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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2014

Re-examination of sinusoidal deposition of complement 4d in liver allografts: experience from a single institution.

Mohannad Dugum, Medhat Askar, Rish K Pai, Lisa Yerian, Ana Bennett, James McMahon, Hao Xie, Bijan Eghtesad, Ibrahim Hanouneh, Xiuli Liu

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohannad DugumDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Medhat AskarTransplantation Center, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA ; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA.
Rish K PaiAnatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Lisa YerianAnatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ana BennettAnatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
James McMahonAnatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Hao XieCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA.
Bijan EghtesadTransplantation Center, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ibrahim HanounehDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Xiuli LiuAnatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA.
Cleveland Clinic · USCase Western Reserve University · USCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · US

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Abstract

Complement 4d (C4d) is a marker of complement activation that has been used to evaluate humoral rejection in renal and heart allografts. Studies suggested a role for C4d detection in liver allografts in diagnosing acute cellular and humoral rejection but none correlated this with the pre-transplant liver disease. Our study analyzed the association of C4d deposition in liver allografts with the pre-transplant liver disease. C4d deposition was evaluated by indirect immunofluorescence and correlated with lymphocytotoxic crossmatch results, post-transplant clinicopathological diagnosis and type of pre-transplant liver disease. Allograft biopsies were classified by the native liver disease. After excluding 20 patients with rare liver diseases; C4d deposition was evaluated in 506 biopsies from 310 patients including 25 with PSC, 198 with viral hepatitis and 87 with other diseases. C4d immunereactivity distribution was not different among biopsies from patients with different lymphocytotoxic crossmatch results. Sinusoidal C4d deposition was noted in 11.9% of biopsies and 15.2% of patients (in one or more biopsies). 26% (9/35) of biopsies from patients with PSC had sinusoidal C4d deposition; more frequently than from patients with viral hepatitis 12% (43/348) (p=0.04) and other liver diseases 7% (8/123) (p=0.005). In conclusion, C4d deposition in liver allografts is independent of the crossmatch results. It occurs with a variety of pathologic abnormalities and underlying liver diseases; but is more frequent in patients with PSC. This suggests that mechanisms other than allo-immunity activate complement. The mechanisms and clinical significance of C4d deposition in liver allografts in patients with PSC remain to be determined.

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Complement ActivationLiver TransplantationAllograftsBiomarkersBiopsyComplement C4bFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHistocompatibilityHistocompatibility TestingHumansLiverLiver DiseasesOhioPeptide FragmentsPredictive Value of TestsBiomarkersComplement C4bcomplement C4dPeptide FragmentscomplementLiver allograftlymphocytotoxic antibodyprimary sclerosing cholangitisrejection

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PMID24551304
PMCPMC3925928
OpenAlexW1534039407

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