Association of high post-transplant soluble CD30 serum levels with chronic allograft nephropathy

Autor: Patricia C. Grenzi, Marcello Franco, Maria Gerbase-DeLima, Erika F. Campos, Claudia Rosso Felipe, Helio Tedesco-Silva, Jose O. Medina-Pestana, Maria Fernanda Soares
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Transplant Immunology. 29:34-38
ISSN: 0966-3274
DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2013.07.003
Popis: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of post-transplant soluble CD30 (sCD30) levels, isolated or in combination with of anti-HLA class II antibodies and of serum creatinine levels, with kidney graft loss due to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), and type of lesions in graft biopsies for cause. The study comprised 511 first kidney graft recipients, transplanted at a single center, with a graft functioning for at least 2.8 years. A single blood sample was collected from each patient. sCD30 levels were determined by ELISA, and HLA antibodies by Luminex assay. The minimum follow-up after testing was 9.3 years. High sCD30 levels, set at sCD30 ≥ 34.15 ng/mL, the presence of HLA class II antibodies, and serum creatinine ≥ 1.9 mg/dL were independently associated with CAN-graft loss (P values
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