Progress of Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing and Panel Reactive Antibody Testing in Heart Transplantation

Human leukocyte antigen(HLA) is the key antigen mediating rejection and panel reactive antibody(PRA) represent anti-HLA antibodies in circulation.HLA typing and PRA testing are carried out generally before organ transplantation.With research on the relationship among HLA,PRA and heart transplantation developing,the value of HLA typing and PRA testing in heart transplantation has received more attention and their clinical using strategy has been improved.This article will review the strategy of HLA typing,the clinical value of HLA typing,time-selection in HLA typing,reason and mechanism of rising PRA,clinical sense of PRA testing and treatment of sensitized patients.