Addition of Plasmapheresis Decreases the Incidence of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Sensitized Patients with Strong Donor-Specific Antibodies | Zendy

Enver Akalin | Zendy; Rajani Dinavahi | Zendy; Rex Friedlander | Zendy; Scott Ames | Zendy; Graciela de Boccardo | Zendy; Vinita Sehgal | Zendy; Bernd SchroCombining Diaeresisppel | Zendy; Madhu Bhaskaran | Zendy; Susan Lerner | Zendy; Marileno Fotino | Zendy; Barbara Murphy | Zendy; Jonathan S. Bromberg | Zendy

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Addition of Plasmapheresis Decreases the Incidence of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Sensitized Patients with Strong Donor-Specific Antibodies

Author(s) -

Enver Akalin,

Rajani Dinavahi,

Rex Friedlander,

Scott Ames,

Graciela de Boccardo,

Vinita Sehgal,

Bernd SchroCombining Diaeresisppel,

Madhu Bhaskaran,

Susan Lerner,

Marileno Fotino,

Barbara Murphy,

Jonathan S. Bromberg

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05321107

Subject(s) - plasmapheresis , medicine , antibody , thymoglobulin , complement dependent cytotoxicity , immunology , donor specific antibodies , desensitization (medicine) , panel reactive antibody , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , flow cytometry , transplantation , kidney transplantation , monoclonal antibody , antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity , physics , receptor , optics

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of desensitization protocols using intravenous Ig with or without plasmapheresis in patients with donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies on prevention of antibody-mediated rejection and downregulation of donor-specific antibodies.

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