Research Article

Capillary Dilation and Rarefaction Are Correlated with Intracapillary Inflammation in Antibody-Mediated Rejection

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients who participated in this study.

CharacteristicsABMR ( )TCMR ( )SG ( ) value

Gender, male (%)9 (50.00)10 (76.92)10 (71.42)0.244
Age (years) 0.393
Donor age (years) 0.349
Positive pretransplant PRA ( )000
Previous transplant000
Previous rejection, (%)000
Cold ischemic time (h) 0.471
Warm ischemic time (min) 0.728
Induction with IL-2R antibody, (%)18 (100)13 (100)14 (100)
Baseline immunosuppressants0.224
MMF + Tac + Pred13108
MMF + CsA + Pred533
Others003
Time of biopsy (day) 8 (5–20)15 (11–25)14 (12–15) 0.14

Abbreviations: ABMR: antibody-mediated rejection; TCMR: T cell-mediated rejection; SG: stable graft; PRA: panel-reactive antibody; IL: interleukin; MMF: mycophenolate mofetil; Pred: prednisolone; Tac: tacrolimus; CsA: cyclosporine A.