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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
卷 20, 期 8, 页码 1839-1851出版社
AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2008111145
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- Belgian American Educational Foundation [RO1AI061739]
- National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
A disparity remains between graft survival of renal allografts from deceased donors and from living-donors. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie this disparity may allow the development of targeted therapies to enhance graft survival. Here, we used microarrays to examine whole genome expression profiles using tissue from 53 human renal allograft protocol biopsies obtained both at implantation and after transplantation. The gene expression profiles of living-donor kidneys and pristine deceased-donor kidneys (normal histology, young age) were significantly different before reperfusion at implantation. Deceased-donor kidneys exhibited a significant increase in renal expression of complement genes; posttransplantation biopsies from well-functioning, nonrejecting kidneys, regardless of donor source, also demonstrated a significant increase in complement expression. Peritransplantation phenomena, such as donor death and possibly cold ischemia time, contributed to differences in complement pathway gene expression. In addition, complement gene expression at the time of implantation was associated with both early and late graft function. These data suggest that complement-modulating therapy may improve graft outcomes in renal transplantation.
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