Tracking Circulating HLA-Specific IgG-Producing Memory B Cells with the B-Cell ImmunoSpot Assay

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Kervella, D
Heidt, S
Fairchild, R
Todryk, S
Bestard, O
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Kalyuzyny, Alexander E

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2024
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Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules are a major risk factor for rejection of transplanted organs (in antibody-mediated rejection [ABMR]), particularly in patients who have prior sensitization or receive insufficient immunosuppression through minimization or noncompliance. These DSA are measured routinely in the serum of patients prior to transplantation mainly using bead-based technologies or cell-based assays. However, the absence of detectable serum DSA does not always reflect the absence of sensitization or histologically defined ABMR, and so it has been proposed that the detection and measurement of memory B cells capable of secreting antibodies against donor HLA antigens could be carried out using B-cell ImmunoSpot, to better inform the degree of immune sensitization of transplant patients prior to as well as after transplantation. Such an assay is described here.

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Handbook of ELISPOT: Methods and Protocols

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4th

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2768

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Kervella, D; Heidt, S; Fairchild, R; Todryk, S; Bestard, O, Tracking Circulating HLA-Specific IgG-Producing Memory B Cells with the B-Cell ImmunoSpot Assay, Handbook of ELISPOT: Methods and Protocols, 2024, 2768, 4th, pp. 201-209

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