Noninvasive graft monitoring using donor-derived cell-free DNA in Japanese liver transplantation

© 2023 The Authors. Hepatology Research published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Society of Hepatology..

AIM: To evaluate the use of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in diagnosing graft injuries in Japanese liver transplantation (LTx), including family-related living donors.

METHODS: A total of 321 samples from 10 newly operated LTx recipients were collected to monitor the early dynamics of dd-cfDNA levels after LTx. Fifty-five samples from 55 recipients were collected during protocol biopsies (PB), whereas 36 samples from 27 recipients were collected during event biopsies, consisting of 11 biopsy-proven acute rejection (AR), 20 acute dysfunctions without rejection (ADWR), and 5 chronic rejections. The levels of dd-cfDNA were quantified using a next-generation sequencer based on single nucleotide polymorphisms.

RESULTS: The dd-cfDNA levels were elevated significantly after LTx, followed by a rapid decline to the baseline in patients without graft injury within 30 days post-LTx. The dd-cfDNA levels were significantly higher in the 11 samples obtained during AR than those obtained during PB (p < 0.0001), which decreased promptly after treatment. The receiver operator characteristic curve analysis of diagnostic ability yielded areas under the curve of 0.975 and 0.897 for AR (rejection activity index [RAI] ≥3) versus PB and versus non-AR (ADWR + PB). The dd-cfDNA levels during AR were elevated earlier and correlated more strongly with the RAI (r = 0.740) than aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase. The dd-cfDNA levels were neither associated with graft fibrosis based on histology nor the status of donor-specific antibodies in PB samples.

CONCLUSIONS: Donor-derived cell-free DNA serves as a sensitive biomarker for detecting graft injuries in LTx. Further large-scale cohort studies are warranted to optimize its use in differentiating various post-LTx etiologies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology - 54(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 300-314

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kanamori, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Yohei [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Yoko [VerfasserIn]
Shirosaki, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Yamagishi, Satoko [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Yutaro [VerfasserIn]
Kudo, Yumi [VerfasserIn]
Umeyama, Tomoshige [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Nobuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Mototoshi [VerfasserIn]
Hasegawa, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Matsubara, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Shinoda, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Obara, Hideaki [VerfasserIn]
Irie, Rie [VerfasserIn]
Tsujikawa, Hanako [VerfasserIn]
Okita, Hajime [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Phuong Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Saigo, Kenichi [VerfasserIn]
Mitsunaga, Shigeki [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Ituro [VerfasserIn]
Kitagawa, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Kuroda, Tatsuo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
Clinical research
Donor-derived cell-free DNA
Graft injury
Journal Article
Liver transplantation
Next generation sequencer

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Date Revised 02.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/hepr.13978

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363428771