Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Liver Transplant




Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in liver transplants is a field in its infancy compared with its allograft cohorts of the kidney and lung. Acute AMR is diagnosed based on specific clinical and histopathologic criteria: serum donor specific antibodies, C4d staining, histopathologic findings on liver biopsy, and exclusion of other entities. In contrast, the histologic features of chronic AMR are not as specific and it is a more challenging diagnosis to make. Treatments of acute and chronic AMR include some combination of steroids, immune-modulating agents, intravenous immunoglobulin, plasmapheresis, and proteasome inhibitors.


Key points








  • Antibody-mediated rejection of the allograft liver is a diagnosis that requires both clinical and histologic correlation.



  • The criteria for diagnosing acute antibody-mediated rejection include serum donor–specific antibodies, C4d staining, specific histologic findings, and exclusion of other entities.



  • There are several treatment options for acute and chronic antibody-mediated rejection.


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Sep 6, 2017 | Posted by in GASTROENTEROLOGY | Comments Off on Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Liver Transplant

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