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The fibronectin plasma levels of 17 patients undergoing cadaver kidney transplantation were determined serially in the postoperative course using laser nephelometry. While 9 patients retained their grafts (group A), the grafts of 8 patients had to be removed (group B), mainly due to rejection, 3 patients had severe infections. In both groups a significant drop of the plasma fibronectin occurred after surgery. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the mean fibronectin levels. After the initial drop the group A patients exhibited rising values leading to a stable level. Progressively declining fibronectin plasma concentrations were found in 2 of 3 severely infected patients. Fluctuating values were found in 3 group B patients without a clear correlation to the rejection crises or the kidney function. The data suggest that the fibronectin plasma level does not seem to be a prognostic marker for graft rejection. But it might be useful in the important and often difficult differentiation between rejection and infection.
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Seitz, R., Lutz, M., Michalik, R. et al. Fibronectin plasma levels after cadaver kidney transplantation. Blut 50, 35–43 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319769
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