Pre-transplant levels of ficolin-3 are associated with kidney graft survival
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 146(2013), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 240-7 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2013
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't FCN3 protein, human Glycoproteins Lectins Complement System Proteins 9007-36-7 |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Ficolin-3 is an initiator of the lectin complement pathway. The complement system is a mediator of the pathophysiology of graft rejection in kidney transplantation, but the role of ficolin-3 in this process is unknown. Using a prospective study design, 527 kidney transplanted patients were included. 97 blood donors served as controls. Ficolin-3, C4 and C3 were measured in pre-transplant as well as in control serum samples. In controls, deposition of ficolin-3, C4, C3 and the terminal complement complex (TCC) was measured in an assay based on acetylated albumin as matrix. The ficolin-3 levels correlated with the serum levels of C4 and C3. The serum levels of ficolin-3 correlated with the deposition of ficolin-3, C4, C3 and TCC. Survival analyses showed that high pre-transplant serum levels of ficolin-3 were associated with decreased graft survival. These results suggest an important role of ficolin-3 in the pathophysiology of kidney graft rejection |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.04.2013 Date Revised 04.03.2013 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-7035 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2013.01.005 |