Post-transplant soluble MICA and MICA antibodies predict subsequent heart graft outcome

B Suárez-Álvarez, A López-Vázquez, R Díaz-Peña… - Transplant …, 2006 - Elsevier
The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the role of MICA in heart graft
acceptance. Pre-and post-transplant sera from 31 patients were evaluated for MICA …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of anti-MICA antibodies and MICA expression with heart allograft rejection

B Suárez-Álvarez, A López-Vázquez… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The role of MICA antibodies in acute heart allograft rejection was examined utilizing 190 pre-
and post-transplant serum samples from 44 patients collected during the first year after …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of effect of MICA antibodies on graft survival following heart transplantation

JD Smith, VM Brunner, S Jigjidsuren, IM Hamour… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Little is known about the effect of MICA antibodies (Abs) on cardiac allograft function and
survival. Pretransplant and posttransplant serum from 491 and 196 adult cardiac allograft …

[HTML][HTML] Role of MICA expression, anti-MICA antibodies and serum MICA during acute rejection in a rat-to-mouse cardiac transplantation model

R Yu, S Xu, Y Wang, H Cai, P Xu - International Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 acute and …

Anti-MICA antibodies are related to adverse outcome in heart transplant recipients

T Kauke, I Kaczmarek, A Dick, M Schmoeckel… - The Journal of heart and …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of the post-transplant presence of anti-major
histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A (MICA) antibodies as a marker for chronic …

Role of MICA antibodies in solid organ transplantation

L Luo, Z Li, W Wu, G Luo, C Xu, Z Sun… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
As a potential transplant antigen, major histocompatibility complex class I chain‐related
gene A (MICA) antigen, has attracted increased attention because of its possible role in solid …

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 …

Relevance of MICA antibodies in acute humoral rejection in renal transplant patients

N Amézaga, M Crespo, M Lopez-Cobos, MA Millán… - Transplant …, 2006 - Elsevier
The presence of MICA antibodies was examined in eleven patients diagnosed with AHR.
MICA typing was performed in both recipients and donors. Sera were collected sequentially …

Post transplant development of MICA and anti-HLA antibodies is associated with acute rejection episodes and renal allograft loss

A Panigrahi, N Gupta, JA Siddiqui, A Margoob… - Human immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken with the primary aim of analyzing the clinical relevance of
posttransplant appearance of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and major …

The predictive value of soluble major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related molecule A (MICA) levels on heart allograft rejection

B Suarez-Alvarez, A López-Vázquez… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background. Recently the presence of a soluble form of major histocompatibility complex
class I chain-related molecule A (sMICA) has been detected in the sera of patients with …