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- Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is a significant complication affecting kidney transplant survival, and current detection methods like kidney biopsies have limitations, prompting a need for noninvasive biomarkers.* -
- This study involved analyzing clinical data from 45 kidney transplant patients and measuring levels of specific circulating microRNAs (miR-21, miR-155, miR-223) to see how they correlate with ABMR and donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies.* -
- Findings suggest that elevated levels of miR-155, miR-21, and miR-223 are associated with ABMR, particularly miR-155 which showed high sensitivity and specificity, indicating potential for these microRNAs as diagnostic tools in
Article Abstract
Background: One of the most important possible complications determining long-term graft survival after kidney transplant is antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). The criterion standard approach to recognize ABMR is currently the kidney biopsy with histopathologic analysis. However, this test has limitations because of difficulties in timing of sampling, the evaluability of histology because of the questionable representativeness of specimens, and the limited number of this intervention. Hence, new reliable, noninvasive biomarkers are required to detect the development of ABMR in time.
Methods: In this study, we analyzed the clinical data of 45 kidney transplant patients (mean age of 44.51 years, 20 male and 25 female subjects). These participants were recruited into 5 subcohorts based on their clinical status, histologic findings, and level of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies. Circulating microRNAs (miR-21, miR-181b, miR-146a, miR-223, miR-155, miR-150) in plasma samples were quantified by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and their levels were correlated with the clinical characteristics in different subgroups.
Results: The relative expression of plasma miR-155 (P = .0003), miR-223 (P = .0316), and miR-21 (P = .0147) were significantly higher in patients who had subsequent histology-approved ABMR with donor-specific anti-HLA antibody positivity (n = 10) than in the "triple negative" group (n = 21), and miR-155 showed the highest sensitivity (90%) and specificity (81%) to indicate ABMR development based on receiver operating characteristic analysis.
Conclusions: According to our preliminary data, plasma miR-155, miR-21, and miR-223 can indicate the development of ABMR after kidney transplant in correlation with classic clinical parameters. However, future studies with larger number of participants are necessary to further evaluate the diagnostic properties of blood miRNAs in prediction of this life-threatening condition.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.10.044 | DOI Listing |
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