Histocompatibility Testing for Organ Transplantation Purposes in Albania: A Single Center Experience

Shyti, Erkena; Idrizi, Alma; Sulçebe, Genc

doi:10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.13045

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“…The visualized bands of MHC class I or II of each dog were designated by alphabet letters according to their band size, as described previously (Supplementary Figs. 1 and 2) [2223]. We assigned the results into 3 groups according to the matching degree; full-match, haplo-match, and unmatched groups.…”

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The degree of major histocompatibility complex matching between purebred Maltese and mongrel dogs using microsatellite markers

2019

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Long-term maintenance of transplanted organs is one of the major factors that increases survival time of recipients. Although obtaining a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched donor with the recipient is essential for successful organ transplantation, there have been limited reports on MHC matching between dogs. In this study, we analyzed the canine MHC matching rates using Maltese, one of the most popular purebred dogs, and mongrel dogs in Korea. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes and DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction with primers specific to MHC microsatellite markers. The MHC matching degree was confirmed by the microsatellite markers using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The MHC matching rates of each donor-recipient groups including Maltese-Maltese, mongrel-mongrel and Maltese-mongrel were 4.76%, 5.13% and 6.67%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the MHC matching degree between each group. These results demonstrate that MHC-matched donors could be selected from other breeds as much as from the same breed for transplantation. Knowledge of the MHC matching degree of purebred and mongrel dogs would offer valuable information not only for improving the success rate of organ transplantation surgery in canine patients but also for transplantation research using experimental canine models.

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