Viral infections and immune reconstitution interaction after pediatric allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 2019

Adam Alexandersson, and Minna Koskenvuo, and Anette Tiderman, and Mitja Lääperi, and Pasi Huttunen, and Ulla Saarinen-Pihkala, and Veli-Jukka Anttila, and Irmeli Lautenschlager, and Mervi Taskinen
Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki , Finland.

Background: Viral infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although immune suppression plays a central role, the literature shows conflicting results on interplay between post-transplant immune reconstitution (IR) and viral infections. Methods: We prospectively studied viral infections and IR in 30 pediatric patients undergoing allogenic HSCT, with a follow-up time of 24 months. In total, 1337 blood (CMV, EBV, HHV-6, ADV and BKV) and urine (BKV and JCV) virus samples were analyzed. IR including B-cells (CD19+), T cells (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) and NK-cells were measured. Clinical outcomes included overall survival (OS), non-relapse mortality (NRM), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and occurrence of blood culture positive bacterial infections. Results: We found BKV reactivation to be most frequent, 47% of the children had viremia and 77% viruria. The frequencies of CMV, HHV-6 and adeno viremia were 37%, 37% and 6%, respectively. Viremias beyond 3 months post-HSCT were uncommon. Factors such as GVHD, use of steroids, EBV and CMV infections and pre-transplant irradiation affected IR. No specific viral infection or IR related factor was associated to OS or NRM. Conclusions: Viral infections and IR interact in a bi-directional manner. Accordingly, close follow-up of both IR and viral loads is warranted.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
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
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074243 Immune Reconstitution Regeneration of normal immune function after immune depleting procedures or infections (e.g., HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION). Delayed and incomplete reconstitution of the ADAPTIVE IMMUNE system in particular involving T-CELLS is associated with increase or relapse of infection. Immune Regeneration,Immune Restoration

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