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Wan Song, Alice Tung
[1, 2]
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de Mello, Evandro Sobroza
[3]
;
Ferreira Alves, Venancio Avancini
[3]
;
Cavalheiro, Norma de Paula
[4]
;
Melo, Carlos Eduardo
[4]
;
Bonazzi, Patricia Rodrigues
[1]
;
Tengan, Fatima Mitiko
[4, 5]
;
Freire, Maristela Pinheiro
[6]
;
Barone, Antonio Alci
[4]
;
Carneiro D'Albuquerque, Luiz Augusto
[1, 2]
;
Abdala, Edson
[1, 4, 5]
Total Authors: 11
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Div Transplante Figado Orgaos Aparelho Digest, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Transplante Figado LIM 37, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Patol, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Hepatites Virais LIM 47, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Div Clin Mol Infecciosas & Parasitarias, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Subcomissao Infeccao Hosp, Hosp Clin, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 110, n. 1, p. 56-64, FEB 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
Histology is the gold standard for diagnosing acute rejection and hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. However, differential diagnosis between the two can be difficult. We evaluated the role of C4d staining and quantification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels in liver tissue. This was a retrospective study of 98 liver biopsy samples divided into four groups by histological diagnosis: acute rejection in patients undergoing liver transplant for hepatitis C (RejHCV+), HCV recurrence in patients undergoing liver transplant for hepatitis C (HCVTx+), acute rejection in patients undergoing liver transplant for reasons other than hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis C not transplanted (HCVTx-). All samples were submitted for immunohistochemical staining for C4d and HCV RNA quantification. Immunoexpression of C4d was observed in the portal vessels and was highest in the HCVTx- group. There was no difference in C4d expression between the RejHCV+ and HCVTx+ groups. However, tissue HCV RNA levels were higher in the HCVTx+ group samples than in the RejHCV+ group samples. Additionally, there was a significant correlation between tissue and serum levels of HCV RNA. The quantification of HCV RNA in liver tissue might prove to be an efficient diagnostic test for the recurrence of HCV infection. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/10124-0 - Characterization of C4d deposits and hepatitis C tissue PCR in the differential diagnosis between rejection and hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation |
| Grantee: | Edson Abdala |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |