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ArticleKidney international reports2019

Cytokine Profiles Associated With Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies.

Meghan H Pearl, Jonathan Grotts, Maura Rossetti, Qiuheng Zhang, David W Gjertson, Patricia Weng, David Elashoff, Elaine F Reed, Eileen Tsai Chambers

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Antibodies to angiotensin II type 1 receptor and endothelin type A receptor are associated with cytokine production enriched for type 2 immune response and antibody production in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2025
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  14. AT1R Activating Autoantibodies in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meghan H PearlDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jonathan GrottsDepartment of Medicine Statistics Core, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Maura RossettiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Qiuheng ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
David W GjertsonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Patricia WengDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
David ElashoffDepartment of Medicine Statistics Core, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elaine F ReedDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Eileen Tsai ChambersDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USDuke University · US

Funding

UCLA Clinical Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001881 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ARLEEN F. BROWN, ARASH NAEIM · 2016 to 2026
$118.1M
Regulation of Innate Immune Responses by Alloimmunity in Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion InjuryP01AI120944 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Fady M Kaldas · 2017 to 2026
$20.0M
Project 3: Mapping the Evolution of Chronic Transplant Injury in the Context of CMV InfectionU19AI128913 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LANIER, LEWIS LEE · 2017 to 2021
$11.2M
The role of HLA and its coreceptors in endothelial cell activation and leukocyte recruitment in antibody-mediated transplant rejectionR01AI135201 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Robert L Fairchild, ELAINE F REED · 2018 to 2026
$5.3M
Translational Research Training in Pediatric NephrologyT32DK104687 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SALUSKY, ISIDRO B. · 2015 to 2019
$879k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001881NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI120944NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI135201NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI128913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAngiotensin II type 1 receptor antibody (AT1R-Ab), is a non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody implicated in poor renal allograft outcomes, although its actions may be mediated through a different pathway than HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSAs). Our aim was to examine serum cytokine profiles associated with AT1R-Ab and distinguish them from those associated with HLA DSA in serially collected blood samples from a cohort of pediatric renal transplant recipients.

methodsBlood samples from 65 pediatric renal transplant recipients drawn during the first 3 months posttransplant, at 6, 12, and 24 months posttransplant, and during suspected episodes of kidney transplant rejection were tested for AT1R-Ab, HLA DSA, and a panel of 6 cytokines (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, interferon [IFN]-γ, interleukin [IL]-8, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17). Associations between antibodies and cytokines were evaluated.

resultsAT1R-Ab, but not HLA DSA, was associated with elevations in TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17. This relationship remained significant even after controlling for relevant clinical factors and was consistent across all time points. In contrast to HLA DSA, AT1R-Ab was associated with elevations in vascular inflammatory cytokines in the first 2 years posttransplant.

conclusionsThis profile of vascular cytokines may be informative for clinical monitoring and designing future studies to delineate the distinct pathophysiology of AT1R-Ab-mediated allograft injury in kidney transplantation.

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angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibodycytokinehuman leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodypediatric nephrologytransplantation

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PMID30997435
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