Pretransplant CMV-Specific T-Cell Immunity But Not Dose of Antithymocyte Globulin Is Associated With Recovery of Specific Immunity After Kidney Transplantation

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BACKGROUND: This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study in cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seropositive kidney transplant recipients with pretransplant CMV-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMV-CMI) receiving antithymocyte globulin (ATG). We aimed to investigate posttransplant CMV-CMI over time and the impact of the dose-dependent ATG.

METHODS: CMV-CMI was assessed at days +30, +45, +60, and +90 after transplantation with the QuantiFERON-CMV assay. A reactive result (interferon-γ [IFN-γ] ≥ 0.2 IU/mL) indicated a positive CMV-CMI.

RESULTS: A total of 78 positive CMV-CMI patients were enrolled in the study, of which 59.5% had a positive CMV-CMI at day +30 and 82.7% at day +90. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that ATG dose was not associated with positive CMV-CMI at any point. However, pretransplant IFN-γ level (>12 IU/mL vs ≤12 IU/mL) was associated with positive CMV-CMI at day +30 (odds ratio, 12.9; 95% confidence interval, 3.1-53.3; P < .001). In addition, all the patients who did not recover CMV-CMI at day +90 had a pretransplant IFN-γ level ≤12 IU/mL.

CONCLUSIONS: More than half of CMV-seropositive kidney transplant recipients receiving ATG recover (or maintain) CMV-CMI by the first month after transplantation. The pretransplant IFN-γ level, but not the ATG dose, shows a strong association with the kinetics of this recovery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:223

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The Journal of infectious diseases - 223(2021), 7 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 1205-1213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Páez-Vega, Aurora [VerfasserIn]
Cantisán, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Agüera, Maria L [VerfasserIn]
Suñer, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Facundo, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Yuste, Jose R [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Montejo, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Redondo-Pachón, Dolores [VerfasserIn]
López-Oliva, Maria O [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Rodríguez, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Fariñas, Maria C [VerfasserIn]
Hernández, Domingo [VerfasserIn]
Len, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Valle-Arroyo, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Rodelo-Haad, Cristian [VerfasserIn]
Cordero, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Torre-Cisneros, Julián [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

82115-62-6
Antilymphocyte Serum
Antithymocyte globulin
Antiviral Agents
Cytomegalovirus infection
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Kidney transplant
Kinetics of CMV-specific cell-mediated immunity
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
QuantiFERON-CMV assay
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.02.2022

Date Revised 10.02.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiaa503

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NLM313545766