Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28718002›Full record

ReviewImmunogenetics2017

Infectious pathogens may trigger specific allo-HLA reactivity via multiple mechanisms.

Lloyd D'Orsogna, Heleen van den Heuvel, Cees van Kooten, Sebastiaan Heidt, Frans H J Claas

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Review in Immunogenetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Positive flow cytometry crossmatch with discrepant antibody testing results following COVID-19 vaccination.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021
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  18. Acute murine cytomegalovirus disrupts established transplantation tolerance and causes recipient allo-sensitization.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021
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  20. Multicenter Clinicopathologic Correlation of Kidney Biopsies Performed in COVID-19 Patients Presenting With Acute Kidney Injury or Proteinuria.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lloyd D'OrsognaDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Pathwest, Fiona Stanley Hospital and University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Heleen van den HeuvelDepartment of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Cees van KootenDepartment of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Sebastiaan HeidtDepartment of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Frans H J ClaasDepartment of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. fhjclaas@lumc.nl.
Leiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transplant recipients can be sensitized against allo-HLA antigens by previous transplantation, blood transfusion, or pregnancy. While there is growing awareness that multiple components of the immune system can act as effectors of the alloresponse, the role of infectious pathogen exposure in triggering sensitization and allograft rejection has remained a matter of much debate. Here, we describe that exposure to pathogens may enhance the immune response to allogeneic HLA antigens via different pathways. The potential role of allo-HLA cross-reactivity of virus-specific memory T cells, activation of innate immunity leading to a more efficient induction of the adaptive alloimmune response by antigen-presenting cells, and bystander activation of existing memory B cell activation will be discussed in this review.

Indexed as

Antigen PresentationB-LymphocytesCross ReactionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHLA AntigensHumansImmunity, InnateImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesHLA AntigensReceptors, Antigen, T-CellAlloreactivityB cellsHeterologous immunityHLAInfectionT cells

Identifiers

PMID28718002
PMCPMC5537314
OpenAlexW2735217326

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