Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study

Herein, we summarize our recent findings from the international Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS) and Heidelberg Transplant Center regarding the role of HLA antibodies in kidney transplantation and their application into the clinical routine. Based on the antibody findings from the CTS serum stud...

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Main Authors: Caner Süsal, Alexander Fichtner, Burkhard Tönshoff, Arianeb Mehrabi, Martin Zeier, Christian Morath
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5619402
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Alexander Fichtner
Burkhard Tönshoff
Arianeb Mehrabi
Martin Zeier
Christian Morath
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description Herein, we summarize our recent findings from the international Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS) and Heidelberg Transplant Center regarding the role of HLA antibodies in kidney transplantation and their application into the clinical routine. Based on the antibody findings from the CTS serum study, an algorithm was developed in 2006 for the transplantation of high-risk sensitized patients at the Heidelberg Transplant Center which includes seven different pre- and posttransplant measures. Using this algorithm, the number of transplantations could be increased in high-risk presensitized patients and the previously existing impact of antibodies on graft survival could greatly be diminished but not totally eliminated. More recent findings led to the hypothesis that T cell help from a preactivated immune system supports the harmful effects of pretransplant donor-specific HLA antibodies that otherwise disappear in many cases after transplantation without any consequence.
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spelling doaj-art-3f4c6b9ab07843318b059bf0f0a00afa2025-08-20T03:35:54ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562017-01-01201710.1155/2017/56194025619402Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant StudyCaner Süsal0Alexander Fichtner1Burkhard Tönshoff2Arianeb Mehrabi3Martin Zeier4Christian Morath5Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Pediatrics I, University Children’s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Pediatrics I, University Children’s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Transplantation and General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyDivision of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyDivision of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyHerein, we summarize our recent findings from the international Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS) and Heidelberg Transplant Center regarding the role of HLA antibodies in kidney transplantation and their application into the clinical routine. Based on the antibody findings from the CTS serum study, an algorithm was developed in 2006 for the transplantation of high-risk sensitized patients at the Heidelberg Transplant Center which includes seven different pre- and posttransplant measures. Using this algorithm, the number of transplantations could be increased in high-risk presensitized patients and the previously existing impact of antibodies on graft survival could greatly be diminished but not totally eliminated. More recent findings led to the hypothesis that T cell help from a preactivated immune system supports the harmful effects of pretransplant donor-specific HLA antibodies that otherwise disappear in many cases after transplantation without any consequence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5619402
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Alexander Fichtner
Burkhard Tönshoff
Arianeb Mehrabi
Martin Zeier
Christian Morath
Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
Journal of Immunology Research
title Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
title_full Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
title_fullStr Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
title_short Clinical Relevance of HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplantation: Recent Data from the Heidelberg Transplant Center and the Collaborative Transplant Study
title_sort clinical relevance of hla antibodies in kidney transplantation recent data from the heidelberg transplant center and the collaborative transplant study
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