Mechanism of Xenograft Heart Transplantation and Complement Inhibition with Anti-C5 Monoclonal Antibody as Well as Combinated with CsA and CyP Prevent Hyperacute Rejection of Discordant Heart Transplantation
Bachground: Severe end-stage heart disease is very difficult to be treated with current methods. The mortality of those patients is over 85%. Heart transplantation is the most effective method to treat those patients. But severe shortage of donor heart prevents its clinical application. Xenotransplantation offers the possibility of an unlimited supply of heart that could be available electively when required. However, antibody mediated hyperacute rejection provide the main immunologic barriers that have not...