The outcome of the endothelial precursor cell crossmatch test in lymphocyte crossmatch positive and negative patients evaluated for living donor kidney transplantation. 2013

Mats Alheim, and Ayeda AlMahri, and Jakob Nilsson, and Gunnar Tydén, and Jan Holgersson
Division of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

The presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and non-HLA antibodies (Abs) in kidney transplant recipients is associated with graft rejections. This study reports the results of an endothelial precursor cell crossmatch (EPCXM) test for detection of non-HLA Abs and its correlation to lymphocyte crossmatch (LXM) test results, the degree and type of sensitization, and transplantation (Tx) outcome in patients evaluated for living donor (LD) kidney transplantation (KTx). Patients were tested before any pre-transplantation (pre-Tx) treatment and at Tx. Pre-Tx treatments included B cell depletion and Ab removal. Patient records were reviewed for assessment of renal graft function, results of biopsies, and identification of complications affecting the graft. Pre-Tx sera from 32% of the LD patients had IgG and/or IgM-binding donor EPCs. Twenty-five percent of the patients were EPCXM IgM+. Of the patients with negative LXM tests, 25% had EPC Abs mainly of IgM class not reactive with HLA. There was no difference in rejection frequency or serum creatinine levels between the EPCXM+ and EPCXM- groups. The pre-Tx EPCXM+ group had significantly more patients with delayed graft function. Prospective studies with appropriate control groups are needed to establish whether pre-treatments aiming at removing anti-endothelial cell antibodies, as detected by the EPCXM pre-Tx, have a beneficial effect on short-term and long-term graft survival.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007518 Isoantibodies Antibodies from an individual that react with ISOANTIGENS of another individual of the same species. Alloantibodies
D008214 Lymphocytes White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each), or NATURAL KILLER CELLS. Lymphoid Cells,Cell, Lymphoid,Cells, Lymphoid,Lymphocyte,Lymphoid Cell
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006084 Graft Rejection An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient. Transplant Rejection,Rejection, Transplant,Transplantation Rejection,Graft Rejections,Rejection, Graft,Rejection, Transplantation,Rejections, Graft,Rejections, Transplant,Rejections, Transplantation,Transplant Rejections,Transplantation Rejections

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