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ReviewFrontiers in transplantation2023

Management of donor-specific antibodies in lung transplantation.

William Brandon, Colin Dunn, Srinivas Bollineni, John Joerns, Adrian Lawrence, Manish Mohanka, Irina Timofte, Fernando Torres, Vaidehi Kaza

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Review in Frontiers in transplantation, 2023. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

William Brandon *Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Colin Dunn *Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Srinivas BollineniDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
John JoernsDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Adrian LawrenceDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Manish MohankaDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Irina TimofteDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Fernando TorresDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Vaidehi KazaDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of antibodies against donor human leukocyte antigens poses a challenging problem both for donor selection as well as postoperative graft function in lung transplantation. These donor-specific antibodies limit the pool of potential donor organs and are associated with episodes of antibody-mediated rejection, chronic lung allograft dysfunction, and increased mortality. Optimal management strategies for clearance of DSAs are poorly defined and vary greatly by institution; most of the data supporting any particular strategy is limited to small-scale retrospective cohort studies. A typical approach to antibody depletion may involve the use of high-dose steroids, plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, and possibly other immunomodulators or small-molecule therapies. This review seeks to define the current understanding of the significance of DSAs in lung transplantation and outline the literature supporting strategies for their management.

Indexed as

antibody-mediated rejectiondesensitizationdonor-derived cell free DNAdonor-specific antibodiesimmunologylung transplant

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PMID38993917
PMCPMC11235237

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