Articles tagged "Xenoreactive antibodies"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Successful Long-Term TMA- and Rejection-Free Survival of a Kidney Xenograft With Triple Xenoantigen Knockout Plus Insertion of Multiple Human Transgenes
T. Hirose¹, D. Ma¹, G. Lassiter¹, H. Sasaki¹, I. Rosales², T. Coe¹, C. Rickert¹, R. Matheson¹, R. Colvin², W. Qin³, Y. Kan³, J. Layer³, K. Stiede³, K. Hall³, M. Youd³, W. Westlin³, M. Curtis³, J. F. Markmann¹, T. Kawai¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³eGenesis Inc, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Pigs with deletion of 3 carbohydrate xenoantigens (triple knock-out, TKO) are expected to be optimal donors for human xenotransplantation. However, anti-porcine natural antibodies of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Allosensitization on Xenotransplantation
D. Olaso¹, M. Manook¹, J. Yoon¹, Y. Bae¹, A. Barbas¹, A. Adams², S. Knechtle¹, J. Kwun¹
¹Department of Surgery, Duke Transplantation Center, Durham, NC, ²Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Sensitization to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) due to prior exposure to foreign antigens through events such as blood transfusions, previous kidney transplant, or pregnancy…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Anti-pig IgE and IgA Antibodies in Sera of (i) Naïve Primates and (ii) Non-human Primates Sensitized to Pig Xenografts
H. Hara, Q. Li, H. Iwase, T. Yamamoto, D. Ayares, D. K. Cooper
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Anti-pig IgM and IgG antibodies in primates play an important role in xenograft rejection. The possible roles of anti-pig IgE and IgA have not…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Triple-Knockout Pig Red Blood Cells Are a Potential Alternative Source for Clinical Blood Transfusion
T. Yamamoto¹, M. H. Bikhet¹, H. Q. Nguyen¹, M. Javed¹, D. Ayares², H. Iwase¹, H. Hara¹, D. K. Cooper¹
¹Xenotransplantation Program, Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Triple-knockout (TKO) pig RBCs (pRBCs) may be an alternative source for clinical blood transfusion because almost humans have no preformed antibody to TKO pRBCs.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Transient Cd4+ T Cell and Cd20+ B Cell Depletion Leads to Prolonged Pig-To-Primate Kidney Xenograft Survival
B. P. Lovasik¹, A. J. Matar¹, D. A. Faber¹, D. V. Mathews¹, C. Breeden¹, S. C. Kim¹, A. J. Tector², A. B. Adams¹
¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: “Delayed” antibody-mediated xenograft rejection is the one of the most important obstacle to clinical application of pig organ xenografts. The aim of this study…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Overcoming Ab-Mediated Xenolung Rejection: Beta4Gal is an Important Pre- and Post-Transplant Ab Target, Relevant to Xenograft Injury in Baboons
L. Burdorf¹, Z. Abady¹, B. Cerel¹, K. Petitpas¹, C. Laird², S. Pratts¹, X. Cheng², C. J. Phelps³, W. Eyestone³, D. L. Ayares³, R. N. Pierson III¹, A. M. Azimzadeh¹
¹Surgery, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ³Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Knock-out (KO) of porcine carbohydrates (CHO), including Gal 1,3αGal, inhibits antibody-mediated xenograft rejection. The β4Gal epitope was discovered using serum from xenograft-sensitized baboons, but…
2020 American Transplant Congress
In-Vivo Application of Ides (Imlifidase) in Nonhuman Primates Results in Xenoreactive Desensitization: A Novel Anti-Humoral Therapy
B. P. Lovasik¹, A. J. Matar¹, D. A. Faber¹, D. V. Mathews¹, C. Breeden¹, S. C. Kim¹, A. J. Tector², A. Robertson³, C. Kjellman³, A. B. Adams¹
¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³HANSA Biopharma, Lund, Sweden
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection is a formidable barrier to xenograft survival. A novel anti-humoral IdeS therapy, which cleaves serum IgG, represents a promising therapy to reduce…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of B Cell Depletion Therapies on Preformed Xenoantibodies in Transplant Recipient
S. Yeh¹, N. A. Wilson², A. Djamali², R. Redfield³
¹Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²Medicine/Nephrology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: To assess the effect of B cell depletion therapies on preformed xenoantibodies in transplant recipient. Preformed xenoantibodies are a significant barrier to successful xenotransplantation.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Sensitization via Pregnancy Generates Alloantibody and Cross-Reactive Xeno-Antibody in a Non-Human Primate Model
J. Yoon, M. Manook, Z. Fitch, R. Schmitz, A. Choi, A. M. Jackson, S. Knechtle, J. Kwun
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Women are disproportionately represented among highly sensitized waitlist candidates and within HLA-incompatible transplantation programs. Due to difficulties obtaining compatible donors, sensitized patients are seen…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Xenoantibody Depletion of Human Blood with Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Porcine Kidney and Lung Prior to Liver Perfusion
T. M. Coe¹, N. Serifis¹, S. Raigani¹, C. Carroll¹, C. G. Rickert¹, R. Matheson¹, D. Detelich², W. Qin³, Y. Kan³, J. Layer³, M. Youd³, W. Westlin³, L. Yang³, A. Azimzadeh¹, J. F. Markmann¹
¹Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³eGenesis, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Genetic modifications of porcine donors for pig-to-human xenotransplantation have led to significant progress in survival of xenografts in preclinical models. Triple knock-out (TKO) of…