[HTML][HTML] Anti-donor HLA antibody response after pancreatic islet grafting: characteristics, risk factors, and impact on graft function

E Pouliquen, P Baltzinger, A Lemle, CC Chen… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pancreatic islet grafting restores endogenous insulin production in type 1 diabetic patients,
but long-term outcomes remain disappointing as a result of immunological destruction of
allogeneic islets. In solid organ transplantation, donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA)
are the first cause of organ failure. This retrospective multicentric study aimed at providing in-
depth characterization of DSA response after pancreatic islet grafting, identifying the risk
factor for DSA generation and determining the impact of DSA on graft function. Forty-two …