Antibodies against donor antigens on endothelial cells and monocytes in eluates of rejected kidney allografts

Tissue Antigens. 1980 Jan;15(1):19-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1980.tb00880.x.

Abstract

Acidic eluates from two rejected kidney allografts contained antibodies reacting only with the endothelial cells and the monocytes of the specific kidney donors. No reaction was observed with the B-cells or the T-cells of these donors. When these eluates were tested against the leukocytes of healthy blood donors that were typed for HLA-A, -B, -C and DR, positive reactions were observed with the monocyte but not with the lymphocyte fraction. The first eluate reacted with 6.4% of the donors and the second eluate with 38.3%. No correlation with any of the HLA-A, -B, -C or DR antigens was found. If a more extended study proves that the endothelial-monocyte antigens do play an important role in kidney transplantation, matching of donors and recipients for these antigens and cross-matching recipient serum with donor monocytes may become a necessity in the future.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Specificity
  • Endothelium / cytology
  • Endothelium / immunology*
  • Graft Rejection / immunology*
  • HLA-A Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-DR Antigens / genetics
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Humans
  • Isoantibodies / analysis
  • Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
  • Monocytes / immunology*
  • Tissue Donors

Substances

  • HLA-A Antigens
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-C Antigens
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • Isoantibodies