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Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and pretransplant antibodies against lung self-antigens (SAbs) collagen-V and/or k-alpha 1 tubulin are both independently associated with allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation (LTx). The role of GER in inducing lung injury and SAbs is unknown. We aimed to study the association between pre-LTx GER and SAbs. After IRB approval, we retrieved SAb assays conducted between 2015 and 2019 and collected 24 hour GER data for these patients. Patients were divided into 2 groups: no reflux (GER-) and pathologic reflux (GER+) to compare the prevalence of SAbs. Multivariate analysis was used to study the association between GER and SAbs in the whole cohort and in restrictive lung disease (RLD) and obstructive lung disease (OLD) subsets. Proximal esophageal reflux (PER) events ≥5 was considered abnormal. Patients (n = 134; 73 men) were divided into groups: GER- (54.5%, n = 73) and GER+ (45.5%, n = 61). The prevalence of GER was higher in the RLD than in the OLD subset (p < 0.001). The overall prevalence of SAbs was 53.7% (n = 72), higher in the GER+ than the GER- group (65.6% vs 43.8%, p = 0.012), but comparable between RLD and OLD subsets. Overall, SAbs were associated with GER (p = 0.012) and abnormal PER (p = 0.017). GER and abnormal PER increased the odds of SAbs in the RLD subset (OR [95% CI]: 2.825 [1.033-7.725], p = 0.040 and OR [95% CI]: 3.551 [1.271-9.925], p = 0.014, respectively) but not in the OLD subset. LTx candidates have a high prevalence of SAbs, which are significantly associated with GER and abnormal PER in patients with RLD.
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