IgM marks persistent IgG anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies in highly sensitized heart transplant patients

Copyright © 2023 International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Sensitization to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) is a persistent problem in heart transplant (HT) candidates. We sought to characterize the anti-HLA antibody and circulating B cell repertoire in a cohort of highly sensitized HT candidates.

METHODS: We assessed immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-HLA antibodies using Luminex single antigen bead assays in a cohort of 11 highly sensitized (HS; calculated panel reactive antibody ≥ 90%) and 3 mildly sensitized (MS) candidates. We also performed B cell receptor repertoire sequencing (BCRseq) in HS candidates and 33 non-candidate controls. HLA antibody strength was measured by mean fluorescence intensity (MFI).

RESULTS: We found that IgM anti-HLA antibodies were present in all HS candidates, but with a lower breadth and strength as compared to IgG. When anti-HLA IgG specificities intersected with IgM, binding strength was higher. In contrast, there were IgM but no intersecting IgG specificities for the MS group. In four candidates in the HS group, IgG anti-HLA antibodies decreased in both breadth and strength after HT, but the decrease in strength was smaller if the IgG possessed a specificity that intersected with pre-transplant IgM. BCRseq revealed larger B cell clonotypes in HS candidates but similar diversity as compared to controls.

CONCLUSIONS: IgM marks IgG anti-HLA antibodies with higher strength before HT and persistence after HT. The presence of IgM intersecting IgG for an anti-HLA specificity may be a useful approach to determine which donor HLA should be avoided for a sensitized candidate.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 43(2024), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 314-323

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Gragert, Loren [VerfasserIn]
Giovanni Biagini, D [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Jignesh K [VerfasserIn]
Kobashigawa, Jon A [VerfasserIn]
Trück, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Corey T [VerfasserIn]
Gibb, David R [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaohai [VerfasserIn]
Kransdorf, Evan P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alloantibody
Antibody isotype
HLA Antigens
HLA sensitization
Heart transplantation
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Human leukocyte antigens
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Isoantibodies
Journal Article
Rejection

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 15.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2023.09.022

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NLM362872309