PURPOSE: We aimed to examine the influence of donor age on living-donor kidney transplantation (KTx), particularly with regard to long-term graft survival in young recipients with aged kidney grafts. METHODS: Between 1988 and 2012, 287 living-donor KTxs were performed in our center. The recipients were divided into 3 groups according to age in years: under 30 (young), 30-49 (middle-aged), and over 50 (old). The data regarding the influence of kidneys from donors aged over 50 years were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Graft survival at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years was 94.7, 94.7, 90.2, and 75.2%, respectively, in young recipients who received grafts from donors aged under 50 years, and 96.4, 91.9, 65.4, and 41.4%, respectively, in young recipients who received grafts from donors aged over 50 years (P = 0.023). In contrast, there were no significant differences regarding graft survival and donor age in the middle-aged and old recipient groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that young recipient and rejection episode were significant predictors of graft loss in transplantation from older donors. Histological examination revealed significant age-related changes in the grafts before transplant and a significant higher rate of glomerular hypertrophy at the 1-month protocol biopsy in young recipients with aged kidney grafts. CONCLUSIONS: Kidney grafts from older living donors affected long-term graft survival in young recipients. In addition to the damage from rejection, aged kidney grafts, which have less nephron mass, may have a limited capacity to appropriately respond to increases in physiological or metabolic demands of young recipients, leading to a greater reduction in renal function.
PURPOSE: We aimed to examine the influence of donor age on living-donor kidney transplantation (KTx), particularly with regard to long-term graft survival in young recipients with aged kidney grafts. METHODS: Between 1988 and 2012, 287 living-donor KTxs were performed in our center. The recipients were divided into 3 groups according to age in years: under 30 (young), 30-49 (middle-aged), and over 50 (old). The data regarding the influence of kidneys from donors aged over 50 years were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Graft survival at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years was 94.7, 94.7, 90.2, and 75.2%, respectively, in young recipients who received grafts from donors aged under 50 years, and 96.4, 91.9, 65.4, and 41.4%, respectively, in young recipients who received grafts from donors aged over 50 years (P = 0.023). In contrast, there were no significant differences regarding graft survival and donor age in the middle-aged and old recipient groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that young recipient and rejection episode were significant predictors of graft loss in transplantation from older donors. Histological examination revealed significant age-related changes in the grafts before transplant and a significant higher rate of glomerular hypertrophy at the 1-month protocol biopsy in young recipients with aged kidney grafts. CONCLUSIONS: Kidney grafts from older living donors affected long-term graft survival in young recipients. In addition to the damage from rejection, aged kidney grafts, which have less nephron mass, may have a limited capacity to appropriately respond to increases in physiological or metabolic demands of young recipients, leading to a greater reduction in renal function.
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