Assessing the risk of infection and rejection in Hispanic renal transplant recipients by means of an adenosine triphosphate release assay
R Cadillo-Chavez, S de Echegaray… - Transplantation …, 2006 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Because of the necessary immunosuppression, transplant recipients have
a high risk of infection. Conversely, underimmunosuppression carries with it the risk of
rejection. It would be quite useful to have a test that could differentiate between infection and
rejection in renal transplant patients and better still, to predict which patients are at risk of
complications. A new assay, which measures adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis by
CD4+ T cells in response to stimulation by phytohemagglutinine (Immuknow assay, Cylex …
a high risk of infection. Conversely, underimmunosuppression carries with it the risk of
rejection. It would be quite useful to have a test that could differentiate between infection and
rejection in renal transplant patients and better still, to predict which patients are at risk of
complications. A new assay, which measures adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis by
CD4+ T cells in response to stimulation by phytohemagglutinine (Immuknow assay, Cylex …
