PIRCHE-II Scores Prove Useful As A Predictive Biomarker Among Kidney Transplant Recipients With Rejection: An Analysis Of Indication And Follow-Up Biopsies

By: Tahm Spitznagel, Laurenz S. Matter, Yves L. Kaufmann, Jakob Nilsson, Seraina von Moos and Thomas Schachtner

Published: in Frontiers in Immunology 2022

Patients: 123

Highlights:

  • 123 kidney transplant recipients with follow-up biopsy
  • PIRCHE-II scores higher in patients developing TCMR and patients with ongoing TCMR
  • PIRCHE-II scores elevated in ABMR patients who show increased microvascular inflammation