Glomerular C3c deposition and intravascular macrophage accumulation in early humoral renal allograft rejection signifies a poor short-term outcome

APMIS

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 700-711

  Mölne, Johan ^a   Nyberg, Gudrun ^a   Blohmé, Ingemar ^a   Rydberg, Lennart ^a   Breimer, Michael E ^a   Svalander, Christian T ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C3c; C4d; Humoral rejection; Macrophages; Renal allografts

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3C; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CADAVER; CAPILLARIES; COMPLEMENT C3C; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749246213     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_422.x     Document Type: Article

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