Binding of human natural antibodies to nonalphaGal xenoantigens on porcine erythrocytes.
Binding of human natural antibodies to nonalphaGal xenoantigens on porcine erythrocytes.
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人类天然抗体与猪红细胞上的非αGal异种抗原的结合。
DOI:
10.1097/00007890-200006150-00036
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发表时间:
2000
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Zhu,A
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作者:
Zhu,A
Background.Xenotransplantation is considered one of possible solutions for the serious shortage of organs and cells in transplantation. Although the αGal epitope (Galα1, 3Galβ1, 4GlcNAc-R) has been identified as being a major xenoantigen responsible for hyperacute rejection, the removal of anti-αGal antibody alone from human serum is insufficient to circumvent antibody-mediated immune responses.Methods and Results.We report here the characterization of xenoreactive human natural antibodies against antigens without the αGal epitope (nonαGal xenoantigens) on porcine erythrocytes using flow cytometry and the evidence for their involvement in complement-mediated hemolysis. Furthermore, a novel protein of 45-kDa has been isolated from the porcine erythrocyte membrane as a major protein antigen recognized by human anti-nonαGal.Conclusion.The data presented here will add to our knowledge of xenoantigens on porcine red cells and be important for developing strategies to produce modified red cells immunologically compatible to humans.