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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Antibodies against HLA antigens offer a window to the response of transplant recipients to the challenge of allografts. HLA alleles produced by recombinant technology and attached to color-coded polystyrene microspheres are now in widespread use. They offer antibody detection by flow cytometry at a high level of sensitivity. Methods used in the author's laboratory for the interpretation of these tests are described. They include a correction for variable antigen density, and the binding of normal immunoglobulins to the conjugated beads. The 'normalized ratio' provides a good method of scoring results. Antibodies specific for the antigens of the donors were associated with kidney and heart allograft loss. Antibodies against crossreactive antigens, without reactivity against donor HLA, did not appear to increase the risk of developing chronic rejection. Antibody production by peripheral blood B cells was analyzed. The idea of sequestration of HLA antibodies in the graft as a major cause for their absence in the blood after transplantation is discussed. IgM antibodies against donor HLA antigens were found before transplantation and also were produced both early and late in the post-transplant course. In addition, IgM antibodies against donor HLA appeared to be associated with decreased survival of kidney and heart allografts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1879-1166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
600-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Cross Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-HLA-A Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Immunosorbent Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Isoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Protein Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19375468-Transplantation
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of immunoglobulin (Ig)-G and IgM antibodies against donor human leukocyte antigens in organ transplant recipients.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Internal Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Surgical Transplantation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. ps@sta08.swmed.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article