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Bergamo C, Argento EC, Giampetruzzi S, Cutini M, Ciabattoni F, Faggian G, Gaio P, Bosa L, Cananzi M. De novo Food Allergy After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:885942. [PMID: 35633971 PMCID: PMC9134120 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.885942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Liver transplant (LT) recipients, particularly children, have an increased risk of developing de novo food allergies (FAs) after transplantation both compared to all the other transplant groups and to the general population. Little is known about the pathogenesis underlying this phenomenon and comprehensive recommendations or clinical practice guidelines are still lacking, mainly due to the scarcity of high-quality evidence. Aim We aimed to prepare a systematic review on de novo FA in pediatric LT recipients to assess epidemiology and risk factors, evaluate the correlation to specific food groups, describe clinical manifestations, investigate the rate of tolerance acquisition over time and report available therapeutic strategies. Methods We conducted this systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Wiley online library, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were systematically searched for studies published from January 1980 to September 2021. All the articles were checked independently by two reviewers in two steps. A total of 323 articles were screened, and 40 were included for data extraction. Results and Conclusions We found that de novo FAs develop in the 15% of pediatric LT recipients, especially in the first 2 years after surgery, with higher risk related to younger age at transplantation (especially <2 years of age) and tacrolimus immunosuppression. Subjects are often allergic to multiple foods, and 15% of them suffer from anaphylaxis. The majority of patients do not spontaneously outgrow their symptoms during follow-up. The discontinuation of tacrolimus in favor of cyclosporine or the association of tacrolimus with mycophenolate have been associated with the resolution or the improvement of FA in small retrospective case series and could be considered in case of severe or multiple, difficult to manage FAs. Prospective multicenter studies are needed to confirm these findings, guide the risk-based stratification of pediatric LT recipients, and provide for high-evidence therapeutic strategies for children with de novo FA.
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- Chiara Bergamo
- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy, Hepatology and Care of the Child With Liver Transplantation, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy, Hepatology and Care of the Child With Liver Transplantation, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy, Hepatology and Care of the Child With Liver Transplantation, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy, Hepatology and Care of the Child With Liver Transplantation, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy, Hepatology and Care of the Child With Liver Transplantation, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Aggarwal A, Balogun R, Carr TF, Desai AP, Jie T, Pan JJ. Transfer of peanut allergy from donor to recipient after liver transplant. Ann Hepatol 2020; 18:508-513. [PMID: 31031165 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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31 years old female with a history of contact dermatitis, eczema, allergic rhinitis, pernicious anemia, alopecia areata and latent tuberculosis was treated concurrently with methotrexate along with isoniazid and pyridoxine. Five months into the therapy she developed acute onset jaundice progressing into fulminant liver failure with altered mentation and worsening liver function tests. Extensive workup including serological and histopathological evaluation revealed drug-induced liver injury as the etiology of her liver failure and she underwent a successful orthotropic liver transplant. On post-transplant follow-up at four months, she was noted to have an allergic reaction consisting of a perioral rash and swelling (without anaphylaxis) after receiving a kiss from her significant other who had just eaten a peanut butter chocolate. She denied any history of allergic reaction to peanuts prior to the transplant. Percutaneous skin testing revealed immediate hypersensitivity to peanut, hazelnut, and pecan believed to be acquired newly post-transplant. Further investigation revealed that the organ donor had a documented history of systemic anaphylaxis from the peanut allergy and a positive peanut-specific IgE level. Also, another parallel solid organ recipient (lung transplant) from the same organ donor experienced a serious anaphylactic reaction after peanut exposure. This is a case of food (peanut) allergy transfer from the donor to the recipient after the liver transplant. This case highlights the importance of incorporating known donor allergies as a part of pre-transplant screening, given the potentially serious consequences from the transfer of allergies to a previously anergic recipient.
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- Avin Aggarwal
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Mechanisms that regulate the tolerance to dietary proteins or the loss of this and subsequent development of disease are poorly understood. In food allergy, there is growing awareness of the urgency in understanding these events to aid in the development of next-generation therapies and interventions. This review focuses on the accumulating evidence related to food allergy that develops after transplantation. This intriguing immunological phenomenon has been described in several different types of transplant settings and to variety of different foods. We outline these studies and the evidence from them that support transplant-acquired food allergy being a process regulated by both the donor allergic status and the recipient genetics and treatments. A number of key risk factors seem prevalent throughout transplant-acquired food allergy and include type of transplant, age and general health of the recipient, modality of immunosuppression and potentially the genetics of both donor and recipient. Importantly, these studies provide a window into better general understanding of food allergy, and facilitate clearer understanding of the critical immunological and epidemiological factors needed to allow the adoptive transfer of a food-specific allergic disease from one individual to another.
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- Shweta S Hosakoppal
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Mavroudi A, Xinias I, Deligiannidis A, Parapanissiou E, Imvrios G. Long term outcome of acquired food allergy in pediatric liver recipients: a single center experience. Pediatr Rep 2012; 4:e6. [PMID: 22690312 PMCID: PMC3357619 DOI: 10.4081/pr.2012.e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Revised: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Food induced sensitization has been reported in pediatric liver recipients. However long term follow up has not been established so far.We report here our experience regarding 3 pediatric patients who developed acquired food allergy after liver transplantation. The first patient suffered from persistent diarrhea and eczema. The second one presented with abdominal pain with no signs of rejection, abdominal discomfort, vomiting when ingesting milk proteins and responded well to the elimination diet. The third patient presented with facial angioedema and hoarseness of voice. She had multiple food allergies and reacted to milk, egg and sesame. All the patients had elevated total Immunoglobulin E (IgE) and elevated specific IgE antibodies to the implicated food allergens. The first patient presented clinical manifestations of allergy when she was 19 months old. The second patient became allergic at the age of 16 and the third patient at the age of 3. The symptoms of food allergy persisted for 8 years in the first case and for 2 years in the other two cases. Low levels of specific IgE antibodies to the implicated food allergens and an enhanced T-helper 1 cell immune response toward interferon-gamma production were markers of tolerance acquisition. The long term prognosis in our cases was excellent. Food allergy resolved in all the patients. The long term prognosis of acquired food allergy after liver transplantation is currently obscure. More studies would be needed including greater number of patients to determine whether acquired food allergy is transient in pediatric liver recipients.
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Levy Y, Davidovits M, Cleper R, Shapiro R. New-onset post-transplantation food allergy in children--is it attributable only to the immunosuppressive protocol? Pediatr Transplant 2009; 13:63-9. [PMID: 18179638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00883.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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New-onset post-transplantation food allergy has been described mainly after liver transplantation, and its pathogenesis was attributed to the immunomodulatory effects of tacrolimus therapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of food allergy with solid organ transplantation in our center. The medical records of children who underwent kidney transplantation and children who underwent liver or liver and kidney transplantation from 1986 to 2005 were reviewed. A total of 189 children (124 after kidney transplantation, 65 after liver or liver and kidney transplantation) received tacrolimus as part of the immunosuppressive regimen. New-onset post-transplantation food allergy was documented in four of them: two with liver transplants and two with combined kidney and liver transplants. The absence of new-onset food allergy in the children with isolated kidney transplants is compatible with other reports in the literature. This study supports the concept that the functioning liver itself, and not only tacrolimus immunosuppression, is a main contributor to food allergy in this patient population.
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- Yael Levy
- Kipper Institute of Immunology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.
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Allergic disorders are viewed generally as organ diseases and thus referred to organ specialists, such as the ear, nose and throat specialist for rhinitis, the pulmonologist for asthma, the dermatologist for dermatitis, and so on. Indeed, the systemic nature of allergy is made evident by the fact that the same individual may develop during the life different manifestations to a given allergen. This is true for example in sensitisation to house dust mites, which may start in childhood as atopic dermatitis and later express as asthma or rhinitis. The major player in driving the immune response is the T lymphocyte, and the T helper subpopulations--Th1 and Th2--as well as the T regulatory cells, are involved in orienting tolerance or reactivity to allergens. Interesting observations on the systemic or organ-specific actions of T cells were obtained by transplantations from allergic donors to non-allergic recipients. Bone marrow is able to transfer all allergic manifestations, while lung transplantation transfers only asthma. A number of factors are involved in the expression of allergy as a systemic or organ disease and deserve deeper investigations. They include the antigen presenting cells, the homing of T cells, the cytokine and chemokine pattern, and the adhesion molecules.
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- S Pucci
- Allergy Unit, Ospedale Civile, Civitanova Marche, ICP Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Gruber S, Dehlink E, Eiwegger T, Gut S, Jaksch P, Klepetko W, Rumpold H, Szépfalusi Z. Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Allergies in Lung-Transplanted Adults. Transplantation 2007; 84:275-9. [PMID: 17667823 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000268075.82161.9d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergy has repeatedly been reported after solid organ transplantation, apparently affecting approximately 10% of pediatric organ transplant recipients. Interestingly, type 1 allergy has not been described in transplanted adults, suggesting a particular propensity in childhood. METHODS The present cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of type 1 allergy in 42 adult lung transplant recipients aged 25 to 50 years. Instruments included standardized interviews, skin prick tests, and serum IgE measurements. RESULTS Ten of 42 patients (23.8%) displayed elevated specific IgE levels or positive skin prick test results against one or more allergens. Five individuals (11.9%) additionally reported corresponding clinical symptoms of type 1 allergy. No statistically significant association of sensitization or allergy prevalence with patient age, kind of immunosuppressive therapy, and time since transplantation was found. CONCLUSIONS The phenomenon of transplantation-associated allergy is not age-restricted and thus should be assessed more thoroughly in all age groups.
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- Saskia Gruber
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Dehlink E, Gruber S, Eiwegger T, Gruber D, Mueller T, Huber WD, Klepetko W, Rumpold H, Urbanek R, Szépfalusi Z. Immunosuppressive therapy does not prevent the occurrence of immunoglobulin E-mediated allergies in children and adolescents with organ transplants. Pediatrics 2006; 118:e764-70. [PMID: 16950967 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic organ transplantation has become a common procedure in acute and chronic organ failure. The major limitation, rejection of the allograft by the host's immune system, can be limited by various immunosuppressive drugs that target the adaptive T-cell response. Most of these drugs are used in the treatment of allergic diseases as well, suggesting that transplant recipients under long-term immunosuppressive therapy should not develop any sensitizations or at least not show any clinical signs of allergy. Surprisingly, organ-transplanted children and adults do report symptoms of type 1 allergies, such as allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, bronchial asthma, and food allergies. Thus far, mainly case reports and series on the occurrence of allergy after orthotopic liver transplantation exist. OBJECTIVE Our purpose with this study was to evaluate in a cross-sectional design the prevalence of immunoglobulin E-mediated sensitizations and type 1 allergies in solid organ-transplanted children and adolescents and to identify risk factors. METHODS Seventy-eight organ-transplanted subjects (50 kidney, 9 lung, 19 liver; mean age: 14.06 +/- 5.94 years; range 1.42 to 24.25 years) were studied by standardized interviews (modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood [ISAAC] criteria), skin-prick tests, and measurement of specific and total serum immunoglobulin E. RESULTS Nineteen patients (24.4%) were found to be sensitized to > or = 1 common inhalant or food allergens, as reflected by elevated specific immunoglobulin E levels and/or positive skin-prick test results, and 8 subjects (10.3%) additionally reported a corresponding present history of atopic diseases. No severe anaphylactic reactions were reported. No statistically significant associations with gender, kind of transplanted organ, distinct immunosuppressive therapies, and age at time of transplantation or age at investigation were found (chi2 test, Fisher's exact test, and Wilcoxon rank-sum test, respectively). Multiple logistic-regression analysis did not identify any independent risk factor either. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that therapeutic immunosuppression does not control sensitizations and clinical manifestation of type 1 allergies in organ-transplanted children and adolescents.
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- Eleonora Dehlink
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Yilmaz A, Artan R, Uguz A, Arslan G, Akcam M. Severe Angioedema Caused by Banana Allergy UnderTacrolimus Immunosuppression. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:4251-3. [PMID: 16387091 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Occurrences of allergic reactions induced by various foods have been reported in pediatric liver graft recipients receiving tacrolimus immunosuppression. We describe herein a female infant, who was admitted to our hospital with life-threatening angioedema because of banana hypersensitivity, 8 months after orthotopic liver transplantation. Food allergies should be screened in all tacrolimus-immunosuppressed pediatric liver recipients who show suggestive clinical symptoms. Banana must be added to allergen batteries during etiologic investigations. Cyclosporine represents an option for drug conversion to prevent organ rejection.
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- A Yilmaz
- Department of Pediatrics, Akdeniz University, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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Bischoff S, Crowe SE. Gastrointestinal food allergy: new insights into pathophysiology and clinical perspectives. Gastroenterology 2005; 128:1089-113. [PMID: 15825090 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Adverse reactions to food that result in gastrointestinal symptoms are common in the general population; while only a minority of such individuals will have symptoms due to immunologic reactions to foods, gastrointestinal food allergies do exist in both children and adults. These immune reactions are mediated by immunoglobulin E-dependent and -independent mechanisms involving mast cells, eosinophils, and other immune cells, but the complexity of the underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis have yet to be fully defined. Knowledge of the spectrum of adverse reactions to foods that affect the digestive system, including gastrointestinal food allergy, is essential to correctly diagnose and manage the subset of patients with immunologically mediated adverse reactions to foods. Potentially fatal reactions to food necessitate careful instruction and monitoring on the part of health care workers involved in the care of individuals at risk of anaphylaxis. New methods of diagnosis and novel strategies for treatment, including immunologic modulation and the development of hypoallergenic foods, are exciting developments in the field of food allergy.
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- Stephan Bischoff
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical School of Hannover, Germany
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The acquisition of new food allergy after orthotopic liver transplantation is now a well described phenomenon, mainly reported in children. The etiology of this phenomenon is at present unclear, but has been ascribed by some to tacrolimus treatment. Here we report a case of liver transplant acquired food allergy (LTAFA) in a child who received a split liver graft. The case is remarkable for the absence of new food allergy in the adult recipient of the same graft. This suggests that host-specific factors play an important role in the development of food allergy after liver transplantation, and emphasizes the predisposition that children have toward this phenomenon. Possible mechanisms underlying the development of food allergy after liver transplantation are discussed. In conclusion, tacrolimus treatment alone cannot account for LTAFA. Host factors such as the maturity of immune regulatory mechanisms are likely to play a critical role in the development of new food allergy after a liver transplant.
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- Robert J Boyle
- Department of Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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