Early Innate Microvascular Inflammation and Endothelial Activation Define the Xenoimmune Signature After Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation

Early Innate Microvascular Inflammation and Endothelial Activation Define the Xenoimmune Signature After Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation

Multimodal analysis of two 10-gene–edited pig hearts transplanted into brain-dead human recipients revealed early innate microvascular inflammation with endothelial activation and a molecular profile consistent with antibody-mediated injury despite absent capillary C4d. A precision diagnostic approach may improve graft surveillance.