Serum sCD30: A promising biomarker for predicting the risk of bacterial infection after kidney transplantation.
Mario Fernández-RuizPatricia ParraFrancisco López-MedranoTamara Ruiz-MerloEsther GonzálezNatalia PolancoJulia OrigüenRafael San JuanAmado AndrésJosé María AguadoPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2017)
Higher serum sCD30 levels were associated with an increased risk of bacterial infection after KT. We hypothesize that this biomarker reflects a Th2 -polarized T-cell response, which exerts a detrimental effect on the immunity against bacterial pathogens.
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