Low incidence of de novo HLA antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination : A cohort study of patients awaiting kidney transplantation

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BACKGROUND: Antibodies against human leukocyte antigen (anti-HLA Abs) are associated with an increased risk of allograft loss. Herein, we report the prospective follow-up for anti-HLA Abs formation in 103 patients with end-stage kidney disease on the waiting list for transplantation who underwent COVID-19 vaccination.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sera were tested before and after vaccination using Luminex technology. The cohort comprised of 62 males and 41 females with a mean age of 56 ± 14 years. The patients received BNT162b2 (80.4%), mRNA-1273 (18.5%), AZD1222 (0.40%), or ChAdOx1-S (0.80%) vaccine. Patients were tested before and within 119 ± 50, 95 ± 46 and 25 ± 26 days after the first, second, and third dose of the vaccine, respectively.

RESULTS: No significant change in calculated panel reactive antibody (cPRA) after vaccination was seen. Although 98.1% of patients had no change in anti-HLA Abs profile or cPRA after vaccination, two patients (1.9%) developed de novo anti-HLA Abs against class I or II HLA antigens. In those two patients, the cPRA changed from 0% and 63% at baseline to 9% and 90% after vaccination, respectively. Both patients received the BNT162b2 mRNA-based vaccine. The earliest detected anti-HLA Abs was 18 days after the first dose.

CONCLUSION: In rare cases, new anti-HLA antibodies were observed after COVID-19 vaccination, with potential implications for transplantation. The low incidence of this phenomenon is outweighed by the clinical benefits of vaccination.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 25(2023), 6 vom: 25. Dez., Seite e14105

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abu-Khader, Ahmad [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Kamar, Fareed [VerfasserIn]
Galaszkiewicz, Iwona [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Faisal [VerfasserIn]
Berka, Noureddine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
B5S3K2V0G8
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
De novo HLA antibodies
HLA Antigens
Journal Article
Kidney transplant candidates
SARS Cov-2 vaccination

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Date Completed 26.12.2023

Date Revised 26.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tid.14105

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361483244