title: Relationship of B cell alloantibodies to renal allograft survival.
abstract: To define the relationship of donor-specific B lymphocyte alloantibodies to renal allograft survival, longitudinal serum samples obtained pre- and post-transplantation were examined for antibodies cytotoxic to donor B lymphocytes. Ten of 17 renal allograft recipients had antibodies to donor B lymphocytes but not T lymphocytes either pre- and/or post-transplantation. Three patients underwent successful transplants despite preformed B cell antibodies; however, seven who developed B cell antibodies only after transplantation are either undergoing chronic rejection (4) or have had severe rejection crisis (3). Seven patients with no B cell antibodies have functioning grafts. In all cases, B cell antibodies were detected before biochemical and clinical evidence of rejection. Similar findings were noted when sera of 38 renal transplant recipients were examined for B cell antibodies cytotoxic to an unrelated panel of B lymphocytes. These results demonstrate that the development of B cell alloantibodies after transplantation is often associated with rejection and that successful renal transplantation can be performed across a positive B cell crossmatch.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies