Complement fragment C4d deposition in peritubular capillaries in acute humoral rejection after ABO blood group-incompatible human kidney transplantation |
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Authors: | Kato Masako Morozumi Kunio Takeuchi Oki Oikawa Tadashi Koyama Katsushi Usami Takeshi Shimano Yasunobu Ito Akinori Horike Keiji Otsuka Yasuhiro Toda Susumu Takeda Asami Uchida Kazuharu Haba Toshihito Kimura Genjiro |
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Institution: | The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Acute humoral rejection (AHR) is the most important risk factor for early graft loss in ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) kidney transplantation (RTx). The pathogenesis and diagnostic criteria for AHR after ABO-i RTx remain unclear. Complement fragment C4d deposition in peritubular capillaries (PTC), which is a sensitive indicator for activation of the classical complement pathway, was studied to establish the pathologic diagnostic indicator of AHR. METHODS: Forty-four graft biopsy specimens from 19 patients with ABO-i living donors were analyzed within 90 days after RTx. Nineteen biopsy specimens with acute rejection after ABO-compatible (ABO-c) living-related RTx were used as controls. Diffuse and bright C4d deposition in PTC was considered significantly positive. RESULTS: All of 8 recipients with AHR showed significantly positive C4d in PTC in the ABO-i group, but 9 of 11 recipients without AHR were negative. In the ABO-c RTx group, 16 of 19 recipients were negative for C4d in PTC. The prevalence of C4d in PTC was significantly higher in ABO-i RTx (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: C4d deposition is valuable as a specific and sensitive indicator for AHR, even of mild severity, in ABO-i RTx. |
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