ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Summarized Assessment of Endothelin A Receptor Expression in Renal Transplant Compartments Associated with Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
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- Activation of the Endothelin System in Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplant Recipients-Implications for Disease Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Anti-PAR2 autoantibodies are associated with chronic histological injury in kidney transplant recipients.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Observational
- Non-HLA Autoantibodies Against Angiotensin II Receptor 1 (AT1R) and Endothelin A Receptor (ETAR) in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Interstitial Foci Expression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1: A Potential Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Rejection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) in Kidney Transplantation: A Guardian against Rejection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Association between anti-endothelial antigen antibodies and allograft rejection in kidney transplantation.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2023Article
- Chronic Active T-Cell Mediated Kidney Rejection as a Clinically Significant Type of Allograft Loss?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Significance of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Expression in the Immunological Response of Kidney Graft Recipients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
The occurrence of anti-endothelin A receptor antibodies may be useful in diagnosis of transplant damage. We noticed that the presence of the endothelin A receptor (ETA receptor) in biopsy compartments is yet to be defined. We decided therefore to analysed the presence and relevance of the ETA receptor in biopsy to define the cause. Our study aims to evaluate the expression of ETA receptors in renal recipients after a biopsy due to the worsening of transplant function.
methodsThe expression of ETA receptors was analyzed in renal transplant biopsies using the immunohistochemical method. The evaluation of ETA receptors was performed on paraffin sections. ETA receptor expression was analyzed in four compartments of renal transplant biopsies: glomeruli; vessels; tubular epithelium; and interstitium. The assessment was presented using a three-step scale (0: lack of expression; 1: mild to moderate immunoreactivity; 2: high expression). The results of each compartment from a single biopsy were summarized and assessed in the context of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR).
resultsWe analyzed 156 patients who had a renal allograft biopsy after renal transplantation. For each patient, we created a summarized ETA receptor expression score. The summarized ETA receptor expression score analysis showed statistically significant differences in patients with and without AMR. In addition, we noticed that patients with AMR had a significantly higher mean summarized expression of ETA receptor score of 3.28 ± 1.56 compared to patients who had a biopsy for other reasons with a mean summarized ETA receptor expression score of 1.47 ± 1.35 (
conclusionsThe expression of endothelin A receptors in renal transplant compartments may be associated with antibody-mediated rejection. The positive ETA receptor staining might be a vital feature in the diagnosis of damage in AMR. The summarized ETA receptor expression score seems to be an exciting diagnostic tool in transplant injury assessment.
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