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Comparative Study
. 2020 Oct;104(10):2148-2157.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003080.

Does a Useful Test Exist to Properly Evaluate the Pathogenicity of Donor-specific Antibodies? Lessons From a Comprehensive Analysis in a Well-studied Single-center Kidney Transplant Cohort

Gabriela Gautier Vargas  1 , Jérome Olagne  1   2 , Anne Parissiadis  3 , Mélanie Joly  1 , Noelle Cognard  1 , Peggy Perrin  1 , Nadine Froelich  3 , Philippe Guntz  3 , Christian Gachet  3 , Bruno Moulin  1   4 , Sophie Caillard  1   4
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Comparative Study

Does a Useful Test Exist to Properly Evaluate the Pathogenicity of Donor-specific Antibodies? Lessons From a Comprehensive Analysis in a Well-studied Single-center Kidney Transplant Cohort

Gabriela Gautier Vargas et al. Transplantation. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) play a major role in antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and graft dysfunction. However, the clinical relevance of complement-binding anti-HLA antibodies remains unclear.

Methods: Here, we analyzed DSA detected in the serum (sDSA) using single antigen bead, C1q, and C3d assays combined with the study of intragraft DSA (gDSA) in 86 patients who had DSA and underwent a kidney biopsy for cause (n = 58) or without evidence of kidney dysfunction (n = 28). DSA characteristics were collected and related to the presence of AMR, graft histological features, and allograft survival.

Results: Forty-five patients (52%) had C1q DSA, and 42 (51%) had C3d DSA. Allograft biopsies revealed AMR in 63 cases (73%), regardless of kidney function. gDSA were identified in 74% of biopsies. We observed a strong correlation among single antigen bead mean fluorescence intensity and complement assays positivity, presence of gDSA, and AMR occurrence.

Conclusions: Complement-binding DSA per se were not significantly associated with allograft survival in the entire study sample. Finally, gDSA predicted subsequent graft loss in patients who showed a stable renal function at the day of biopsy. Our data suggest that DSA mean fluorescence intensity and presence of gDSA might provide prognostic information during posttransplant monitoring.

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