Belatacept is a soluble fusion protein, which links the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) to the modified Fc (hinge, CH2, and CH3 domains) portion of human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1). Structurally, abatacept is a glycosylated fusion protein with a MALDI-MS molecular weight of 92,300 Da and it is a homodimer of t...
For prophylaxis of organ rejection. It is also used concomitantly with basiliximumab for induction therapy, mycophenolate, and corticosteriods in kidney transplant recepients that are seropositive for the Epstein-Barr virus.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Northwestern University, The Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Emory Univeristy, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University Of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Ohio State Universtiy Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of Wiscsonsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Indiana University Health, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
UCLA Kidney Transplant Research, Los Angeles, California, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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