sTNFRI AND sTNFRII SYNTHESIS BY FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY SAMPLE CULTURES IS SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE REJECTION IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION1

Abstract

Both TNF receptors were positively associated with acute rejection and were good predictors of impending acute rejection. The ratio of sIL-1RII over IL-1 (together with IL-1ra that we previously measured in FNAB cultures) suggests that IL-1 actions may be inhibited with current immunosuppression early after transplantation.