The effect of MICA antigens on transplant outcomes: a systematic review

J Lu, L Luo, Y Guo, D Long, L Wei… - Journal of Evidence …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective: Human major histocompatibility complex class I‐related
gene A (MICA) is reportedly associated with poor transplant outcomes and a high risk of …

Antibody-mediated allograft rejection: the emerging role of endothelial cell signalling and transcription factors

FMA Naemi, S Ali, JA Kirby - Transplant Immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
The presence of antibodies against class I human leukocyte antigens (HLA) can cause the
development of chronic allograft rejection. Although endothelial cell activation has been …

The relevance and impact of MICA allele mismatching and MICA antibodies on renal transplantation outcome

ST Cox - 2011 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Even when kidney allografts are well matched for HLA antigens and anti-HLA antibodies are
undetected, graft rejection still occurs. There is evidence of hyperacute rejection in the …

[PDF][PDF] The Effect of Lung Transplantation on NKG2D Expression

AWM Paantjens, HD Heerkens… - Biomarkers for the …, 2011 - academia.edu
Background: NKG2D has been proposed to mediate clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
by natural killer cells (NK), we examined whether NKG2D expression is related to pulmonary …