1. Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibody-Mediated Kidney Rejection Unresponsive to Treatment.
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Allison D, Hajjiri Z, Manon L, Campbell-Lee S, Sahni S, and Setty S
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Allograft rejection is a significant cause of renal transplant failure which needs prompt diagnosis and treatment for graft salvage. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antibody-mediated rejection (AT1R-AMR) is increasingly being identified as the etiology of antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant recipients with allograft rejection but without detectable human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies. While some reports have suggested that AT1R-AMR may be refractory to standard therapy, others have reported improvement or stabilization of graft function. We present two patients in which anti-rejection therapy including therapeutic plasma exchange was unable to salvage the allograft., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2023, Allison et al.)
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- 2023
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