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In vitro assessment of a new ABO immunosorbent with synthetic carbohydrates attached to sepharose

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Transplant International

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Abstract

Transplantation across the ABO barrier is sometimes done in cases of emergency, such as acute liver failure, but is also carried out in elective cases, e.g. kidneys from living donors. Reducing the recipient anti-A/B antibody titres is often necessary in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. This is usually done by the use of techniques such as plasmapheresis and protein A- or sepharose-linked anti-human Ig immunoadsorption. A new ABO immunosorbent with synthetic A- or B-trisaccharide carbohydrate epitopes linked to a sepharose matrix has been tested. Columns made of this material have been tested in vitro with plasma from A- and B-individuals, assessed for antibody reduction capacity, flow characteristics, biocompatibility, and unspecific protein adsorption. The columns have a high capacity for ABO antibody removal, reducing titres by three to seven steps in one passage. We noted a high biocompatibility, with no unspecific protein adsorption, no activation of coagulation factors, and a low activation of complement, no immune complex formation and no cytotoxicity towards cultured mammalian L929 cells.

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This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (grant 11621) and the EU Shared Cost Biotechnology Programme. Lola Svensson and Lisbeth Selvén are acknowledged for excellent technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Lennart Rydberg

  2. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Anders Bengtsson

  3. Department of Nephrology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Ola Samuelsson

  4. Glycorex Transplantation AB, Lund, Sweden

    Kurt Nilsson

  5. Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Michael E. Breimer

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Rydberg, L., Bengtsson, A., Samuelsson, O. et al. In vitro assessment of a new ABO immunosorbent with synthetic carbohydrates attached to sepharose. Transpl Int 17, 666–672 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00147-004-0775-7

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