Glycosphingolipids of porcine, bovine, and equine pericardia as potential immune targets in bioprosthetic heart valve grafts

Antibody formation towards porcine tissue in patients implanted with crosslinked heart valves is directed to antigenic tissue proteins and αGal epitopes and is reduced in healthy vegetarian subjects

(2017) Ulrike Böer et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Characterization of immunogenic Neu5Gc in bioprosthetic heart valves

(2016) Eliran Moshe Reuven et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Mechanical testing of pericardium for manufacturing prosthetic heart valves

(2015) Paola Aguiari et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Characterization of acid and non-acid glycosphingolipids of porcine heart valve cusps as potential immune targets in biological heart valve grafts

(2014) Angela Barone et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Structural Complexity of Non-acid Glycosphingolipids in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Grown under Feeder-free Conditions

(2013) Angela Barone et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

First quantification of alpha-Gal epitope in current glutaraldehyde-fixed heart valve bioprostheses

(2013) Filippo Naso et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Forssman expression on human erythrocytes: biochemical and genetic evidence of a new histo-blood group system

(2012) L. Svensson et al.   BLOOD

Glycosphingolipid composition of epithelial cells isolated along the villus axis of small intestine of a single human individual

(2012) M. E. Breimer et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Immune Response in Patients Receiving a Bioprosthetic Heart Valve: Lack of Response with Decellularized Valves

(2011) Oliver Bloch et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Differentiation of glycosphingolipid-derived glycan structural isomers by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

(2010) Hasse Karlsson et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Lipid Rafts As a Membrane-Organizing Principle

(2010) D. Lingwood et al.   SCIENCE

Bioprosthetic heart valves: modes of failure

(2009) Raheela Fareed Siddiqui et al.   HISTOPATHOLOGY

Alpha-Gal Specific IgG Immune Response after Implantation of Bioprostheses

(2009) A. Mangold et al.   THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON