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. 2008 Mar;3(Suppl 2):S56–S67. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03040707

Table 1.

Causes of allograft injurya

Immunologic (Antigen Dependent) Nonimmunologic (Antigen Independent)
Cellular immunity Organ viability
    direct versus indirect allorecognition     donor senescence
    donor–host mismatch     donor age
    subclinical inflammation     prolonged cold ischemic time
    co-stimulatory signaling     delayed graft function/acute tubular necrosis
    inadequacy of immunosuppression     living versus deceased
Humoral immunity     reduced renal mass
    antibody-mediated rejection     donor brain injury
    previous sensitization Treatment
Infection     drug toxicity
    CMV Recipient factors
    BK polyomavirus     lipid disorders
    diabetes
    recurrent disease
    compliance
    hypertension
    obstruction
a

CMV, cytomegalovirus.