Emerging new approaches in desensitization: targeted therapies for HLA sensitization

AY Choi, M Manook, D Olaso, B Ezekian… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is an urgent need for therapeutic interventions for desensitization and antibody-
mediated rejection (AMR) in sensitized patients with preformed or de novo donor-specific …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving paradigms for desensitization in managing broadly HLA sensitized transplant candidates

N Reinsmoen, CH Lai, A Vo… - Discovery …, 2012 - discoverymedicine.com
The broadly human leukocyte antigen (HLA) sensitized patient awaiting organ
transplantation remains a persistent and significant problem for transplant medicine …

HLA desensitization in solid organ transplantation: anti-CD38 to across the immunological barriers

N Joher, M Matignon, P Grimbert - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The presence of anti-human leucocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in the potential solid organ
transplant recipient's blood is one of the main barriers to access to a transplantation. The …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of the clinical relevance and treatment options for antibody-mediated rejection associated with non-HLA antibodies

T Kardol-Hoefnagel, HG Otten - Transplantation, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Although solid organ transplant results have improved significantly in recent decades, a
pivotal cause of impaired long-term outcome is the development of antibody-mediated …

Current approaches to desensitization in solid organ transplantation

C Schinstock, A Tambur, M Stegall - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Major advancements in the development of HLA antibody detection techniques and our
understanding of the outcomes of solid organ transplant in the context of HLA antibody have …

Humoral immunity in renal transplantation: clinical significance and therapeutic approach

AT Rowshani, FJ Bemelman, NM Lardy… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Donor‐specific antibodies (DSA) form a significant barrier in solid organ transplantation of
highly pre‐sensitized candidates. Although avoiding transplantation over a positive cross …

Clinical relevance of posttransplant DSAs in patients receiving desensitization for HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation

AA Vo, O Aubert, M Haas, E Huang, X Zhang… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background. Highly HLA-sensitized (HS) patients have an increased risk for the
development of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) …

Current desensitization strategies in heart transplantation

MV Habal - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Heart transplant candidates sensitized to HLA antigens wait longer for transplant, are at
increased risk of dying while waiting, and may not be listed at all. The increasing prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-allograft antibodies: some are harmful, some can be overcome, and some may be beneficial

MS Leffell, AA Zachary - Discovery medicine, 2010 - discoverymedicine.com
Up to one third of candidates for organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the
United States have antibodies to histocompatibility antigens, the most problematic of which …

Donor specific HLA antibodies & allograft injury: mechanisms, methods of detection, manifestations and management

JA McCaughan, KJ Tinckam - Transplant International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of donor specific HLA antibodies (DSA) on solid organ transplant outcomes has
been recognised for over half a century. This article reviews the mechanisms of DSA …