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Natural Antibodies are Associated with Rejection and Long-Term Renal Allograft Loss in a Multicenter International Cohort

Sarah See et al.
Transplantation. ():10.1097/TP.0000000000004472, January 05, 2023
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004472
This study investigated the role of pre and posttransplant natural immunoglobulin G antibodies (Nabs) reactive to varied antigenic structures, including apoptotic cells to allograft outcome. This is a retrospective, multicenter study including 980 kidney transplant recipients across 4 centers. Baseline sera for 714 of 980 patients were collected at the time of transplant or within 7 d before transplantation, whereas baseline sera for 204 of 980 patients were collected between 7 d to 1 mo before transplantation. Elevated pretransplant Nabs were associated with graft loss (hazard ratio [HR] 2.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15-6.39; P  =  0.0232), the composite endpoint of graft loss or severe graft dysfunction (HR 2.40; 95% CI, 1.13-5.10; P = 0.0232), and T cell–mediated rejection (odds ratio [OR] 1.77; 95% CI, 1.07-3.02; P = 0.0310). In patients with high pretransplant Nabs, the subsequent development of posttransplant Nabs was associated with both T cell–mediated rejection (OR 3.64; 95% CI, 1.61-8.36; P = 0.0021) and mixed rejection (OR 3.10; 95% CI, 1.02-9.75; P = 0.0473). Finally, elevated pre- and posttransplant Nabs combined with DSAs were associated with increased risk of composite outcomes (HR 3.97; 95% CI, 1.51-10.43; P = 0.0052) and T cell–mediated rejection (OR 7.28; 95% CI, 2.16-25.96; P = 0.0016).

Higher Fasting Pretransplant C-peptide Levels in Type 2 Diabetics Undergoing Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation Are Associated With Posttransplant Pancreatic Graft Dysfunction

Sandesh Parajuli et al.
Transplantation. ():10.1097/TP.0000000000004489, January 05, 2023
DOI: 10.1097/TP.000000000000448
This study investigated the relationship between the pretransplant fasting C-peptide level and posttransplant graft function and failure among T2DM patients who have undergone simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplants. Patients were categorized into 3 groups: low (≤2 ng/mL), medium (>2–8 ng/mL), and high (>8 ng/mL). There were a total of 76 SPK recipients (low, n = 14; medium, n = 47; high, n = 15). A total of 16 recipients reached the composite outcome of uncensored graft failure (n = 8) or need for anti-diabetic agents (n = 8) posttransplant. None of the recipients in the low C-peptide group reached the composite outcome endpoint, whereas 11 (23.4%) (including 6 uncensored graft failures) in the medium group and 5 (33.3%) (including 2 uncensored) in the high group reached the composite outcome. In a fully adjusted model, each pretransplant C-peptide unit was not associated with an increased risk of the composite outcome, GF, or death-censored composite outcomes. However, in multivariate analysis with limited adjustment, pretransplant C-peptide was associated with the composite outcome (hazard ratio: 1.18, 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.38; P = 0.03) and death-censored composite outcome (hazard ratio: 1.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.42; P = 0.03). Although the small sample size, higher levels of pretransplant C-peptide may be associated with inferior posttransplant outcomes that include graft dysfunction.

2023 International Transplantation Science Meeting

The ITS 2023 committee is extending the abstract submission deadline to January 16, 2023 at 23:59 EST due to the general demand from the basic science community.


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