Concentration of In-111-oxine-labeled autologous leukocytes in noninfected and nonrejecting renal allografts: concise communication

J Nucl Med. 1984 Feb;25(2):156-9.

Abstract

Autologous leukocytes labeled with In-111 oxine (ILL) concentrated in the renal allografts of eight patients for whom transplant rejection, infection, or acute tubular necrosis (ATN) could be excluded. All patients had good-to-adequate renal function at the time of ILL scintigraphy, and none developed rejection or renal transplant failure during a 1-mo follow-up period. It is concluded that normally functioning renal allografts without evidence of rejection, infection, or ATN often will concentrate ILL. When a baseline study is not available for comparison, this phenomenon limits the value of ILL scintigraphy as a diagnostic test for transplant rejection or infection.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection
  • Graft Survival*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyquinolines*
  • Indium*
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Leukocytes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Oxyquinoline* / analogs & derivatives
  • Radioisotopes*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Hydroxyquinolines
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radioisotopes
  • Indium
  • indium oxine
  • Oxyquinoline