TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduction: ABO-incompatible (ABOi) renal transplantation (RTx) from living donors is an established procedure to expand the donor pool for patients with end stage renal disease. Immunoadsorption (IA) is a standard procedure for the removal of preformed antibodies against the allograft. In this study, antigen-specific and non-antigen-specific IA in ABOi RTx were compared. Patients and Methods: 10 patients underwent antigen-specific IA (Glycosorb group) and 13 patients non-antigen-specific IA (Immunosorba group). The effects of both procedures regarding antibody reduction, number of treatments, complications, costs, as well as the allograft function and patient survival were compared between both groups. Results: Although the IgG levels were reduced equally by both procedures (p=0.82), the reduction of the IgM level was more effective in the Glycosorb group (p=0.0172). Patients in both groups required a median number of 6 IA before ABOi RTx. Allograft function at one year after AB0i RTx was similar in both groups (estimated glomerular filtration rate: 66 vs. 64 ml/min/1.73m² respectively), with a death-censored graft survival of 90.0% and 92.3% respectively. Complication rates did not differ between procedures. Due to the reuse of non-antigen-specific Immunosorba columns, costs were considerably lower in this group; however, the use of the Immunosorba-based IA was less time-efficient. Conclusion: Considering upcoming alternatives as simultaneous performance of dialysis and IA or a possible reuse of Glycosorb columns, this might become less relevant in the future.
AU  - Thölking, Gerold Bernhard
AU  - Koch, Raphael
AU  - Pavenstädt, Hermann-Joseph
AU  - Schütte-Nütgen, Katharina
AU  - Busch, Veit
AU  - Wolters, Heiner
AU  - Wolters, Heiner Huber
AU  - Kelsch, Reinhard
AU  - Beck, Reinhard
AU  - Reuter, Stefan Johannes
AU  - Suwelack, Barbara
DA  - 2015-06-29
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0131465
LA  - eng
N1  - PLoS ONE 10 (2015) 6, e0131465, 1-16
N1  - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2015/2016 der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
PY  - 2015-06-29
SN  - 1932-6203
TI  - Antigen-Specific versus Non-Antigen-Specific Immunoadsorption in ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-39209549828
Y2  - 2024-11-22T00:43:12
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