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ALLOREACTIVE T LYMPHOCYTES CULTURED FROM LIVER TRANSPLANT BIOPSIES: ASSOCIATIONS OF HLA SPECIFICITY WITH CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS.

Markus, Bernd H and Demetris, A Jake and Saidman, Susan and Fung, John J and Zeevi, Adriana and Starzl, Thomas E and Duquesnoy, Rene J (1988) ALLOREACTIVE T LYMPHOCYTES CULTURED FROM LIVER TRANSPLANT BIOPSIES: ASSOCIATIONS OF HLA SPECIFICITY WITH CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS. Clin Transplant, 2 (1). 70 - 75.

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Abstract

Lymphocyte cultures grown from liver allograft biopsies were shown to exhibit alloreactivity towards donor cells as measured by primed lymphocyte testing (PLT). The PLT specificity was determined in assays using HLA typed panel cells and/or by inhibition testing with HLA specific monoclonal antibodies. Certain cultures exhibited PLT specificity towards class I HLA antigens of the donor, whereas others were specific for class II HLA antigens or recognized mixtures of class I and II antigens. These PLT specificity patterns were compared with clinical, histological and laboratory findings on the liver transplant patients at the time of the biopsy. Biopsies yielding class I specific PLT cells were taken generally during the earlier posttransplant period, whereas class II specific cells were grown from later biopsies. There was no significant correlation of the PLT specificity towards class I vs II antigens with the levels of total or direct bilirubin, serum glutamate oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), although a trend towards higher values was noted for biopsies presenting with a class II specific infiltrate. However, the levels of gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) were significantly increased when biopsies yielded class II specific rather than class I specific PLT cells. Biopsy histology showed more damage to bile duct epithelium in association with class II PLT specificity whereas intense but often reversible infiltrates were found in biopsies yielding class I specific cells. The elevated GGTP and AP levels are probably related to the interaction of class II specific T cells with bile duct epithelium, which has been shown to express induced class II HLA antigens on their cell surface.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Markus, Bernd H
Demetris, A Jake
Saidman, Susan
Fung, John J
Zeevi, Adriana
Starzl, Thomas Etes11@pitt.eduTES11
Duquesnoy, Rene J
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Date: 1988
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Clin Transplant
Volume: 2
Number: 1
Page Range: 70 - 75
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Refereed: Yes
Funders: NIAAA NIH HHS (A-3176)
Other ID: uls-drl:31735062129725, Starzl CV No. 821
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2010 17:14
Last Modified: 08 May 2018 14:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4207

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