Clinical Outcome of Kidney Transplant Recipients with C1q-Binding De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies : A Single-Center Experience

Complement activation by HLA antibodies is a key component of immune-mediated graft injury. We examined the clinical outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with complement-fixing de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) who were followed in our center. The C1q-binding ability was retrospectively assessed in 69 patients with dnDSA and mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) values > 2000 out of the 1325 kidney transplant recipients who were screened for DSA between 2015 and 2019. Luminex IgG single antigen beads (SAB)and C1q-SAB assays (One Lambda) were used. C1q-binding dnDSA was identified in 32/69 (46.4%) of the patients. Significantly higher MFI values were observed in C1q-positive DSA (18,978 versus 5840, p < 0.001). Renal graft biopsies were performed in 43 of the kidney transplant recipients (62.3%) with allograft dysfunction. Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) was detected in 29/43 (67.4%) of the patients. The incidence of ABMR was similar among patients with C1q-binding and non-C1q-binding DSA (51.7% vs. 48.3%, p = 0.523). Graft loss occurred in 30/69 (43.5%) of the patients at a median time of 82.5 months (IQR 45-135) from DSA detection. C1q-binding DSA was present in more patients who experienced graft loss (53.1% vs. 35.1%, p = 0.152). Higher MFI values and inferior clinical outcomes occurred in most of the kidney transplant recipients with C1q-binding dnDSA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 13 vom: 04. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marinaki, Smaragdi [VerfasserIn]
Vittoraki, Angeliki [VerfasserIn]
Tsiakas, Stathis [VerfasserIn]
Kofotolios, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Darema, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ioannou, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Vallianou, Kalliopi [VerfasserIn]
Boletis, John [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

C1q binding
Complement
Donor specific antibodies
Graft loss
Journal Article
Kidney transplant
Rejection

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Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12134475

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359462561