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KMID : 1100720180380050450
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2018 Volume.38 No. 5 p.450 ~ p.457
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Clinical Impact of Pre-transplant Antibodies Against Angiotensin II Type I Receptor and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Related Chain A in Kidney Transplant Patients
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Min Ji-Won
Lee Hye-Young
Choi Bum-Soon
Park Cheol-Whee
Yang Chul-Woo
Kim Yong-Soo
Choi Yeong-Jin
Oh Eun-Jee
Chung Byung-Ha
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Abstract
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Background: Evidence of antibody-mediated injury in the absence of donor-specific HLA antibodies (HLA-DSA) has recently emerged, suggesting a role of antibodies in targeting non-HLA antigens expressed on renal allograft tissue. However, the clinical significance of pre-transplant non-HLA antibodies remains unclear. We compared the histological and clinical impact of pre-transplant HLA-DSA and non-HLA antibodies, especially angiotensin II type I receptor (anti-AT1R) and MHC class I-related chain A (anti-MICA), in kidney transplant patients.
Methods: Pre-transplant HLA-DSA, anti-AT1R, and anti-MICA were retrospectively examined in 359 kidney transplant patients to determine the effect of each antibody on allograft survival and clinical characteristics.
Results: Pre-transplant HLA-DSA, anti-AT1R, and anti-MICA were detected in 37 (10.3%), 174 (48.5%), and 50 patients (13.9%), respectively. Post-transplant antibody-mediated rejection was associated with a pre-transplant HLA-DSA (+) status only. The development of microvascular inflammation (MVI) was associated with pre-transplant HLA-DSA (P=0.001) and anti-AT1R (P=0.036). Anti-AT1R (+) patients had significantly lower allograft survival compared with anti-AT1R (?) patients (P=0.042). Only pre-transplant anti-AT1R positivity was an independent risk factor for allograft failure (hazard ratio 4.824, confidence interval 1.017?24.888; P=0.038). MVI was the most common histological feature of allograft failure in patients with pre-transplant anti-AT1R.
Conclusions: Pre-transplant anti-AT1R is an important risk factor for allograft failure, which may be mediated by MVI induction in the allograft tissue.
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KEYWORD
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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor, Donor-specific anti-HLA antibody, Microvascular inflammation, Kidney transplantation
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