2025
B-cell infiltration distinguishes mucosal from skin patterns of rejection in facial vascularized composite allografts
Kauke-Navarro M, Crisler W, Younis N, Khetani R, Sadigh S, Teague J, Ho Sui S, Ko C, Zhan Q, Steuart S, Treister N, Pober J, Azzi J, Clark R, Pomahac B. B-cell infiltration distinguishes mucosal from skin patterns of rejection in facial vascularized composite allografts. American Journal Of Transplantation 2025 PMID: 39842779, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial vascularized composite allotransplantationPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsB cell infiltrationB cellsMucosal rejectionRejection monitoringFacial vascularized composite allograftT cell-mediated rejectionSigns of immune activationNon-rejection biopsiesGranzyme B expressionB cell populationsInnate-like B cellsBlood mononuclear cellsVascularized composite allograftsVascularized composite allotransplantationAcute rejectionOral mucosaT cellsPattern of rejectionImmune activationMucosal biopsiesPlasma cellsSkin biopsiesMononuclear cells
2016
Codominant Role of Interferon‐γ– and Interleukin‐17–Producing T Cells During Rejection in Full Facial Transplant Recipients
Borges T, O’Malley J, Wo L, Murakami N, Smith B, Azzi J, Tripathi S, Lane J, Bueno E, Clark R, Tullius S, Chandraker A, Lian C, Murphy G, Strom T, Pomahac B, Najafian N, Riella L. Codominant Role of Interferon‐γ– and Interleukin‐17–Producing T Cells During Rejection in Full Facial Transplant Recipients. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 2158-2171. PMID: 26749226, PMCID: PMC4979599, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibody developmentDe novo donor-specific antibodiesInterleukin-17-producing T cellsT helper 2 cell phenotypeFacial transplantationDonor-specific antibody developmentNovo donor-specific antibodiesChemotactic protein-1 levelsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAcute cellular rejectionAnti-HLA antibodiesDonor-specific antibodiesFollicular helper cellsImmune cell subsetsProtein-1 levelsBlood mononuclear cellsMedium-term outcomesSkin biopsy specimensFull facial transplantationCellular rejection processLife-changing procedureCellular rejectionCodominant roleDonor alloreactivityTransplant recipients
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