Table 2.
Histological characteristics in different groups.
| ABMR (n = 18) | TCMR (n = 13) | SG (n = 14) | Post hoc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 12 | P 13 | P 23 | ||||
| Histological lesions | ||||||
| PTC inflammation, n (%) | 18 (100) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Glomerulitis, n (%) | 18 (100) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tubulitis, n (%) | 18 (100) | 13 (100) | 6 (42.9) | — | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Intimal arteritis, n (%) | 16 (88.9) | 5 (38.5) | 0 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.005 |
| Intraglomerular infiltrating cells count (cells/mm2) | 5.90 (1.76–9.30) | 0.30 (0.00–2.03) | 0.00 (0.00–0.60) | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.518 |
| Interstitial | ||||||
| CD4 (cells/mm2) | 322 (165–426) | 276 (181–372) | 98 (69–147) | 0.477 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CD8 (cells/mm2) | 266 (171–352) | 204 (160–424) | 96 (45–129) | 0.863 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CD4/CD8 | 1.16 (0.78–1.54) | 1.15 (0.97–1.23) | 1.18 (0.95–1.33) | 0.766 | 0.849 | 0.655 |
| CD68 (cells/mm2) | 624 (398–924) | 476 (202–614) | 94 (50–194) | 0.110 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| HLA-DR | 0.36 (0.12–0.67) | 0.20 (0.00–0.67) | 0.00 (0.00–0.06) | 0.365 | 0.004 | 0.049 |
Abbreviations: ABMR: antibody-mediated rejection; TCMR: T cell-mediated rejection; SG: stable graft; HLA: human lymphocyte antigen; PTC: peritubular capillary.
P 12 means P value for ABMR group and TCMR group; P 13 means P value for ABMR group and SG group; P 23 means P value for TCMR group and SG group.