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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-2-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
The vascular endothelium of transplanted organs represents an important target for allograft-directed immune responses. Although HLA antigens expressed on graft endothelial cells (EC) can become targets of the host immune response, the role of other, non-HLA-encoded EC antigens has been proposed but is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of and to characterize anti-EC antibodies (AECA) in 57 kidney transplant recipients according to their HLA-immunization status. Flow cytometry in pretransplant sera was used to detect AECA reactive with surface antigens on ABO and HLA-typed primary cultures of arterial ECs, stimulated or not with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) or interferon-gamma (IFNgamma). FACS analysis revealed the presence of AECA in 47% of HLA-sensitized (PRA = 10%: mostly IgG) vs. 16.0% in nonsensitized patients (PRA < 10%) (p < 0.02). No significant correlation was found between the presence of AECA and acute rejection occurrence and graft outcome. Non-HLA reactive AECA are directed against TNFalpha- and IFNgamma-inducible membrane molecule(s), and react with two predominant antigens of approximately 35 kDa and approximately 50 kDa expressed on ECs but not on B cells. Binding of AECA decreases in vitro EC viability by 50-60% by promoting EC apoptosis, as demonstrated by DNA fragmentation assays.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Surface,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Autoantibodies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/HLA Antigens,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interferon-gamma,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Isoantibodies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/anti-endothelial cell antibody
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
1600-6135
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
3
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
167-77
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Antibody Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Antigens, Surface,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Apoptosis,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Autoantibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Endothelium, Vascular,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Flow Cytometry,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-HLA Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Immunization, Passive,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Interferon-gamma,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Isoantibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Kidney Transplantation,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Reference Values,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:12603212-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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pubmed:year |
2003
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Non-HLA-type endothelial cell reactive alloantibodies in pre-transplant sera of kidney recipients trigger apoptosis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 437 'Immunointervention en Allo et Xénotransplantation', Nantes, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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