Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Transplantation. 2009 Nov 27;88(10):1186-93. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ba07ec.
Blood group O individuals are known to have larger amounts of anti-ABO blood group (anti-A/B) IgG antibodies than A or B individuals. Therefore, in ABO-incompatible (ABOI) kidney transplantation (KTX), it is expected that blood group O recipients are more likely to suffer graft damage, because anti-A/B IgG antibodies are believed to be responsible for worse graft outcomes.
This study assessed the graft outcomes between blood group O and non-O recipients in ABOI-KTX. A total of 164 consecutive recipients who underwent ABOI-KTX between 1990 and 2007 under three different immunosuppressive protocols were enrolled in this study. The study population was divided into two groups: (i) recipients with blood group O (n=87) and (ii) recipients with blood group A or B (non-O) (n=77).
High anti-A/B IgG titers were predominant in the O group (P<0.001), whereas no significant difference was observed in the IgM titers. The overall graft survival rate did not differ between the two groups; however, the 6-month graft survival rate was significantly lower in the O group (86% vs. 97%, P=0.011). Among 14 recipients who suffered graft loss within 6 months after transplantation, 12 (86%) were O recipients. The cumulative incidence of acute antibody-mediated rejection was significantly higher in the O group (60 days, 31 vs. 14%, P=0.013).
Our results may indicate that being a blood group O recipient is at great risk for experiencing early allograft deterioration, probably caused by anti-A/B IgG antibodies in ABOI-KTX.
已知血型 O 个体比 A 型或 B 型个体具有更多的抗 ABO 血型(抗 A/B)IgG 抗体。因此,在 ABO 不相容(ABOI)肾移植(KTX)中,预计血型 O 受者更容易遭受移植物损伤,因为抗 A/B IgG 抗体被认为是导致更差移植物结局的原因。
本研究评估了 ABOI-KTX 中血型 O 和非 O 受者的移植物结局。共纳入 1990 年至 2007 年间接受 ABOI-KTX 的 164 例连续受者,根据三种不同的免疫抑制方案进行研究。研究人群分为两组:(i)血型 O 受者(n=87)和(ii)血型 A 或 B(非 O)受者(n=77)。
O 组中高抗 A/B IgG 滴度占优势(P<0.001),而 IgM 滴度无显著差异。两组总体移植物存活率无差异;然而,O 组 6 个月移植物存活率显著较低(86%对 97%,P=0.011)。在 14 例移植后 6 个月内发生移植物丢失的受者中,12 例(86%)为 O 型受者。O 组急性抗体介导排斥反应的累积发生率显著较高(60 天,31%对 14%,P=0.013)。
我们的结果可能表明,ABOI-KTX 中血型 O 受者发生早期同种异体移植物恶化的风险较高,可能是由抗 A/B IgG 抗体引起的。