Understanding donor-derived cell-free DNA in kidney transplantation: an overview and case-based guide for clinicians

AS Graver, D Lee, DA Power, JB Whitlam - Transplantation, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Kidney transplant recipients undergo lifelong monitoring of allograft function and evaluation
for transplant complications. The current monitoring paradigm utilizes blood, urine, and …

Analysis of the primary factors influencing donor derived cell-free DNA testing in kidney transplantation

C Cao, L Yuan, Y Wang, H Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is found in the plasma and urine of kidney
transplant recipients and displays notable potential in diagnosing rejection, specifically …

Extracellular vesicle‐bound DNA in urine is indicative of kidney allograft injury

I Sedej, M Štalekar, M Tušek Žnidarič… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicle‐bound DNA (evDNA) is an understudied extracellular vesicle (EV)
cargo, particularly in cancer‐unrelated research. Although evDNA has been detected in …

Diagnostic value of donor‐derived cell‐free DNA to predict antibody‐mediated rejection in donor‐specific antibody‐positive renal allograft recipients

KA Mayer, K Doberer, A Tillgren, T Viard… - Transplant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Circulating donor‐specific antibodies (DSA) do not necessarily indicate antibody‐mediated
rejection (ABMR). Here, we evaluated the diagnostic value of donor‐derived cell‐free DNA …

Levels of donor‐derived cell‐free DNA and chemokines in BK polyomavirus‐associated nephropathy

KA Mayer, H Omic, L Weseslindtner… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background BK polyomavirus‐associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) carries a risk of
irreversible allograft injury. While detection of BK viremia and biopsy assessment are the …

Donor-derived cell free DNA as a biomarker in kidney transplantation

T Abdulhadi, L Alrata, C Dubrawka, G Amurao… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The early detection of acute rejection in the allograft is important as it provides an
opportunity for timely therapeutic intervention in order to preserve graft function and achieve …

Current and emerging tools for simultaneous assessment of infection and rejection risk in transplantation

D Tharmaraj, WR Mulley, C Dendle - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Infection and rejection are major complications that impact transplant longevity and recipient
survival. Balancing their risks is a significant challenge for clinicians. Current strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of cell-free DNA in kidney transplantation

B Chopra, KK Sureshkumar - World Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Monitoring kidney transplants for rejection conventionally includes serum creatinine,
immunosuppressive drug levels, proteinuria, and donor-specific antibody (DSA). Serum …

Urinary CD8+ HLA-DR+ T cell abundance non-invasively predicts kidney transplant rejection

E Grothgar, N Goerlich, B Samans, CM Skopnik… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Early detection of kidney transplant (KT) rejection remains a challenge in patient care. Non-
invasive biomarkers hold high potential to detect rejection, adjust immunosuppression, and …

[PDF][PDF] Donor-derived cell-free DNA-based liquid biopsies to determine future kidney transplant rejection

W Wang, CG Haider, Y Wang, Z Zhang… - Kidney research and …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) based liquid kidney biopsies have the potential to
detect the chances of kidney transplant rejection. Several studies have found that dd-cfDNA …