Glutaraldehyde treatment of allograft tissue decreases allosensitization after the Norwood procedure Bryce J. Laing, MD, David B. Ross, MD, Steven R. Meyer, MD, PhD, Patricia Campbell, MBChB, Anne M. Halpin, MSc, Lori J. West, MD, DPhil, Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 139, Issue 6, Pages 1402-1408 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.034 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Box-plot of PRA by group. The median, 25th, and 75th percentiles are shown. Outliers are expressed as separate dots outside the upper fence. PRA, Panel reactive antibody. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 1402-1408DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.034) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Immunohistochemistry of aortic allograft. A, Untreated aortic allograft stained for HLA-ABC. B, Glutaraldehyde-treated allograft stained for HLA-ABC. C, Untreated aortic allograft stained for HLA-DR. D, Glutaraldehyde-treated allograft stained for HLA-DR. Positive staining (arrows). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 1402-1408DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.034) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions