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ReviewAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2018

Heterogeneity of memory B cells.

Anita S Chong, M Javeed Ansari

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Review in American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Donor apoptotic cell-based therapy for effective inhibition of donor-specific memory T and B cells to promote long-term allograft survival in allosensitized recipients.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anita S ChongDepartment of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
M Javeed AnsariDepartment of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

T cell mechanisms that distinguish robust tolerance from metastable allograft acceptance and failed tolerance (Project 2)P01AI097113 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Maria-Luisa Alegre, Anita S Chong · 2012 to 2026
$23.8M
Mechanistic studies on Listeria infection and inhibition of allograft toleranceR01AI072630 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI CHONG, ANITA S · 2007 to 2011
$2.1M
Deconstructing the allo-specific memory B cell responseR01AI110513 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI SCIAMMAS, ROGER · 2014 to 2017
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI097113NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI072630NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI110513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Potential solid organ transplant recipients broadly sensitized to HLA have long wait times, low transplant rates and poor outcomes. The new kidney allocation system has improved access to the most highly sensitized recipients; however, their long-term outcomes are unknown. Emerging data suggest that memory B cell repertoire is broader than the plasma cell repertoire, therefore, despite refinements in anti-HLA antibody detection technology, donor-specific HLA- specific memory B cells may in fact be present in some, if not most, highly sensitized recipients with no detectable donor-specific antibodies. In addition, new findings have underscored the heterogeneity in memory B cell generation, and in the signals that determine memory versus plasma cell fate during primary antigen encounter, as well as memory B cell differentiation upon antigen reencounter into plasma cells or reentry into germinal centers to subsequently emerge as higher affinity and class-switched plasma cells. Thus, heterogeneity memory B cells generation may affect the efficacy of specific immunomodulation during the recall response. We propose that the ability to quantify donor-specific B cell in transplant recipients is urgently required to provide insights into the mechanisms of sensitization and recall, and for the early detection of acute and chronic AMR.

Indexed as

Tissue DonorsB-LymphocytesHistocompatibility TestingHLA AntigensHumansImmunologic MemoryIsoantibodiesOrgan TransplantationTransplant RecipientsHLA AntigensIsoantibodiesalloantibodybasic (laboratory) research/scienceB cell biologyeditorial/personal viewpointimmunobiologyplasma cellsrejection: antibody-mediated (ABMR)

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PMID29359404
PMCPMC5962275
OpenAlexW2792122034

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