Intermediate steroid withdrawal after renal transplantation and anti-HLA antibodies (HLA-Abs) development.

INTRODUCTION: Steroid withdrawal in renal transplantation is desirable to avoid their adverse effects. However, by decreasing the immunosuppression, could lead to an increased risk for the development of HLA-Abs. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the relationship between steroid withdrawal and development of HLA-...

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Published in:Nefrología Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 415 - 423
Main Authors: Monfá, Elena, San Segundo, David, Ruiz San Millán, Juan Carlos, Sanabria, Judith, Albines, Zoila, Rodrigo, Emilio, Romón, Iñigo, Asensio, Esther, Arias, Manuel, López-Hoyos, Marcos
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          Monfá, Elena
          San Segundo, David
          Ruiz San Millán, Juan Carlos
          Sanabria, Judith
          Albines, Zoila
          Rodrigo, Emilio
          Romón, Iñigo
          Asensio, Esther
          Arias, Manuel
          López-Hoyos, Marcos
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          Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
          Immunology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
          Histocompatibility Testing Laboratory, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
          Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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        Kidney transplantation
        Physiological effects of steroids
        HLA histocompatibility antigens
        Anti-antibodies
        Tacrolimus
        Mycophenolic acid
        Therapeutics
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          Kidney transplantation
          Physiological effects of steroids
          HLA histocompatibility antigens
          Anti-antibodies
          Tacrolimus
          Mycophenolic acid
          Therapeutics
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        Anti-HLA-antibodies
        Anticuerpos anti-HLA
        Corticoides
        Immunosuppression
        Inmunosupresión
        Retirada
        Steroids
        Trasplante renal
        Withdrawal
        Anticuerpos anti-HLA
        Corticoides
        Inmunosupresión
        Retirada
        Trasplante renal
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        INTRODUCTION: Steroid withdrawal in renal transplantation is desirable to avoid their adverse effects. However, by decreasing the immunosuppression, could lead to an increased risk for the development of HLA-Abs. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the relationship between steroid withdrawal and development of HLA-Abs in renal transplantation. METHODS: We analyzed sera by Luminex from 182 kidney transplants performed from 1998 to 2011, before and two years after transplantation. All the patients had a pretransplant PRA (panel reactive of antibodies) <20% by complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). We compared a group of steroid withdrawal at 7 months (group-I; n=130) and another control with non-withdrawal (group-II; n=52). RESULTS: 22 patients (16.9%) in group-I and 11 patients in group-II (21.1%) had HLA-Abs after two years (pNS). Despite excluding patients with PRA >20%, we detected HLA-Abs pretransplant by Luminex in 11.5% of patients in both groups, of which, 66.6%, versus 53% (p 0.058), developed new specificities, with a similar percentage of donor specific antibodies (DSA) in both groups (33.33% vs 36.36%), pNS. In the subgroup without pretransplant HLA-Abs (group-I; n=115, group-II; n=45), 6.08% developed de novo HLA-Abs, being DSA 3.4% (Group-I) versus 7.69% in group II with 3.84% DSA (pNS). CONCLUSIONS: Steroid withdrawal at 7 months of renal transplantation does not entail a higher risk in terms of HLA-Abs development in patients without pretransplant HLA-Abs and treatment with tacrolimus and MMF, although larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.
        Introducción: La retirada de esteroides en el trasplante renal es deseable por sus efectos adversos, sin embargo, al disminuir la inmunosupresión podría conllevar un riesgo superior para el desarrollo de Ac-anti-HLA. Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre la retirada de esteroides y el desarrollo de Ac-anti-HLA en el trasplante renal. Métodos: Se evaluaron los sueros por Luminex de 182 trasplantados renales desde 1998 a 2011, antes y a los 2 años del trasplante. Todos tenían un panel reactivo frente a anticuerpos (PRA) < 20% pretrasplante por citotoxicidad dependiente de complemento y mantuvieron la inmunosupresión con tacrolimús y micofenolato mofetilo (MMF). Comparamos un grupo de retirada de esteroides a los 7 meses (grupo i; n = 130) y otro de no retirada (grupo ii; n = 52). Resultados: 22 pacientes (16,9%) en el grupo i y 11 pacientes en el grupo ii (21,1%) presentaban Ac-anti-HLA a los 2 años (pNS). A pesar de excluir a los pacientes con PRA > 20%, detectamos Ac-anti-HLA pretrasplante por Luminex en el 11,5% de los pacientes en ambos grupos, de los cuale, desarrollaron nuevas especificidades el 66,6% del grupo i y el 53% en el grupo ii (p 0,058), con un similar porcentaje de anticuerpos donante específicos (DSA) (33,3% vs. 36,36%), pNS. En el subgrupo sin Ac-anti-HLA pretrasplante (grupo i; n = 115; grupo ii; n = 45), el 6,08% desarrollaron Ac-anti-HLA de novo, siendo DSA el 3,4% (grupo-I) vs. 7,69% con DSA en el 3,84% (grupo-II), pNS. Conclusiones: La retirada de esteroides a los 7 meses del trasplante renal no conlleva un riesgo superior en términos de desarrollo de Ac-anti-HLA en aquellos pacientes sin anticuerpos pretrasplante y en tratamiento con tacrolimús y MMF, aunque se requieren estudios más amplios para confirmar estos hallazgos.
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