Andreas M Farkas, Ulrike Baranyi, Georg A Böhmig, Lukas Unger, Stefan Hopf, Markus Wahrmann, Heinz Regele, Benedikt Mahr, Christoph Schwarz, Karin Hock, Nina Pilat, Ivan Kristo, Jasmin Mraz, Christian Lupinek, Josef Thalhamer, Gregor Bond, Lorenz Kuessel, Elizabeth Wlodek, Jack Martin, Menna Clatworthy, Gavin Pettigrew, Rudolf Valenta, Thomas Wekerle
BACKGROUND: Donor-specific antibodies of the IgG isotype are measured routinely for diagnostic purposes in renal transplant recipients and are associated with antibody-mediated rejection and long-term graft loss. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate whether MHC-specific antibodies of the IgE isotype are induced during allograft rejection. METHODS: Anti-MHC/HLA IgE levels were measured in sera of mice grafted with skin or heart transplants from various donor strains and in sera of kidney transplant patients with high levels of HLA IgG...
August 9, 2018: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology