Beletskaya L V, Kupriyanova A G, Kormer A Ya, Mironkov B L, Kazakov E N, Shumakov V I
Institute of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow.
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2006 Sep;142(3):363-6. doi: 10.1007/s10517-006-0367-x.
Analysis of planned endomyocardial biopsy specimens of heart allotransplants from 22 recipients revealed signs of humoral type rejection (slight, medium, and severe) presenting as fixation of IgG, IgM, and complement components (C3, C4d) in 61 of 63 sections. Permanent presence of rejection signs attests to rheumatoid course of this process.