Isohemagglutinins of Graft Origin after ABO-Unmatched Liver Transplantation

Isohemagglutinins of graft origin after ABO-unmatched liver transplantation.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and ABO isohemagglutinins.

Depending on the ABO blood group, gonorrhea may affect the titers of isohemagglutinins compared with those of uninfected controls. The isohemagglutinin titers in group O patients were significantly increased (P less than 0.001) against erythrocytes A, B, and AB. In group A patients, only the titer against AB erythrocytes was significantly increased. In group B patients, the titer against AB ery...

Graft-versus-host disease after liver transplantation

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following liver transplantation (LT) is an uncommon complication but has high mortality and represents a major diagnostic challenge. GVHD occurs when immunocompetent donor lymphocytes originating from the transplanted liver undergo activation and clonal expansion, allowing them to mount a destructive cellular immune response against recipient tissues. Humoral GV...

Current aspects of ABO-incompatible liver transplantation

Blood-group type matching has been well known as the principal rule in organ transplantation. However, as the possibility of obtaining grafts from living donors is very low, adjustment of blood type is sometimes very difficult. On the other hand, and particularly in Far East countries, it is even harder to obtain grafts from deceased donors; thus, living donors must be used for the rescue of pa...

Liver transplantation across ABO blood groups.

Six hundred seventy-one first, second, and third orthotopic liver allografts in 520 patients were reviewed to determine the effect of donor-recipient mismatches or incompatibilities for the ABO blood groups on graft survival. A significant advantage for ABO donor-recipient identity was found, especially in adults and for first grafts. However, a surprisingly large number of ABO incompatible gra...