Similar Microvascular Inflammation and Tubulointerstitial Injury in ABO-Incompatible and Matched ABO-Compatible Kidney Allografts

ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation represents a viable tool to increase the donor pool for kidney transplantation, however, increased alloimmune response has been debated. The early outcomes of 25 low-risk ABOi kidney transplant recipients were compared with thoroughly matched 50 ABO-compatible (ABOc) ones. The matching process was based on gender and age of recipients and immunologic parameters, such as panel reactive antibodies, number of human leukocyte antigen mismatches, and transplantation era.
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Milestones in Transplantation Source Type: research