-339

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Damage‐Associated Molecular Patterns Induce Inflammatory Injury During Machine Preservation of the Liver: Potential Targets to Enhance a Promising Technology

Authors: Scheuermann, Uwe, Zhu, Minghua, Song, Mingqing, Yerxa, John, Gao, Qimeng, Davis, Robert P., Zhang, Min, Parker, William, Hartwig, Matthew G., Kwun, Jean, Brennan, Todd V., Lee, Jaewoo, Barbas, Andrew S.

Source: Liver transplantation. 25(4):610-626

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Anti‐thymoglobulin induction improves neonatal porcine xenoislet engraftment and survival

Authors: Gao, Qimeng, Davis, Robert, Fitch, Zachary, Mulvihill, Michael, Ezekian, Brian, Schroder, Paul, Schmitz, Robin, Song, Mingqing, Leopardi, Frank, Ribeiro, Marianna, Miller, Allison, Moris, Dimitrios, Shaw, Brian, Samy, Kannan, Reimann, Keith, Williams, Kyha, Collins, Bradley, Kirk, Allan D.

Source: Xenotransplantation. 28(6)

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