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Protein and peptide biomarkers in organ transplantation

Journal

BIOMARKERS IN MEDICINE
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 259-271

Publisher

FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/BMM.12.29

Keywords

acute rejection; biomarker; kidney; organ dysfunction; organ transplantation; peptidomic; personalized medicine; proteomic; solid-organ transplantation; transplant injury

Funding

  1. NIH [R01 DK083447-01A2, U01 AI063594-06]
  2. California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute San Francisco, CA, USA

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Organ transplantation is the optimal treatment choice for end-stage organ failure in peditaric patients. The ideal maintenance of a transplanted organ requires efficient monitoring tools and an effective individualized post-transplant treatment plan. Currently available post-transplant monitoring options are not ideal because of their invasiveness or their lack of sensitivity and specificity when providing an accurate assessment of transplant injury. Current research on proteins and peptides, including mass spectrometry-based proteomics, can identify novel surrogate protein and peptide biomarkers that can assist in monitoring the graft in order to correctly assess the status of the transplanted organ. In this article, we have critically reviewed current relevant literature to highlight the importance of protein and peptide biomarkers in the field of pediatric organ transplantation, the status of research findings in the field of protein and peptide biomarkers in different organ transplantation and factors that impact and inhibit the progression of protein biomarker discovery in the field of solid-organ transplantation in pediatrics.

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