Background: Immune response to several kidney self-antigens (KSAg) such as Collagen IV (Col-IV), Perlecan (PL), and Fibronectin (FN) have been associated with antibody-mediated damage and poor allograft survival. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine if humoral immune responses to KSAg correlates with progression of chronic immune injury (CII) changes at 1 year or 2 years.
Methods: Kidney transplant recipients who underwent 1- or 2-year biopsies, with chronic interstitial inflammation (ci > 1) and/or glomerular membrane double contouring (cg > 0) were analyzed with matched controls. Sera were analyzed retrospectively for antibodies against KSAg using ELISA. The presence of antibodies to KSAg were compared at 0, 4, 12, and 24 months using logistic regression.
Results: We identified a cohort of 214 kidney transplant recipients. Of these, we identified 33 cases and matched 66 controls. Logistical regression showed an odds ratio of 1 with the confidence interval crossing 1 for the presence of response to KSAg at all the time points.
Conclusions: Humoral immune responses to either KSAg alone or in combination with donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies are not associated with progression to CII at 1 and 2 years after kidney transplantation.
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