PMID- 28880430 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180608 LR - 20191207 IS - 1744-9987 (Electronic) IS - 1744-9979 (Print) IS - 1744-9979 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 5 DP - 2017 Oct TI - Human Leukocyte Antigen Sensitization in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Primer on Terminology, Testing, and Clinical Significance for the Apheresis Practitioner. PG - 441-450 LID - 10.1111/1744-9987.12570 [doi] AB - The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is an important immunologic barrier that must be considered for successful solid organ transplantation. Formation of donor-specific HLA antibodies in solid organ transplantation is an important cause of allograft injury and may contribute to recipient morbidity and mortality. Therapeutic plasma exchange is often requested to lower HLA antibody levels prior to or after transplantation and for management of HLA antibodies in the context of organ rejection. In this review, we summarize the current terminology, laboratory testing, and clinical significance of HLA sensitization in the solid organ transplant population. Furthermore, to illustrate applications of HLA testing in clinical practice, we summarize our own lung and kidney institutional protocols for managing HLA antibodies in the peri-transplant setting. CI - (c) 2017 International Society for Apheresis, Japanese Society for Apheresis, and Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy. FAU - Abbes, Sarah AU - Abbes S AD - Institut du thorax, Service de pneumologie et unite de transplantation thoracique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France. AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Metjian, Ara AU - Metjian A AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Gray, Alice AU - Gray A AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Martinu, Tereza AU - Martinu T AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Snyder, Laurie AU - Snyder L AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Chen, Dong-Feng AU - Chen DF AD - Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology Clinical Services, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Ellis, Matthew AU - Ellis M AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Arepally, Gowthami M AU - Arepally GM AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi AU - Onwuemene O AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7266-7101 AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. LA - eng GR - K12 HL087097/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - L30 HL129439/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170907 PL - Australia TA - Ther Apher Dial JT - Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy JID - 101181252 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) SB - IM MH - Blood Component Removal/*methods MH - Graft Rejection/immunology MH - HLA Antigens/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Kidney Transplantation/methods MH - Lung Transplantation/methods MH - Organ Transplantation/*methods MH - Plasma Exchange/methods MH - Terminology as Topic MH - Tissue Donors PMC - PMC6890204 MID - NIHMS1058257 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Human leukocyte antigen antibodies OT - Human leukocyte antigen sensitization OT - Solid organ transplantation OT - Therapeutic plasma exchange EDAT- 2017/09/08 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/09 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/03 CRDT- 2017/09/08 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/1744-9987.12570 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ther Apher Dial. 2017 Oct;21(5):441-450. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12570. Epub 2017 Sep 7.