Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation

Considerable shortages in the supply of available organs continue to plague the field of solid organ transplantation. Despite changes in allocation, as well as the utilization of extended criteria and living donors, the number of patients waiting for organs continues to grow at an alarming pace. Xen...

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Main Authors: Jigesh A. Shah, Miguel A. Lanaspa, Tatsu Tanabe, Hironosuke Watanabe, Richard J. Johnson, Kazuhiko Yamada
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6413012
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author Jigesh A. Shah
Miguel A. Lanaspa
Tatsu Tanabe
Hironosuke Watanabe
Richard J. Johnson
Kazuhiko Yamada
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description Considerable shortages in the supply of available organs continue to plague the field of solid organ transplantation. Despite changes in allocation, as well as the utilization of extended criteria and living donors, the number of patients waiting for organs continues to grow at an alarming pace. Xenotransplantation, cross-species solid organ transplantation, offers one potential solution to this dilemma. Previous extensive research dedicated to this field has allowed for resolution of xenograft failure due to acute rejection, leaving new areas of unresolved challenges as barriers to success in large animal models. Specific to kidney xenotransplantation, recent data seems to indicate that graft compromise can occur due to discrepancies in growth between breeds of donors and significant proteinuria leading to nephrotic syndrome in the recipient. Given these potential limitations, herein, we review potential pathways behind proteinuria, as well as potential causative factors related to growth discrepancies. Control of both of these has the potential to allow xenotransplantation to become clinically applicable in an effort to resolve this organ shortage crisis.
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spelling doaj-art-e5f35ecdbdb14287ad21532c4476dd842025-08-20T03:26:04ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562018-01-01201810.1155/2018/64130126413012Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney XenotransplantationJigesh A. Shah0Miguel A. Lanaspa1Tatsu Tanabe2Hironosuke Watanabe3Richard J. Johnson4Kazuhiko Yamada5Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USADivision of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USAColumbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USAColumbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USADivision of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USAColumbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USAConsiderable shortages in the supply of available organs continue to plague the field of solid organ transplantation. Despite changes in allocation, as well as the utilization of extended criteria and living donors, the number of patients waiting for organs continues to grow at an alarming pace. Xenotransplantation, cross-species solid organ transplantation, offers one potential solution to this dilemma. Previous extensive research dedicated to this field has allowed for resolution of xenograft failure due to acute rejection, leaving new areas of unresolved challenges as barriers to success in large animal models. Specific to kidney xenotransplantation, recent data seems to indicate that graft compromise can occur due to discrepancies in growth between breeds of donors and significant proteinuria leading to nephrotic syndrome in the recipient. Given these potential limitations, herein, we review potential pathways behind proteinuria, as well as potential causative factors related to growth discrepancies. Control of both of these has the potential to allow xenotransplantation to become clinically applicable in an effort to resolve this organ shortage crisis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6413012
spellingShingle Jigesh A. Shah
Miguel A. Lanaspa
Tatsu Tanabe
Hironosuke Watanabe
Richard J. Johnson
Kazuhiko Yamada
Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
Journal of Immunology Research
title Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
title_full Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
title_fullStr Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
title_full_unstemmed Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
title_short Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation
title_sort remaining physiological barriers in porcine kidney xenotransplantation potential pathways behind proteinuria as well as factors related to growth discrepancies following pig to kidney xenotransplantation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6413012
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