THE USE OF PRONASE-DIGESTED HUMAN-LEUKOCYTES TO IMPROVE SPECIFICITY OF THE FLOW CYTOMETRIC CROSS-MATCH

被引:31
作者
LOBO, PI
SPENCER, CE
STEVENSON, WC
MCCULLOUGH, C
PRUETT, TL
机构
[1] Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, 22908, VA
[2] Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, 22908, VA
关键词
CROSS-MATCH; PRONASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY;
D O I
10.1007/BF00335600
中图分类号
R61 [外科手术学];
学科分类号
摘要
Two-color fluorescence cytometry (FCXM) has recently been introduced to improve the detection of anti-HLA antibodies that react to donor cells, especially in recipients receiving kidney allografts. Although this assay system is highly sensitive, it lacks specificity. Between 70 % and 90 % of potential kidney recipients with a positive FCXM would have been denied transplant if such an assay had been used alone to detect antidonor antibodies. Lack of specificity is principally due to normal or irrelevant IgG in aggregates or immune complexes binding to Fc gamma R receptors on lymphocytes including B cells and a significant subset of T cells. To circumvent this problem, we digested Fc gamma R receptors on lymphocytes with pronase. We present data demonstrating that pronase digestion of lymphocytes does not alter HLA antigenicity. In addition, pronased lymphocytes allow one to use either single- or two-color FCXM. With single-color FCXM, one can quantitate antibody reactivity to lymphocytes via a cursor (on the fluorescence histogram) that separates lymphocytes that do not bind to antibodies. We present data demonstrating that this modification renders FCXM highly sensitive and specific. In addition, one can discriminate between IgG and IgM antibodies that react to lymphocytes.
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页码:472 / 480
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