| Literature DB >> 30668796 |
Robert Strassl1, Konstantin Doberer1, Susanne Rasoul-Rockenschaub2, Harald Herkner3, Irene Görzer4, Johannes Philipp Kläger5, Ralf Schmidt4, Helmuth Haslacher6, Martin Schiemann1, Farsad A Eskandary1, Željko Kikić1, Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer1, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl4, Georg A Böhmig1, Gregor Bond1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Drug-induced immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients is crucial to prevent allograft rejection, but increases risk for infectious disease. Immunologic monitoring to tailor immunosuppressive drugs might prevent alloreactivity and adverse effects simultaneously. The apathogenic torque teno virus (TTV) reflects the immunocompetence of its host and might act as a potential candidate for a holistic monitoring.Entities:
Keywords: immunologic monitoring; kidney transplantation; rejection; torque teno virus
Year: 2019 PMID: 30668796 PMCID: PMC6534191 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226
Baseline Characteristics of the Study Cohort and Stratified According to Kidney Allograft Biopsy Results
| Characteristic | Study Cohort | Biopsy-Proven Alloreactivity | No Rejection |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient characteristics | ||||
| Age, y, median (IQR) | 55 (43–66) | 50 (36–65) | 58 (44–66) | .119 |
| Female sex | 50 (44) | 16 (49) | 34 (43) | .678 |
| Donor characteristics | ||||
| Living donor | 22 (20) | 5 (15) | 17 (21) | .604 |
| Donation after circulatory death | 13 (12) | 4 (12) | 9 (11) | > .99 |
| Donor age, y, median (IQR) | 58 (50–69) | 55 (45–68) | 59 (51–71) | .097 |
| Donor female | 68 (60) | 21 (64) | 47 (59) | .629 |
| Transplant characteristics | ||||
| Retransplantation | 23 (20) | 13 (39) | 10 (13) | .002 |
| ABO-incompatible transplantation | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 5 (6) | .319 |
| HLA-A/B/DR mismatch, median (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | .409 |
| Donor-specific antibody | 22 (20) | 12 (36) | 10 (13) | .005 |
| CDCXM conversiona | 4 (4) | 3 (9) | 1 (1) | .074 |
| Cold ischemia time, h, median (IQR) | 14 (8–18) | 16 (11–19) | 14 (7–18) | .199 |
| Delayed graft functionb | 48 (43) | 16 (49) | 32 (40) | .407 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. Mann–Whitney U test was used for comparing continuous data and group comparisons were made using the χ2 test. Exact tests were used where applicable.
Abbreviations: CDCXM, complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatch; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; IQR, interquartile range.
aWe allowed for peritransplant CDCXM conversion following a local protocol.
bDelayed graft function was defined by the necessity of >1 renal replacement therapy posttransplantation.
Clinical Characteristics at the Time of Torque Teno Virus Assessment for the Study Cohort and Stratified According to Kidney Allograft Biopsy Results
| Characteristic | Study Cohort | Biopsy-Proven Alloreactivity | No Acute Rejection |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory parameter | ||||
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR)a | 36 (29–48) | 39 (33–50) | 36 (28–48) | .620 |
| Urinary protein:creatinine ratio, median (IQR) | 199 (129–483) | 193 (126–580) | 207 (131–446) | .627 |
| Microhematuriab | 36 (36) | 8 (29) | 28 (39) | .334 |
| Immunosuppression | ||||
| Triple immunosuppression | 105 (93) | 29 (88) | 76 (95) | .232 |
| Corticosteroid | 112 (99) | 33 (100) | 79 (99) | .519 |
| Prednisolone, mg, median (IQR) | 7.5 (5–10) | 7.5 (5–10) | 5 (5–5) | .420 |
| Mycophenolic acid | 96 (85) | 27 (82) | 69 (86) | .570 |
| Mycophenolic acid above medianc | 50 (54) | 13 (48) | 37 (57) | .442 |
| Tacrolimus | 99 (88) | 26 (84) | 73 (95) | .116 |
| Tacrolimus trough level, ng/mL, median (IQR) | 6.9 (5.4–9) | 6.7 (4.8–10) | 6.9 (5.5–9) | .558 |
| Belatacept | 5 (4) | 2 (6) | 3 (4) | .628 |
| Assessment of primary outcome parameters | ||||
| Biopsy, days after transplantation, median (IQR) | 186 (155–258) | 186 (157–264) | 186 (154–259) | .622 |
| TTV, days after transplantation, median (IQR) | 127 (105–174) | 121 (107–174) | 140 (103–174) | .877 |
| TTV assessment to biopsy, d, median (IQR) | 43 (22–96) | 43 (22–97) | 48 (15–89) | .786 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. The Mann–Whitney U test was used for comparing continuous data and group comparisons were made using the χ2 test. Exact tests were used where applicable.
Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR, interquartile range; TTV, teno torque virus.
aeGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation [7]. Data were available from 100 patients.
bMicrohematuria was assessed by dipstick analysis or light microscopy.
cFive hundred forty milligrams for enteric-coated mycophenolic acid and 1500 mg for non-enteric-coated mycophenolic acid. Data were available from 92 of 96 patients.
Torque Teno Virus Level Stratified According to Baseline Characteristics of the Study Cohort
| Characteristic | TTV, Copies/mL, Median (IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable Positive | Variable Negative |
| |
| Recipient characteristics | |||
| Recipient age >55 ya | 9.3 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.7 × 109) | 2.8 × 107 (1.8 × 106–3.0 × 108) | < .01 |
| Recipient female | 1.0 × 108 (1.7 × 106–3.8 × 109) | 5.4 × 107 (8.5 × 106–1.7 × 109) | .835 |
| Donor characteristics | |||
| Living donor | 1.2 × 108 (4.8 × 106–4.0 × 109) | 5.8 × 107 (7.0 × 106–2.0 × 109) | .928 |
| Donation after circulatory death | 1.5 × 108 (9.3 × 106–3.1 × 109) | 5.9 × 107 (6.9 × 106–2.2 × 109) | .815 |
| Donor age >58 ya | 5.0 × 108 (1.5 × 107–4.1 × 109) | 3.2 × 107 (2.8 × 106–1.2 × 109) | .030 |
| Donor female | 5.6 × 107 (7.0 × 106–3.0 × 109) | 8.5 × 107 (4.5 × 106–2.2 × 109) | .633 |
| Transplant characteristics | |||
| Retransplantation | 3.1 × 107 (5.8 × 105–2.8 × 109) | 1.3 × 108 (8.3 × 106–2.8 × 109) | .090 |
| ABO-incompatible transplantation | 4.9 × 109 (1.7 × 109–1.5 × 1010) | 5.6 × 107 (6.1 × 106–2.0 × 109) | .036 |
| HLA-A/B/DR mismatch >3a | 7.1 × 107 (1.2 × 107–2.1 × 109) | 6.1 × 107 (4.8 × 106–3.0 × 109) | .969 |
| Donor-specific antibody | 4.9 × 109 (1.6 × 109–1.4 × 1010) | 5.8 × 107 (6.1 × 105–2.0 × 109) | .438 |
| CDCXM conversionb | 4.2 × 107 (8.1 × 106–1.3 × 109) | 8.5 × 107 (6.9 × 106–2.6 × 109) | .482 |
| Cold ischemia time >14 ha | 5.6 × 107 (7.2 × 106–2.3 × 109) | 1.2 × 108 (6.3 × 106–2.8 × 109) | .877 |
| Delayed graft functionc | 1.4 × 108 (1.2 × 107–2.8 × 109) | 5.7 × 107 (5.8 × 106–2.2 × 109) | .504 |
The Mann–Whitney U test was used for comparing continuous data and group comparisons were made using the χ2 test. Exact tests were used where applicable.
Abbreviations: CDCXM, complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatch; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; IQR, interquartile range; TTV torque teno virus.
aCutoff defined by median.
bWe allowed for peritransplant CDCXM conversion following a local protocol.
cDelayed graft function was defined by the necessity of >1 renal replacement therapy posttransplantation.
Torque Teno Virus (TTV) Levels Stratified According to Clinical Characteristics of the Study Cohort at the Time of TTV Assessment
| TTV, Copies/mL, Median (IQR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Variable Positive | Variable Negative |
|
| Laboratory parameter | |||
| eGFRa,b >37 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 3.3 × 108 (1.0 × 107–2.2 × 109) | 2.5 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.9 × 109) | .124 |
| Urinary protein:creatinine ratiob >198 | 9.8 × 107 (3.1 × 107–5.1 × 109) | 4.5 × 108 (2.2 × 107–5.1 × 109) | .484 |
| Microhematuriac | 8.5 × 107 (4.0 × 107–3.8 × 109) | 3.5 × 108 (3.1 × 107–3.4 × 109) | .595 |
| Immunosuppression | |||
| Triple immunosuppression | 6.1 × 107 (3.2 × 107–3.7 × 109) | 4.1 × 108, d | .945 |
| Prednisolone >5 mgb | 6.1 × 107 (3.1 × 107–1.7 × 109) | 2.7 × 109 (1.2 × 108–7.1 × 109) | .758 |
| Mycophenolic acid | 1.2 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.7 × 109) | 1.3 × 107, d | .046 |
| Mycophenolic acid above medianb,e | 1.3 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.0 × 109) | 4.5 × 108 (2.0 × 107–3.9 × 109) | .969 |
| Tacrolimus | 1.5 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.7 × 109) | 1.6 × 107, d | .022 |
| Tacrolimus trough level >7 ng/mLb | 1.1 × 109 (4.8 × 107–3.9 × 109) | 1.3 × 108 (6.4 × 106–2.5 × 109) | .712 |
| Belatacept | 1.9 × 106, d | 9.9 × 107 (3.2 × 107–3.7 × 109) | .030 |
| Virology | |||
| BKV PCR positive | 3.1 × 109 (5.1 × 107–1.5 × 1010) | 8.5 × 107 (3.1 × 107–1.7 × 109) | .029 |
| CMV PCR positive | 1.3 × 108 (1.7 × 107–2.7 × 109) | 8.6 × 108 (3.2 × 107–3.9 × 109) | .677 |
| TTV detection time >127 d after transplantationb | 2.5 × 108 (3.2 × 107–4.9 × 109) | 5.3 × 108 (3.1 × 107–3.7 × 109) | .770 |
The Mann–Whitney U test was used for comparing continuous data. Exact tests were used where applicable.
Abbreviations: BKV, BK polyomavirus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR, interquartile range; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; TTV, torque teno virus.
aeGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation [7].
bCutoff defined by median.
cMicrohematuria was assessed by dipstick analysis or light microscopy.
dInterquartile range not applicable due to low number of events per group.
eFive hundred forty milligrams for enteric-coated mycophenolic acid and 1500 mg for non-enteric-coated mycophenolic acid.