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Alfieri C, Campioli E, Fiorina P, Orsi E, Grancini V, Regalia A, Campise M, Verdesca S, Delfrate NW, Molinari P, Pisacreta AM, Favi E, Messa P, Castellano G. Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney-Transplanted Patients: Related Factors and Impact on Long-Term Outcome. Nutrients 2024; 16:1520. [PMID: 38794758 PMCID: PMC11123789 DOI: 10.3390/nu16101520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and determinants of glucose metabolism abnormalities and their impact on long-term clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTxps). A retrospective analysis of 832 KTxps (2004-2020) was performed. Patients were assessed at 1 (T1), 6 (T6), and 12 (T12) months post-transplantation and clinically followed for an average of 103 ± 60 months. At T6, 484 patients underwent an oral glucose tolerance test for the diagnosis of alterations in glucose metabolism (AMG+) or post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM+). The prevalence of pre-transplant diabetes was 6.2%, with 22.4% of PTDM+ within the 1st year. Patients with AMG were older and exhibited altered lipid profiles, higher body mass index, and increased inflammatory indices. Age at transplantation, lipid profile, and inflammatory status were significant determinants of PTDM. Graft loss was unaffected by glucose metabolism alterations. Survival analysis demonstrated significantly worse long-term survival for KTxps with diabetes (pre- and PTDM+, p = 0.04). In a comparison of the ND and PTDM+ groups, no significant differences in death with a functioning graft were found. The AMG+ group exhibited worse survival (p < 0.001) than AMG-, even after excluding patients with diabetes mellitus. Future randomized controlled trials are necessary to delve deeper into this subject, specifically examining the effects of new antidiabetic treatments.
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- Carlo Alfieri
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- General Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo et Enrica Invernizzi, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science L. Sacco, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (E.O.); (V.G.)
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- Diabetes Unit, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (E.O.); (V.G.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
- Post-Graduate School of Specialization in Nephrology, University of Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
- Post-Graduate School of Specialization in Nephrology, University of Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
- Post-Graduate School of Specialization in Nephrology, University of Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- General Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (A.R.); (M.C.); (S.V.); (N.W.D.); (P.M.); (A.M.P.); (P.M.); (G.C.)
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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Ünlütürk U, Yıldırım T, Savaş M, Oğuz SH, Fırlatan B, Yüce D, Karakaplan ND, Selimova C, Yılmaz R, Erdem Y, Bayraktar M. Effect of post-transplant diabetes mellitus on cardiovascular events and mortality: a single-center retrospective cohort study. Endocrine 2024:10.1007/s12020-024-03770-y. [PMID: 38491339 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03770-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the impact of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) on cardiovascular events, graft survival, and mortality and to determine the risk factors involved in developing PTDM. METHODS A total of 703 patients who underwent kidney transplantation were included in the study. The total sample was subdivided into three groups: (i) patients with PTDM; (ii) patients who had diabetes before the transplantation (DM); and (iii) patients without diabetes (NoDM). The data on graft failure, cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality, and the potential risk factors that play a role in developing PTDM were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS The patients were followed for a median of 80 (6-300) months after transplantation. Out of all patients, 41 (5.8%) had DM before transplantation, and 101 (14.4%) developed PTDM. Recipient BMI, post-transplant fasting plasma glucose, and hepatitis C seropositivity were independent risk factors for PTDM development. The incidence of cardiovascular events was 6.1% in the NoDM group, 14.9% in the PTDM group, and 29.3% in the DM group (p < 0.001). In PTDM patients, hepatitis C seropositivity and the recipient's age at transplant were independent predictors of a cardiovascular event. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding the risk of graft loss. PTDM had no significant effect on all-cause mortality. However, the survival rates of DM patients were significantly reduced compared to those with NoDM or PTDM. CONCLUSIONS PTDM had no impact on patient survival. Hepatitis C seropositivity and recipient age at transplant predicted cardiovascular events in PTDM patients.
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- Uğur Ünlütürk
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Division of Nephrology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Preventive Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Division of Nephrology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Division of Nephrology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Sharif A, Chakkera H, de Vries APJ, Eller K, Guthoff M, Haller MC, Hornum M, Nordheim E, Kautzky-Willer A, Krebs M, Kukla A, Kurnikowski A, Schwaiger E, Montero N, Pascual J, Jenssen TG, Porrini E, Hecking M. International consensus on post-transplantation diabetes mellitus. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024; 39:531-549. [PMID: 38171510 PMCID: PMC11024828 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) remains a leading complication after solid organ transplantation. Previous international PTDM consensus meetings in 2003 and 2013 provided standardized frameworks to reduce heterogeneity in diagnosis, risk stratification and management. However, the last decade has seen significant advancements in our PTDM knowledge complemented by rapidly changing treatment algorithms for management of diabetes in the general population. In view of these developments, and to ensure reduced variation in clinical practice, a 3rd international PTDM Consensus Meeting was planned and held from 6-8 May 2022 in Vienna, Austria involving global delegates with PTDM expertise to update the previous reports. This update includes opinion statements concerning optimal diagnostic tools, recognition of prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance), new mechanistic insights, immunosuppression modification, evidence-based strategies to prevent PTDM, treatment hierarchy for incorporating novel glucose-lowering agents and suggestions for the future direction of PTDM research to address unmet needs. Due to the paucity of good quality evidence, consensus meeting participants agreed that making GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations) recommendations would be flawed. Although kidney-allograft centric, we suggest that these opinion statements can be appraised by the transplantation community for implementation across different solid organ transplant cohorts. Acknowledging the paucity of published literature, this report reflects consensus expert opinion. Attaining evidence is desirable to ensure establishment of optimized care for any solid organ transplant recipient at risk of, or who develops, PTDM as we strive to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Adnan Sharif
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America
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- Leiden Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz Austria
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- Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Ordensklinikum Linz, Elisabethinen Hospital, Department of Medicine III, Nephrology, Hypertension, Transplantation, Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Linz, Austria
- Medical University of Vienna, CeMSIIS, Section for Clinical Biometrics, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Nydalen, Norway
- Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital-Ullevål, Oslo, Nydalen, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
- William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Clinical Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Brothers of Saint John of God Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona Spain
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- Institute Mar for Medical Research-IMIM, Barcelona,Spain
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Nydalen, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), University of La Laguna, Research Unit Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Clinical Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Center for Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Kuratorium for Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation (KfH), Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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Stepanova M, Kumar A, Brandt P, Gundurao N, Cusi K, Al Qahtani S, Younossi ZM. Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantations in the U.S.: Data From a National Registry. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:2162-2170. [PMID: 37748128 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major driver of chronic diseases around the globe. The aim was to assess the impact of T2D on the outcomes of solid organ transplantations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients from 2006 to 2021 to collect data for all patients age ≥18 years who received a lung, heart, liver, or kidney transplant in the U.S. RESULTS We included 462,692 solid organ transplant recipients: 31,503 lung, 38,004 heart, 106,639 liver, and 286,440 kidney transplantations. The prevalence of pretransplantation T2D was 15% in lung, 26% in heart, 25% in liver, and 30% in kidney transplant recipients, increasing over time. Posttransplantation mortality was significantly higher among transplant recipients with T2D versus those without T2D (lung 32.1% vs. 29.3% [3 years], 46.4% vs. 42.6% [5 years]; P < 0.01; heart 11.2% vs. 9.1% [1 year], 24.4% vs. 20.6% [5 years]; P < 0.0001; liver 10.6% vs. 8.9% [1 year], 26.2% vs. 22.0% [5 years]; P < 0.0001; kidney 5.3% vs. 2.5% [1 year], 20.8% vs. 10.1% [5 years]; P < 0.0001). Independent association of pretransplantation T2D with higher posttransplantation mortality was significant after adjustment for clinicodemographic confounders (adjusted hazard ratio in lung transplant recipients 1.08 [95% CI 1.03-1.13]; heart 1.26 [1.20-1.32]; liver 1.25 [1.21-1.28]; kidney 1.65 [1.62-1.68]; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of T2D in solid organ transplantation candidates is increasing. In all solid organ transplantations, pretransplantation T2D was independently associated with higher posttransplantation mortality, most profoundly in kidney transplantations.
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- Maria Stepanova
- Global NASH Council, Washington, DC
- Beatty Liver and Obesity Research Program, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA
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- Beatty Liver and Obesity Research Program, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA
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- Beatty Liver and Obesity Research Program, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
- Obesity Medicine Program, Inova Medicine, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
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- Beatty Liver and Obesity Research Program, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
- Division of Endocrinology, Inova Medicine, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
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- Global NASH Council, Washington, DC
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Global NASH Council, Washington, DC
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Global NASH Council, Washington, DC
- Beatty Liver and Obesity Research Program, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
- Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA
- Center for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases, Washington, DC
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Jeon JY, Han-Bit S, Park BH, Lee N, Kim HJ, Kim DJ, Lee KW, Han SJ. Impact of Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus on Survival and Cardiovascular Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2023; 38:139-145. [PMID: 36746391 PMCID: PMC10008662 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2022.1594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGRUOUND Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a risk factor for poor outcomes after kidney transplantation (KT). However, the outcomes of KT have improved recently. Therefore, we investigated whether PTDM is still a risk factor for mortality, major atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (MACEs), and graft failure in KT recipients. METHODS We studied a retrospective cohort of KT recipients (between 1994 and 2017) at a single tertiary center, and compared the rates of death, MACEs, overall graft failure, and death-censored graft failure after KT between patients with and without PTDM using Kaplan-Meier analysis and a Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS Of 571 KT recipients, 153 (26.8%) were diagnosed with PTDM. The mean follow-up duration was 9.6 years. In the Kaplan- Meier analysis, the PTDM group did not have a significantly increased risk of death or four-point MACE compared with the non-diabetes mellitus group (log-rank test, P=0.957 and P=0.079, respectively). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models showed that PTDM did not have a negative impact on death or four-point MACE (P=0.137 and P=0.181, respectively). In addition, PTDM was not significantly associated with overall or death-censored graft failure. However, patients with a long duration of PTDM had a higher incidence of four-point MACE. CONCLUSION Patient survival and MACEs were comparable between groups with and without PTDM. However, PTDM patients with long duration diabetes were at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
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- Ja Young Jeon
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Office of Biostatistics, Medical Research Collaboration Center, Ajou Research Institute for Innovation, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Corresponding author: Seung Jin Han. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea Tel: +82-31-219-5126, Fax: +82-31-219-4497, E-mail:
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Sharif A. Interventions Against Posttransplantation Diabetes: A Scientific Rationale for Treatment Hierarchy Based on Literature Review. Transplantation 2022; 106:2301-2313. [PMID: 35696695 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Posttransplant diabetes (PTD) is a common medical complication after solid organ transplantation. Because of adverse outcomes associated with its development and detrimental impact on long-term survival, strategies to prevent or manage PTD are critically important but remain underresearched. Treatment hierarchies of antidiabetic therapies in the general population are currently being revolutionized based on cardiovascular outcome trials, providing evidence-based rationale for optimization of medical management. However, opportunities for improving medical management of PTD are challenged by 2 important considerations: (1) translating clinical evidence data from the general population to underresearched solid organ transplant cohorts and (2) targeting treatment based on primary underlying PTD pathophysiology. In this article, the aim is to provide an overview of PTD treatment options from a new angle. Rationalized by a consideration of underlying PTD pathophysiological defects, which are heterogeneous among diverse transplant patient cohorts, a critical appraisal of the published literature and summary of current research in progress will be reviewed. The aim is to update transplant professionals regarding medical management of PTD from a new perspective tailored therapeutic intervention based on individualized characteristics. As the gap in clinical evidence between management of PTD versus type 2 diabetes widens, it is imperative for the transplant community to bridge this gap with targeted clinical trials to ensure we optimize outcomes for solid organ transplant recipients who are at risk or develop PTD. This necessary clinical research should help efforts to improve long-term outcomes for solid transplant patients from both a patient and graft survival perspective.
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- Adnan Sharif
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.,Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Hussain A, Culliford A, Phagura N, Evison F, Gallier S, Sharif A. Comparing survival outcomes for kidney transplant recipients with pre-existing diabetes versus those who develop post-transplantation diabetes. Diabet Med 2022; 39:e14707. [PMID: 34599527 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the management strategy and clinical outcomes for kidney transplant recipients with pre-transplant versus post-transplantation diabetes (PTDM) in a contemporary cohort. METHODS This is a single-centre, retrospective. observational study of kidney transplant recipients between 2007 and 2018 with follow-up to 31 December 2020. Data were extracted from hospital electronic patient records, with clinical outcomes linked to national data sets. PTDM was diagnosed by international consensus guidelines. Unadjusted and adjusted survival outcomes were assessed with Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models, respectively, with PTDM handled as a time-varying covariate. RESULTS Data were analysed for 1,757 kidney transplant recipients, of whom 11.8% (n = 207) had pre-transplant diabetes, and 13.8% (n = 243) developed PTDM with median time to onset 108 days (IQR 46-549 days). Median follow-up was 1,839 days (IQR 928-2985 days). Disparate management strategies were observed, although insulin was the commonest glucose-lowering therapy for all patients with diabetes. In adjusted models, PTDM was associated with lower mortality (HR 0.663, 95% CI 0.543-0.810) and pre-diabetes with higher mortality (HR 1.675, 95% CI 1.396-2.011). However, if analyses are restricted to those with at least 5-year follow-up, then PTDM has no association with mortality (HR 0.771, 95% CI 0.419-1.096), but pre-transplant diabetes remains associated with higher mortality (HR 2.029, 95% CI 1.367-3.012). CONCLUSIONS Pre-transplant diabetes remains associated with increased mortality risk after kidney transplantation, but PTDM effects are time dependent. Development of PTDM should be encouraged as a mandated registry return to study the long-term impact on survival outcomes.
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- Azm Hussain
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- PIONEER: HDR-UK hub in Acute Care, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Santos AH, Leghrouz MA, Bueno EP, Andreoni KA. Impact of antibody induction on the outcomes of new onset diabetes after kidney transplantation: a registry analysis. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 54:637-646. [PMID: 34216339 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-02936-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE We conducted this observational study to examine the impact of antibody inductions administered at kidney transplant (KT) on outcomes of 5 year exposure to post-transplant diabetes (PTDM) in adult deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients (DDKTRs). We also studied the risk of PTDM associated with antibody inductions. METHODS Using 2000-2016 Organ Procurement Transplantation Network data, we employed multivariable Cox models to determine the adjusted hazard ratios (HR) of death, and overall and death-censored graft loss (OAGL, DCGL; respectively) at the 5 year landmark period in antibody induction cohorts with and without PTDM at the 1 year post-transplant index time point. We used multivariable logistic regression in determining the risk factors for PTDM. All multivariable analyses were adjusted for the potential confounding effects of maintenance immunosuppression, steroid regimens, and other relevant covariates. RESULTS 48,031 adult DDKTRs were classified into cohorts based on antibody induction at transplant: (anti-thymocyte globulin) ATG (n = 26, 788); (alemtuzumab) ALM (n = 5916); and interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL-2RA) (n = 15,327). PTDM was a risk factor for 5 year OAGL and death, not DCGL [(HR = 1.25, CI = 1.16-1.36), (HR = 1.13, CI = 1.06-1.21), and (HR = 1.05, CI = 0.96-1.16); respectively]. Induction regimens were not risk factors for 5 year outcomes in DDKTRs with and without PTDM. Risk factors for PTDM included DDKTR obesity, age > / = 50 years, acute rejection, and ATG induction, among others. CONCLUSIONS In adult DDKTRs, after controlling the confounding effects of clinically relevant variables including maintenance and steroid regimens, PTDM at 1 year post-transplant is associated with death and OAGL, not DCGL in the following 5 years: induction received at KT did not modify these associations.
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- Alfonso H Santos
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, Medical Science Bldg., Room NG-4, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Chowdhury TA, Wahba M, Mallik R, Peracha J, Patel D, De P, Fogarty D, Frankel A, Karalliedde J, Mark PB, Montero RM, Pokrajac A, Zac-Varghese S, Bain SC, Dasgupta I, Banerjee D, Winocour P, Sharif A. Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Renal Association guidelines on the detection and management of diabetes post solid organ transplantation. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14523. [PMID: 33434362 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is common after solid organ transplantation (SOT) and associated with increased morbidity and mortality for allograft recipients. Despite the significant burden of disease, there is a paucity of literature with regards to detection, prevention and management. Evidence from the general population with diabetes may not be translatable to the unique context of SOT. In light of emerging clinical evidence and novel anti-diabetic agents, there is an urgent need for updated guidance and recommendations in this high-risk cohort. The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Renal Association (RA) Diabetic Kidney Disease Clinical Speciality Group has undertaken a systematic review and critical appraisal of the available evidence. Areas of focus are; (1) epidemiology, (2) pathogenesis, (3) detection, (4) management, (5) modification of immunosuppression, (6) prevention, and (7) PTDM in the non-renal setting. Evidence-graded recommendations are provided for the detection, management and prevention of PTDM, with suggested areas for future research and potential audit standards. The guidelines are endorsed by Diabetes UK, the British Transplantation Society and the Royal College of Physicians of London. The full guidelines are available freely online for the diabetes, renal and transplantation community using the link below. The aim of this review article is to introduce an abridged version of this new clinical guideline ( https://abcd.care/sites/abcd.care/files/site_uploads/Resources/Position-Papers/ABCD-RA%20PTDM%20v14.pdf).
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- Diabetes & Endocrinology, Royal Free NHS foundation Trust, UCL, London, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Warwick Medical School, Warwick, UK
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- Renal and Transplant Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and MCSRI, St George's University of London, London, UK
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Mizrahi N, Braun M, Ben Gal T, Rosengarten D, Kramer MR, Grossman A. Post-transplant diabetes mellitus: incidence, predicting factors and outcomes. Endocrine 2020; 69:303-309. [PMID: 32418071 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02339-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To identify predictors and evaluate outcomes of posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) and to investigate the effect of treatment modalities on outcomes. METHODS The database of a tertiary medical center was searched for all adult patients without prior diabetes who underwent lung, liver, or heart transplantation between January 1, 2012 and June 30, 2018. Patients in whom PTDM (defined as HbA1C ≥ 6.5% at least 3 months post transplantation) developed during follow-up (mean 3.32 years) were identified. Risk factors for PTDM, determined by regression analysis and clinical outcomes [all-cause mortality, severe infections, graft loss, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)], were compared between those who developed PTDM and those who did not; in the former, insulin-based therapy was compared with non-insulin regimen. RESULTS The cohort included 281 transplant recipients: 158 lung, 109 liver, and 14 heart. PTDM was diagnosed in 60 (21.35%) patients at a mean of 11.3 ± 12.89 months post transplantation. The only significant independent risk factor for PTDM was age (HR 1.028, 95% CI = 1.002-1.054, P = 0.0314). PTDM was associated with higher rates of severe infections (HR 2.565, 95% CI = 1.626-4.050, P < 0.0001), MACE (HR 1.856, 95% CI = 1.013-3.401, P = 0.0454) and death (HR 1.840, 95% CI = 1.024-3.304, P = 0.0413). Recipients treated with insulin-based regimens had a higher risk of severe infections (HR 2.579, 95% CI = 1.640-4.055, P < 0.0001), MACE (1.925, 95% CI = 1.074-3.451, P = 0.0278) and death (HR 1.960, 95% CI = 1.071-3.586, P = 0.0291). CONCLUSIONS PTDM is associated with increased mortality and poor outcomes in lung, liver, and heart transplant recipients. Early identification and aggressive treatment of PTDM and its associated cardiometabolic risk factors may improve outcomes.
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- Nadav Mizrahi
- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Liver Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Pulmonary Division, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Pulmonary Division, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Aleksic S, Eisenberg R, Tsomos E, Zahedpour Anaraki S, Japp E, Upadhyay L, Mowrey WB, Akalin E, Zonszein J. Glycemic management and clinical outcomes in underserved minority kidney transplant recipients with type 2 and posttransplantation diabetes: A single-center retrospective study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020; 165:108221. [PMID: 32442553 PMCID: PMC7415727 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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AIMS Little is known about glycemic management, particularly with novel cardio-nephroprotecive agents, in underserved minority kidney transplant recipients with pre-transplant type 2 (T2DM) and posttransplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM). We assessed glycemic management and outcomes in this high-risk population. METHODS We reviewed records of patients who received kidney transplants between June 2012 and December 2014 at a single center. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and prescribed glucose-lowering medications were examined, and mortality was compared between T2DM, PTDM, and no diabetes (NoDM) patients. RESULTS We followed 302 patient records (41.1% Hispanic, 41.1% non-Hispanic black) for a median (IQR) of 45.5 (37.0, 53.0) months post-transplant. Pre-transplant T2DM was present in 152 (50.3%), while 58 (19.2%) developed PTDM and 92 (30.4%) remained NoDM. At 1-year post-transplant, the average HbA1c was 8.1 ± 1.8% in T2DM and 6.6 ± 1.3% in PTDM. No glucose-lowering agents were prescribed in 3.4% of T2DM and 44.8% of PTDM. When treated, both received mostly insulin and metformin. Diabetes, HbA1c and insulin therapy were not independently associated with risk of mortality. CONCLUSIONS Glycemic management was suboptimal and relied on older medications. Further studies are needed to assess longer-term outcomes of more rigorous glycemic management, and the value of novel cardio-nephroprotective agents in kidney transplant recipients.
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- Sandra Aleksic
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States.
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
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Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is an established therapeutic option for chronic disease resulting from end-stage organ dysfunction. Long-term use of immunosuppression is associated with post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM), placing patients at increased risk of infections, cardiovascular disease and mortality. The incidence rates for PTDM have varied from 10 to 40% between different studies. Diagnostic criteria have evolved over the years, as a greater understating of PTDM has been reached. There are differences in pathophysiology and clinical course of type 2 diabetes and PTDM. Hence, managing this condition can be a challenge for a diabetes physician, as there are several factors to consider when tailoring therapy for post-transplant patients to achieve better glycaemic as well as long-term transplant outcomes. This article is a detailed review of PTDM, examining the pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria and management in light of the current evidence. The therapeutic options are discussed in the context of their safety and potential drug-drug interactions with immunosuppressive agents.
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- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Thangavelu T, Lyden E, Shivaswamy V. A Retrospective Study of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists for the Management of Diabetes After Transplantation. Diabetes Ther 2020; 11:987-994. [PMID: 32072430 PMCID: PMC7136376 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00786-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Management of post-transplant diabetes mellitus is challenging; there is a lack of prospective randomized controlled trials for safety and efficacy of antidiabetic medications in solid organ recipients. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) are a relatively new class of medications used to manage type 2 diabetes in the general population. They have several benefits besides glycemic control, including weight loss and improved cardiovascular risk. However, they have not been studied extensively in the post-transplant population for safety and efficacy. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of patients who had received kidney, liver, or heart transplant, had diabetes either pre- or post-transplant, and were treated with GLP-1RA. We identified seven kidney, seven liver, and five heart transplant recipients who had received GLP-1RA. We assessed changes in immunosuppressant levels, rejection episodes, changes in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), weight, and body mass index (BMI) while on the GLP-1RA. We also looked at changes in insulin dose, other diabetes medications, heart rate, blood pressure, and renal function. RESULTS After a mean follow-up period of 12 months, there were no significant changes in tacrolimus (FK506) levels and renal function for the period of GLP-1RA use. At the end of 12 months, the mean drop in weight was 4.86 kg [95% CI - 7.79, - 1.93]. The BMI decreased by a mean of 1.63 kg/m2 at the end of 12 months [95% CI - 2.53, - 0.73]. HbA1c decreased from baseline by 1.08% [95% CI - 1.65, - 0.51], 0.96% [95% CI - 1.68, - 0.25], and 0.75% [95% CI - 1.55, 0.05] at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that GLP-1RA do not affect tacrolimus levels or transplant outcomes in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients in the short term. GLP-1RA also seem to be as effective in SOT recipients for glycemic control and weight loss as in the non-transplant population with diabetes.
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- Thiyagarajan Thangavelu
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
- VA Nebraska, Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA.
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Topitz D, Schwaiger E, Frommlet F, Werzowa J, Hecking M. Cardiovascular events associate with diabetes status rather than with early basal insulin treatment for the prevention of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 35:544-546. [PMID: 31803915 PMCID: PMC7056949 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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- David Topitz
- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Internal Medicine II, Kepler University Hospital, Med Campus III, Linz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig, Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Londero TM, Giaretta LS, Farenzena LP, Manfro RC, Canani LH, Lavinsky D, Leitão CB, Bauer AC. Microvascular Complications of Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Longitudinal Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:557-567. [PMID: 30289492 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-01521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assesses microvascular complications in renal transplant recipients with posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this observational study, patients with ≥5 years of PTDM were included from a cohort of 895 kidney recipients transplanted from 2000 through 2011. Diabetic retinopathy was evaluated by fundus photographs and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Diabetes kidney disease was evaluated by protein to creatinine ratio (PCR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Distal polyneuropathy was assessed by Michigan Protocol and 10 g-monofilament feet examinations. The Ewing protocol identified cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. Renal transplant recipients without PTDM diagnosis (NPTDM) were considered controls. RESULTS After 144.5 months of follow-up, 135 (15%) patients developed PTDM, and 64 had a PTDM duration ≥5 years. None of the patients with PTDM presented diabetic retinopathy at fundus photographs, but thinning of inner retinal layers was observed with OCT. More than 60% of patients with PTDM had distal polyneuropathy (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.26 to 1.91; P < 0.001). Cardiovascular reflex tests abnormalities were similar between patients with PTDM and NPTDM (P = 0.26). During the first year and 8.5 ± 3.0 years after renal transplantation, eGFR and PCR did not differ significantly between patients with PTDM or NPTDM. CONCLUSIONS This longitudinal study assesses microvascular complications in renal transplant patients with PTDM. A lower than expected prevalence as well as a different clinical course of the complications was observed. PTDM seems to be a unique type of diabetes, and its consequences may be milder than expected in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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- Thizá Massaia Londero
- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Port Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Ophthalmology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Port Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Nephrology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Port Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Weinrauch LA, D'Elia JA, Weir MR, Bunnapradist S, Finn PV, Liu J, Claggett B, Monaco AP. The Reply. Am J Med 2018; 131:e349-e351. [PMID: 29934217 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Larry A Weinrauch
- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Kidney and Hypertension Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Mass; Departments of Medicine andSurgery,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Kidney and Hypertension Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Mass; Departments of Medicine andSurgery,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Nephrology, Departmentof Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- Division of Nephrology, Departmentof Medicine, University of Californiaat Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Departments of Medicine andSurgery,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Nephrology, New EnglandMedical Center, Tufts UniversitySchool of Medicine, Boston,Mass
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Defining kidney allograft benefit from successful pancreas transplant: separating fact from fiction. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2018; 23:448-453. [PMID: 29878910 DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To define the natural history of kidney allograft loss related to recurrent diabetes following transplant, and to understand the potential benefit of pancreas transplantation upon kidney allograft survival. RECENT FINDINGS A postulated benefit of simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant is that, unlike kidney transplant alone, euglycemia from the added pancreas allograft may confer a nephroprotective benefit and prevent recurrent diabetic nephropathy in the renal allograft. Recent large database analyses and long-term histological assessments have been published that assist in quantifying the problem of recurrent diabetic nephropathy and answering the question of the potential benefits of euglycemia. Further data may be extrapolated from larger single-center series that follow the prognosis of early posttransplant diabetes mellitus as another barometer of risk from diabetic nephropathy and graft loss. SUMMARY Recurrent diabetic nephropathy following kidney transplant is a relatively rare, late occurrence and its clinical significance is significantly diminished by the competing risks of death and chronic alloimmune injury. Although there are hints of a protective effect upon kidney graft survival with pancreas transplant, these improvements are small and may take decades to appreciate. Clinical decision-making regarding pancreas transplant solely based upon nephroprotective effects of the kidney allograft should be avoided.
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Cooper L, Oz N, Fishman G, Shohat T, Rahamimov R, Mor E, Green H, Grossman A. New onset diabetes after kidney transplantation is associated with increased mortality-A retrospective cohort study. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2017; 33. [PMID: 28731619 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Clinical outcomes in individuals with new onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) and the optimal treatment for this complication are poorly characterized. This study was intended to better define these issues. METHODS Patients who underwent kidney transplantation and did not have diabetes prior to transplantation were included in the study. Clinical outcomes were compared between those who developed NODAT and those who did not. In those who developed NODAT, oral therapy was compared with insulin based therapy. RESULTS A total of 266 kidney transplant recipients were included, of which 71 (27%) developed NODAT during the time of the follow-up. Using Cox multivariate analysis adjusted for age and gender, hazard ratio for overall mortality among patients with NODAT versus those without NODAT was 2.69 (95% CI 1.04-7.01). Among patients who developed NODAT, 29 patients (40%) were treated with an insulin-based regimen. At the end of follow-up, no difference was found in mean HbA1c, and therapy regimen was not associated with greater mortality. CONCLUSIONS New onset diabetes in kidney transplanted patients is associated with increased mortality compared with kidney transplanted patients without NODAT.
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- L Cooper
- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bio-Statistical Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Transplantation, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Transplantation, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Department of Internal Medicine E, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine E, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Dubois-Laforgue D. [Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus in kidney recipients]. Nephrol Ther 2017; 13 Suppl 1:S137-S146. [PMID: 28577736 DOI: 10.1016/j.nephro.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus is defined as diabetes that is diagnosed in grafted patients. It affects 20 to 30 % of kidney transplant recipients, with a high incidence in the first year. The increasing age at transplantation and the rising incidence of obesity may increase its prevalence in the next years. Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus is associated with poor outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular events or graft dysfunction. Its occurrence is mainly related to immunosuppressive agents, affecting both insulin secretion and sensibility. Immunosuppressants may be iatrogenic, and as such, induce an early and transient diabetes. They may also precociously determine a permanent diabetes, acting here as a promoting factor in patients proned to the development of type 2 diabetes. Lastly, they may behave, far from transplantation, as an additional risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The screening, management and prognosis of these different subtypes of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus will be different.
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- Danièle Dubois-Laforgue
- Service de diabétologie, hôpital Cochin-Port Royal, 123, boulevard Port-Royal, 75014 Paris, France; Inserm U1016, institut Cochin, 22, rue Méchain, 75014 Paris, France.
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Tillmann FP, Radtke A, Rump LC, Quack I. Effect of Prediabetes on Allograft Survival and Evolution of New-Onset Diabetes After Transplant in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients During Long-Term Follow-Up. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2017; 15:620-626. [PMID: 28332958 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2016.0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the effect of prediabetes in long-term deceased-donor renal transplant recipients regarding graft survival, graft function, and evolution of new-onset diabetes after transplant compared with a control group of graft recipients with normal glucose tolerance test results. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a follow-up trial of 187 deceased-donor renal transplant recipients. Based on oral glucose tolerance test results, the cohort was divided into groups A and B, comprising individuals with normal glucose metabolism (n = 130, 69.9%) and individuals with prediabetes (n = 56, 30.1%). Data are shown as means ± standard errors. RESULTS Both groups showed similar total transplant survival (116.8 ± 5.4 vs 114.5 ± 7.4 mo; P = .742) and transplant survival measured since oral glucose tolerance test (58.5 ± 1.4 vs 59.5 ± 1.9 mo; P = .990, Mantel-Cox P = .943). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed no association of prediabetes with graft loss. Transplant function changes were similar between cohorts (-3 ± 1 vs -5 ± 2 mL/min/1.73 m2 body surface area, using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula; P = .538). At 5-year follow-up, recipients with prediabetes had higher hemoglobin A1c than controls (5.99% ± 0.10% vs 5.67% ± 0.04%; P = .002). Prediabetes was associated with a 4.5-fold increased hazard of new-onset diabetes after transplant (P = .021). CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes was associated with a 4.5-fold higher hazard ratio for new-onset diabetes after transplant but not with reduced graft function or survival.
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- Frank Peter Tillmann
- Klinik für Nephrologie, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Benomar K, Espiard S, Vahe C, Le Mapihan K, Jannin A, Dharancy S, Hazzan M, Vantyghem MC. Post-transplantation diabetes: Treatment à la carte? DIABETES & METABOLISM 2016; 43:378-381. [PMID: 27840114 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Kanza Benomar
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France; INSERM U1190 Translational Research in Diabetes, 59037 Lille, France; E.G.I.D - FR3508 European Genomic Institute of Diabetes, 59037 Lille, France
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France
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- Nephrology, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Lille University Hospital, 59037 Lille, France; INSERM U1190 Translational Research in Diabetes, 59037 Lille, France; E.G.I.D - FR3508 European Genomic Institute of Diabetes, 59037 Lille, France.
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Dienemann T, Fujii N, Li Y, Govani S, Kosaraju N, Bloom RD, Feldman HI. Long-term patient survival and kidney allograft survival in post-transplant diabetes mellitus: a single-center retrospective study. Transpl Int 2016; 29:1017-28. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.12807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Thomas Dienemann
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Medizinische Klinik 4 - Nephrologie und Hypertensiologie; Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
- Department of Medicine; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia PA USA
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Sharif A, Cohney S. Post-transplantation diabetes-state of the art. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2016; 4:337-49. [PMID: 26632096 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(15)00387-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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With increasing success in overcoming the immunological and infectious challenges accompanying solid organ transplantation, susceptibility to post-transplant diabetes and cardiovascular disease has assumed increasing importance. Although some guidance is available from diabetes-related literature pertaining to the general population, some aspects are unique to solid organ allograft recipients. Both insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction are generally agreed to contribute to development and manifestation of post-transplant diabetes, but controversy continues about which is most important and to what extent post-transplant diabetes is a distinct entity or simply a variant of type 2 diabetes with transplant-specific components. The optimum method and timing for detection and diagnosis of post-transplant diabetes remains an area of uncertainty. However, the greatest needs are to: address the absence of contemporary data for incidence and clinical outcomes associated with post-transplant diabetes; establish the role of glycaemic control; and assess the role of new diabetic therapies in prevention and management of post-transplant diabetes. We place the present knowledge base in the context of other advances in transplantation, challenge some existing ideas, and examine the potential role of emerging diabetes therapies. In highlighting existing deficiencies, we hope to provide direction for future research that will ultimately reduce incidence and improve management of post-transplant diabetes.
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- Adnan Sharif
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Nephrology, Western & Royal Melbourne Hospitals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Sheu A, Depczynski B, O'Sullivan AJ, Luxton G, Mangos G. The Effect of Different Glycaemic States on Renal Transplant Outcomes. J Diabetes Res 2016; 2016:8735782. [PMID: 28053992 PMCID: PMC5174175 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8735782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background. Optimal glycaemic targets following transplantation are unknown. Understanding the impact of DM and posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) may improve patient and graft survival in transplant recipients. Aim. To determine the perioperative and one-year outcomes after renal transplantation and whether these outcomes are affected by preexisting DM, PTDM, or glycaemia during transplant admission. Method. Adult recipients of renal transplants from a single centre over 5.5 years were retrospectively reviewed. Measured outcomes during transplant admission included glycaemia and complications (infective complications, acute rejection, and return to dialysis) and, at 12 months, glycaemic control and complications (cardiovascular complication, graft failure). Results. Of 148 patients analysed, 29 (19.6%) had DM and 27 (18.2%) developed PTDM. Following transplantation, glucose levels were higher in patients with DM and PTDM. DM patients had a longer hospital stay, had more infections, and were more likely return to dialysis. PTDM patients had increased rates of acute rejection and return to dialysis. At 1 year after transplant, there were more cardiovascular complications in DM patients compared to those without DM. Conclusions. Compared to patients without DM, patients with DM or PTDM are more likely to suffer from complications perioperatively and at 12 months. Perioperative glycaemia is associated with graft function and may be a modifiable risk.
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- Angela Sheu
- Department of Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Prince of Wales Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Prince of Wales Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St George & Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- St George & Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Nephrology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Porrini EL, Díaz JM, Moreso F, Delgado Mallén PI, Silva Torres I, Ibernon M, Bayés-Genís B, Benitez-Ruiz R, Lampreabe I, Lauzurrica R, Osorio JM, Osuna A, Domínguez-Rollán R, Ruiz JC, Jiménez-Sosa A, González-Rinne A, Marrero-Miranda D, Macía M, García J, Torres A. Clinical evolution of post-transplant diabetes mellitus. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2015; 31:495-505. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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