2020
Mucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Zhegibe A, Haug V, Kollar B, Nelms L, Palmer WJ, Tchiloemba B, Lian CG, Murphy GF, Pomahac B. Mucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review. Transplantation 2020, 104: 2616-2624. PMID: 32053572, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal rejectionSystematic reviewRejection gradeMucosal biopsiesPatient managementComposite allotransplantationDiagnosis of rejectionFunction of patientsFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationPosttransplant periodBiopsy gradeSkin rejectionMucosa biopsiesAllograft skinAnimal studiesReporting ItemsBiopsyRejection processFacial allotransplantsMucosaTarget tissues
2019
MMP3 Is a Non-invasive Biomarker of Rejection in Skin-Bearing Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Multicenter Validation Study
Kollar B, Uffing A, Borges TJ, Shubin AV, Aoyama BT, Dagot C, Haug V, Kauke M, Safi AF, Talbot SG, Morelon E, Dakpe S, Pomahac B, Riella LV. MMP3 Is a Non-invasive Biomarker of Rejection in Skin-Bearing Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Multicenter Validation Study. Frontiers In Immunology 2019, 10: 2771. PMID: 31849957, PMCID: PMC6897344, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-3MMP3 levelsNon-invasive biomarkersTransplant recipientsAcute rejectionHealthy controlsComposite allotransplantationRejection stateCandidate non-invasive biomarkersUpper extremity transplant recipientsSerum samplesAntibody-mediated rejectionKidney transplant recipientsSeverity of rejectionPre-transplant levelsAutoimmune skin diseaseLongitudinal serum samplesSkin disease patientsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationMulticenter validation studyFace transplant recipientsLarger validation studiesClinical VCARejection episodesVCA patients