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Objectives: Autoantibodies (AAb) and donor-specific HLA antibodies (DSA) are frequently present in pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients. Their clinical significance remains incompletely understood. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of serum AAb and DSA in pediatric LT recipients and its correlation with patient characteristics and histological and biochemical parameters.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data from 62 pediatric LT patients in follow-up at Ghent University Hospital between January 2007 and February 2018. Blood samples with AAb measurement were taken systematically, liver biopsies (LB) were performed on clinical indication.
Results: AAb were detected in 27 (43.3%) patients, with antinuclear antibodies (ANA) being the most frequently (24%) encountered AAb. There was an association between AAb positivity and female gender (P = 0,032) and deceased donor LT (P = 0,006). Patients with positive AAb underwent a higher number of LB during their follow-up (P < 0,001), and an association was found with the presence of nonspecific histologic alterations (P = 0,032) in the absence of de novo autoimmune hepatitis. Positive AAb were also associated with higher alkaline phosphatase (P < 0,001), ALT (P < 0,001), AST (P < 0,001), γ-GT (P = 0,001), IgG (P = 0,011) and lower albumin (P = 0,029). Fourteen out of 50 (28%) patients were DSA-positive, mostly anti-HLA class II. DSA positivity was associated with T-cell-mediated rejection (P = 0,019), higher total (P = 0,033), and direct (P = 0,012) bilirubin and γ-GT (P < 0,001).
Conclusions: The presence of AAb and DSA is associated with histological and biochemical parameters of graft dysfunction. Larger prospective studies are warranted to investigate the causal relationships between AAb and DSA development and outcome parameters post pediatric LT.
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