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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Immune Monitoring Assay for Extracorporeal Photopheresis Treatment Optimization After Heart Transplantation.

Maja-Theresa Dieterlen, Kristin Klaeske, Alexander A Bernhardt, Michael A Borger, Sara Klein, Jens Garbade, Sven Lehmann, Francis Ayuketang Ayuk, Herrmann Reichenspurner, Markus J Barten

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maja-Theresa DieterlenHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Kristin KlaeskeHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Alexander A BernhardtDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Michael A BorgerHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Sara KleinHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Jens GarbadeHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Sven LehmannHeart Center, HELIOS Clinic, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Francis Ayuketang AyukDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Herrmann ReichenspurnerDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Markus J BartenDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DEUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEHelios Park-Klinikum Leipzig · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) induces immunological changes that lead to a reduced risk of transplant rejection. The aim of the present study was to determine optimum conditions for ECP treatment by analyzing a variety of tolerance-inducing immune cells to optimize the treatment. Methods: Ten ECP treatments were applied to each of 17 heart-transplant patients from month 3 to month 9 post-HTx. Blood samples were taken at baseline, three times during treatment, and four months after the last ECP treatment. The abundance of subsets of tolerance-inducing regulatory T cells (T Results: All BDCA Conclusions: We developed an immune monitoring assay for ECP treatment after heart transplantation by analyzing changes in tolerance-inducing immune cells. This assay allowed differentiation of patients who did and did not show immunological improvement. Based on these results, we propose classification criteria that may allow optimization of the duration of ECP treatment.

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AdultDendritic CellsFemaleGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansImmune ToleranceMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, ImmunologicPhotopheresisT-Lymphocytes, Regulatorydendritic cellsextracorporeal photopheresisheart transplantationimmune toleranceregulatory T cells

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PMID34447372
PMCPMC8383491
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