摘要
Background: lmmunosuppressive agents are still inefficient in preventing biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) alter expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between early imrnunosuppressive exposure and the development of BPAR. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 58 recipients of ECD kidney transplantation treated with enteric-coated-mycophenolate sodium, tacrolirnus (Tac), and prednisone. The levels of mycophenolic acid-area under the curve (MPA-AUC)0-12h and Tac C0 were measured at the 1st week and the 1st month posttransplant, respectively. The correlation was assessed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: The occurrence rates of BPAR and antibody-mediated rejection were 24.1% and 10.3%, respectively. A low level of MPA-AUC0-12h at the 1st week posttransplant was found in BPAR recipients (38.42 ± 8.37 vs. 50.64 ± 13.22, P 〈 0.01). In addition, the incidence of BPAR was significantly high (P 〈 0.05) when the MPA-AUC0-12h level was 〈30 mg·h-1·L-1 at the 1st week ( 15.0% vs. 44.4%) or the Tac C0 was 〈4 ng/ml at the 1 st month posttransplant (33.3% vs. 21.6%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the MPA-AUC 0-12 h at the 1st week (OR: 0.842, 95% CI: 0.784-0.903) and the Tac C0 at the 1st month (OR: 0.904, 95% C7: 0.822-0.986) had significant inverse correlation with BPA R ( P 〈 0.05 ). Conclusions: Low-level exposure of MPA and Tac C0 in the early weeks posttransplant reflects an increased acute rejection risk, which suggested that MPA-AUC0-12h 〈30 mg·h-1·L -1 and Tac C0 〈4 ng/ml should be avoided in the first few weeks alter transplantation.
Background: lmmunosuppressive agents are still inefficient in preventing biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) alter expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between early imrnunosuppressive exposure and the development of BPAR. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 58 recipients of ECD kidney transplantation treated with enteric-coated-mycophenolate sodium, tacrolirnus (Tac), and prednisone. The levels of mycophenolic acid-area under the curve (MPA-AUC)0-12h and Tac C0 were measured at the 1st week and the 1st month posttransplant, respectively. The correlation was assessed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: The occurrence rates of BPAR and antibody-mediated rejection were 24.1% and 10.3%, respectively. A low level of MPA-AUC0-12h at the 1st week posttransplant was found in BPAR recipients (38.42 ± 8.37 vs. 50.64 ± 13.22, P 〈 0.01). In addition, the incidence of BPAR was significantly high (P 〈 0.05) when the MPA-AUC0-12h level was 〈30 mg·h-1·L-1 at the 1st week ( 15.0% vs. 44.4%) or the Tac C0 was 〈4 ng/ml at the 1 st month posttransplant (33.3% vs. 21.6%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the MPA-AUC 0-12 h at the 1st week (OR: 0.842, 95% CI: 0.784-0.903) and the Tac C0 at the 1st month (OR: 0.904, 95% C7: 0.822-0.986) had significant inverse correlation with BPA R ( P 〈 0.05 ). Conclusions: Low-level exposure of MPA and Tac C0 in the early weeks posttransplant reflects an increased acute rejection risk, which suggested that MPA-AUC0-12h 〈30 mg·h-1·L -1 and Tac C0 〈4 ng/ml should be avoided in the first few weeks alter transplantation.
基金
This work was supported by grants from the major clinical research projects of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (No. XJTU 1AF-CRF-2015-005) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81670681).