Original ArticlePretransplant Sensitization Against Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Is a Risk Factor for Acute Rejection and Graft Loss
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Key words:
Acute allograft rejection
allosensitization
angiotensin II receptors
antibody mediated rejection
pretransplant
survival
Abbreviations
ACMR
acute cellular mediated rejection
AMR
antibody-mediated rejection
AR
acute rejection
ATG
antithymocyte-globulin
AT1R
angiotensin type 1 receptor
AT1R-Abs
anti-AT1R antibodies
CDC
complement dependent cytotoxicity
CHO
Chinese Hamster Ovary
DGF
delayed graft function
DSA
donor specific antibodies
eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
HLA
human leukocyte antigen
HR
hazard ratio
IF
indirect immunofluorescence
IL2
interleukin 2
LCT
micro-lymphocytotoxicity
MHC
major-histocompatibility-complex (MHC)
MICA
MHC class I-related molecules A
MMF
mycophenolate mofetil
PRA
panel reactive antibodies.
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