Research Article

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

Table 3

BANFF scoring in different groups.

ABMR ( )TCMR ( )SG ( )Post hoc

PTC inflammation<0.001<0.001
 0013 (100%)14 (100%)
 12 (11.1%)00
 211 (61.1%)00
 35 (27.8%)00
Glomerulitis<0.001<0.001
 0013 (100%)14 (100%)
 11 (5.6%)00
 28 (44.4%)00
 39 (50.0%)00
Tubulitis0.126<0.001<0.001
 0008 (57.1%)
 13 (16.7%)5 (38.5%)6 (42.9%)
 212 (66.7%)7 (53.8%)0
 33 (16.7%)1 (7.7%)0
Intimal arteritis<0.001<0.0010.020
 02 (11.1%)8 (61.5%)14 (100%)
 16 (33.3%)5 (38.5%)0
 210 (55.6%)00
 3 000

Abbreviations: ABMR: antibody-mediated rejection; TCMR: T cell-mediated rejection; SG: stable graft; PTC: peritubular capillary.
means value for ABMR group and TCMR group; means value for ABMR group and SG group; means value for TCMR group and SG group.