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Jia L, Chao S, Yang Q, Chen Q, Yuan Z, Chen L, Zhang T, Zhu K, Niu Y. The comprehensive incidence and risk factors of fracture in kidney transplant recipients: A meta-analysis. Nephrology (Carlton) 2024. [PMID: 38689467 DOI: 10.1111/nep.14301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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AIM Kidney transplant recipients are at high risk of fracture due to many factors such as nutritional status, hyperparathyroidism, acidosis and steroid administration. The current meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively analyse the incidence and risk factors of fracture in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS A systematic search on Embase, Web of Science, PubMed and Cochrane Library until November 2023 was performed. RStudio software was used to analyse data. RESULTS Twenty-eight eligible studies containing 310 530 kidney transplant recipients were included in the analysis. The pooled incidence of fracture was 10% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7%-13%) generally. When divided by regions, it was further observed that the pooled incidence of fracture was 13% (95% CI: 9%-17%) in Europe, 11% (95% CI: 6%-16%) in North America, 7% (95% CI: 3%-11%) in Asia. Regarding the risk factors, pooled analysis revealed that age of recipient (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.50, 95% CI: 1.17-1.91), female sex (HR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.36-1.53), pretransplantation diabetes (HR = 1.76, 95% CI: 1.58-1.97), pretransplantation fracture history (HR = 2.28, 95% CI: 1.86-2.78), dialysis duration (HR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01-1.17) and deceased donor (HR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.05-1.39) related to higher risk of fracture. The general quality of included studies was acceptable, and no publication bias existed except for the analysis between age of recipient and fracture incidence; further trim and fill method indicated age of recipient showed a correlation trend with the fracture incidence without the statistical significance. CONCLUSION The pooled incidence of fracture reaches 10% in kidney transplant recipients, which relates to age of recipient, female sex, pretransplantation diabetes or fracture history, dialysis duration and decease donor.
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- Lei Jia
- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Avin KG, Dominguez JM, Chen NX, Hato T, Myslinski JJ, Gao H, Liu Y, McKinley TO, Brown KM, Moe SM, Natoli RM. Single-cell RNAseq provides insight into altered immune cell populations in human fracture nonunions. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:1060-1069. [PMID: 36200412 PMCID: PMC10335365 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Nonunion describes bone fractures that fail to heal, resulting in the fracture callus failing to fully ossify or, in atrophic cases, not forming altogether. Fracture healing is regulated, in part, by the balance of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes occurring within the bone marrow and surface cell populations. We sought to further understand the role of osteoimmunology (i.e., study of the close relationship between the immune system and bone) by examining immune cell gene expression via single-cell RNA sequencing of intramedullary canal tissue obtained from human patients with femoral nonunions. Intramedullary canal tissue samples obtained by reaming were collected at the time of surgical repair for femur fracture nonunion (n = 5) or from native bone controls when harvesting autologous bone graft (n = 4). Cells within the samples were isolated and analyzed using the Chromium Single-Cell System (10x Genomics Inc.) and Illumina sequencers. Twenty-three distinct cell clusters were identified, with higher cell proportions in the nonunion samples for monocytes and CD14 + dendritic cells (DCs), and lower proportions of T cells, myelocytes, and promyelocytes in nonunion samples. Gene expression differences were identified in each of the cell clusters from cell types associated with osteoimmunology, including CD14 + DC, monocytes, T cells, promyelocytes, and myelocytes. These results provide human-derived gene profiles that can further our understanding of pathways that may be a cause or a consequence of nonunion, providing the clinical rationale to focus on specific components of osteoimmunology. Clinical significance: The novel single-cell approach may lead to clinically relevant diagnostic biomarkers during earlier stages of nonunion development and/or investigation into therapeutic options.
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- Keith G. Avin
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Iseri K, Carrero JJ, Evans M, Felländer-Tsai L, Berg HE, Runesson B, Stenvinkel P, Lindholm B, Qureshi AR. Fractures after kidney transplantation: Incidence, predictors, and association with mortality. Bone 2020; 140:115554. [PMID: 32730931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Major fractures (MF) are associated with increased mortality in the general population and represent an even higher risk in patients with chronic kidney disease. We investigated incidence, predictors and clinical outcomes associated with first MF (MFfirst) following kidney transplantation (KT). METHODS We used the Swedish National Renal Registry of 3992 first KT recipients (2005-2016) (median age 53 years, 65% men) and identified all MFfirst in hip, spine, humerus and forearm following KT. We estimated incidence rates and predictors of MFfirst using flexible parametric hazard models and Fine-Gray analysis accounting for competing risk of death, and risk of all-cause mortality following MFfirst using Cox proportional hazards models with fracture as time-varying exposure. RESULTS During median follow-up of 4.8 years (IQR 2.2-7.9 years), there were 279 fractures of which 139 were forearm fractures. The crude incidence rate of MFfirst (n = 279) was 13.5/1000 patient-years and that of hip fractures (n = 69) 3.4/1000 patient-years. The multivariate-adjusted fracture incidence rates were highest during the first 6 months following KT, and 86% higher in women than in men. High age, female sex, previous history of MF, diabetes nephropathy, pretransplant dialysis therapy and acute rejection were associated with increased risk for MFfirst, whereas pre-emptive KT was associated with lower risk of MFfirst. Spline curves showed markedly higher impact of higher age on risk of MFfirst in women than in men. MFfirst (n = 279) independently predicted increased all-cause mortality risk (hazard ratio, HR, 1.78(95%CI 1.35-2.36)). Among MFfirst, with humerus fracture as reference, hip fracture (HR, 4.68(95%CI 1.56-14.06)) and spine fracture (HR, 4.02(95%CI 1.19-13.54)), but not forearm fracture (HR, 1.17 (95%CI 0.38-3.53)), were associated with increased all-cause mortality risk. CONCLUSIONS The initial 6 months following kidney transplantation is a high-risk period for MF. Among MF, hip fracture and spine fracture associate with substantially increased all-cause mortality risk.
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- Ken Iseri
- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Biotechnology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Biotechnology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Salter ML, Liu X, Bae S, Chu NM, Miller Dunham A, Humbyrd C, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA. Fractures and Subsequent Graft Loss and Mortality among Older Kidney Transplant Recipients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 67:1680-1688. [PMID: 31059126 PMCID: PMC6684377 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Older adults who undergo kidney transplantation (KT) are living longer with a functioning graft and are at risk for age-related adverse events including fractures. Understanding recipient, transplant, and donor factors and the outcomes associated with fractures may help identify older KT recipients at increased risk. We determined incidence of hip, vertebral, and extremity fractures; assessed factors associated with incident fractures; and estimated associations between fractures and subsequent death-censored graft loss (DCGL) and mortality. DESIGN This was a prospective cohort study of patients who underwent their first KT between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2014. SETTING We linked data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients to Medicare claims through the US Renal Data System. PARTICIPANTS The analytic population included 47 815 KT recipients aged 55 years or older. MEASUREMENTS We assessed the cumulative incidence of and factors associated with post-KT fractures (hip, vertebral, or extremity) using competing risks models. We estimated risk of DCGL and mortality after fracture using adjusted Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS The 5-year incidence of post-KT hip, vertebral, and extremity fracture for those aged 65 to 69 years was 2.2%, 1.0%, and 1.7%, respectively. Increasing age was associated with higher hip (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.37 per 5-y increase; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.30-1.45) and vertebral (aHR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.20-1.42) but not extremity (aHR = .97; 95% CI = .91-1.04) fracture risk. DCGL risk was higher after hip (aHR = 1.34; 95% CI = 1.12-1.60) and extremity (aHR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.08-1.57) fracture. Mortality risk was higher after hip (aHR = 2.31; 95% CI = 2.11-2.52), vertebral (aHR = 2.80; 95% CI = 2.44-3.21), and extremity (aHR = 1.85; 95% CI = 1.64-2.10) fracture. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that older KT recipients are at higher risk for hip and vertebral fracture but not extremity fracture; and those with hip, vertebral, or extremity fracture are more likely to experience subsequent graft loss or mortality. These findings underscore that different fracture types may have different underlying etiologies and risks, and they should be approached accordingly. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1680-1688, 2019.
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- Megan L Salter
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sidibé A, Auguste D, Desbiens L, Fortier C, Wang YP, Jean S, Moore L, Mac‐Way F. Fracture Risk in Dialysis and Kidney Transplanted Patients: A Systematic Review. JBMR Plus 2019; 3:45-55. [PMID: 30680363 PMCID: PMC6339558 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of fracture and cardiovascular mortality. The risk of fracture in hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD) and kidney transplant (KT) patients is higher when compared with the general population. However, there exists a knowledge gap concerning which group has the highest risk of fracture. We aimed to compare the risk of fracture in HD, PD, and KT populations. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies evaluating the risk of fracture in HD, PD, or KT patients. Eligible studies were searched using MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library from their inception to January 2016, and in grey literature. Incidences (cumulative and rate) of fracture were described together using the median, according to fracture sites, the data source (administrative database or cohort and clinical registry), and fracture diagnosis method. Prevalence estimates were described separately. We included 47 studies evaluating the risk of fracture in HD, PD, and KT populations. In administrative database studies, incidence of hip fracture in HD (median 11.45 per 1000 person-years [p-y]), range: 9.3 to 13.6 was higher than in KT (median 2.6 per 1000 p-y; range 1.5 to 3.8) or in PD (median 5.2 per 1000 p-y; range 4.1 to 6.3). In dialysis (HD+PD), three studies reported a higher incidence of hip fracture than in KT. Prevalent vertebral fracture (assessed by X-rays or questionnaire) reported in HD was in a similar range as that reported in KT. Incidence of overall fracture was similar in HD and KT, from administrative databases studies, but lower in HD compared with KT, from cohorts or clinical registry studies. This systematic review suggests an important difference in fracture risk between HD, PD, and KT population, which vary according to the diagnosis method for fracture identification. © 2018 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Aboubacar Sidibé
- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Hôtel‐Dieu de QuébecDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology AxisFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Social and Preventive MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Saint‐SacrementFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Social and Preventive MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Hôtel‐Dieu de QuébecDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology AxisFaculty and Department of MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Hôtel‐Dieu de QuébecDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology AxisFaculty and Department of MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Hôtel‐Dieu de QuébecDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology AxisFaculty and Department of MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Institut National de Santé Publique du QuébecMedicine FacultyDepartment of Social and Preventive MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital de l'Enfant‐JésusTraumatology AxisMedicine FacultyDepartment of Social and Preventive MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de QuébecHôpital Hôtel‐Dieu de QuébecDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology AxisFaculty and Department of MedicineLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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Pérez-Sáez MJ, Prieto-Alhambra D, Díez-Pérez A, Pascual J. Advances in the evaluation of bone health in kidney transplant patients. Nefrologia 2017; 38:27-33. [PMID: 29137893 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Bone disease related to chronic kidney disease and, particularly, to kidney transplant patients is a common cause or morbidity and mortality, especially due to a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures. Despite the fact that this has been known for decades, to date, an appropriate diagnostic strategy has yet to be established. Apart from bone biopsy, which is invasive and scarcely used, no other technique is available to accurately establish the risk of fracture in kidney patients. Techniques applied to the general population, such as bone densitometry, have not been subjected to sufficient external validation and their use is not systematic. This means that the identification of patients at risk of fracture and therefore those who are candidates for preventive strategies is an unmet need. Bone strength, defined as the ability of the bone to resist fracture, is determined by bone mineral density (measured by bone densitometry), trabecular architecture and bone tissue quality. The trabecular bone score estimates bone microarchitecture, and low values have been described as an independent predictor of increased fracture risk. Bone microindentation is a minimally invasive technique that measures resistance of the bone to micro-cracks (microscopic separation of mineralised collagen fibres), and therefore bone tissue biomechanical properties. The superiority over bone densitometry of the correlation between the parameters measured by trabecular bone score and microindentation with the risk of fracture in diverse populations led us to test its feasibility in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant patients.
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- María José Pérez-Sáez
- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, España; Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, España; REDinREN, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, España; Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit. Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences. University of Oxford, Oxford, Inglaterra, Reino Unido; CIBERFES, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, España; CIBERFES, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, España; Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital del Mar, Universidad Autonóma de Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, España; Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, España; REDinREN, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, España.
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Mehra NK, Baranwal AK. Clinical and immunological relevance of antibodies in solid organ transplantation. Int J Immunogenet 2016; 43:351-368. [DOI: 10.1111/iji.12294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- N. K. Mehra
- National Chair and Former Dean (Research); All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics; All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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Naylor KL, Zou G, Leslie WD, Hodsman AB, Lam NN, McArthur E, Fraser LA, Knoll GA, Adachi JD, Kim SJ, Garg AX. Risk factors for fracture in adult kidney transplant recipients. World J Transplant 2016; 6:370-379. [PMID: 27358782 PMCID: PMC4919741 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM: To determine the general and transplant-specific risk factors for fractures in kidney transplant recipients.
METHODS: We conducted a cohort study of all adults who received a kidney-only transplant (n = 2723) in Ontario, Canada between 2002 and 2009. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to determine general and transplant-specific risk factors for major fractures (proximal humerus, forearm, hip, and clinical vertebral). The final model was established using the backward elimination strategy, selecting risk factors with a P-value ≤ 0.2 and forcing recipient age and sex into the model. We also assessed risk factors for other fracture locations (excluding major fractures, and fractures involving the skull, hands or feet).
RESULTS: There were 132 major fractures in the follow-up (8.1 fractures per 1000 person-years). General risk factors associated with a greater risk of major fracture were older recipient age [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) per 5-year increase 1.11, 95%CI: 1.03-1.19] and female sex (aHR = 1.81, 95%CI: 1.28-2.57). Transplant-specific risk factors associated with a greater risk of fracture included older donor age (5-year increase) (aHR = 1.09, 95%CI: 1.02-1.17) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by diabetes (aHR = 1.72, 95%CI: 1.09-2.72) or cystic kidney disease (aHR = 1.73, 95%CI: 1.08-2.78) (compared to glomerulonephritis as the reference cause). Risk factors across the two fracture locations were not consistent (major fracture locations vs other). Specifically, general risk factors associated with an increased risk of other fractures were diabetes and a fall with hospitalization prior to transplantation, while length of time on dialysis, and renal vascular disease and other causes of ESRD were the transplant-specific risk factors associated with a greater risk of other fractures.
CONCLUSION: Both general and transplant-specific risk factors were associated with a higher risk of fractures in kidney transplant recipients. Results can be used for clinical prognostication.
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BACKGROUND It remains uncertain whether kidney transplant recipients are a high-risk group for fracture. METHODS We conducted a cohort study using Ontario, Canada health care databases to estimate the 3-, 5- and 10-year cumulative incidence of nonvertebral fracture (proximal humerus, forearm, hip) in adult kidney transplant recipients between 1994 and 2009, stratifying by sex and age (<50 versus ≥50 years) at transplant. We also assessed the 3-year cumulative incidence of all fracture locations (excluding skull, toes, and fingers) and falls, 10-year cumulative incidence of hip fracture alone, and nonvertebral fracture incidence in recipients compared to nontransplant reference groups matched on age, sex, and cohort entry year. We studied 4821 recipients (median age, 50 years). RESULTS Among the age and sex strata, female recipients aged 50 years or older had the highest 3-year cumulative incidence of nonvertebral fracture (3.1%; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 2.1-4.4%). Recipients had a higher 3-year cumulative incidence of nonvertebral fracture (1.6%; 95% CI, 1.3-2.0%) compared to the general population with no previous nonvertebral fracture (0.5%; 95% CI, 0.4-0.6%; P < 0.0001) and nondialysis chronic kidney disease (1.1%; 95% CI, 0.9-1.2%; P = 0.03), but a lower fracture incidence than the general population with a previous nonvertebral fracture (2.3%; 95% CI, 1.9-2.8%; P = 0.007). The 10-year cumulative incidence of hip fracture in all recipients was 1.7% (≥3% defined as high risk in clinical guidelines). CONCLUSIONS Kidney transplant recipients may have a lower fracture risk than previously suggested in the literature. Results inform our understanding of fracture incidence after kidney transplantation and how it compares to nontransplant populations.
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Ferro CJ, Arnold J, Bagnall D, Ray D, Sharif A. Fracture risk and mortality post-kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant 2015; 29:1004-12. [PMID: 26313646 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fractures are associated with high morbidity and economic costs. There is a paucity of information on fractures after kidney transplantation outside the United States. METHODS Data were obtained from the Hospital Episode Statistics database on kidney transplants performed in England between 2001 and 2013 and post-transplant fracture-related hospitalization. Mortality data were obtained from the Office for National Statistics. RESULTS In total, 21 769 first kidney transplant procedures were analyzed with 112 512 patient-years follow-up. Overall, 836 (3.8%) kidney allograft recipients developed a fracture requiring hospitalization. Event rate was 9.99 for any fracture and 1.54 for a hip fracture per 1000 patient-years. Accounting for the competing risk of mortality, increasing age, female gender, white ethnicity, and a history of pre-transplant diabetes mellitus or previous fracture were associated with increased fracture risk post-kidney transplantation. Death occurred in 2407 (11.1%) kidney allograft recipients, with 173 deaths occurring post-fracture. In an extended Cox model, hip fracture as a time-varying factor was independently associated with an increased risk of death (hazard ratio, 3.288; 95% confidence intervals, 2.513-4.301; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Fracture rates in English kidney transplant recipients are lower than previously reported in US cohorts. Sustaining a hip fracture is associated with an increased mortality risk. Our results can be used to power future fracture prevention trials.
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- Charles J Ferro
- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Health Informatics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Health Informatics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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Pérez-Sáez MJ, Prieto-Alhambra D, Barrios C, Crespo M, Redondo D, Nogués X, Díez-Pérez A, Pascual J. Increased hip fracture and mortality in chronic kidney disease individuals: the importance of competing risks. Bone 2015; 73:154-9. [PMID: 25549867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many studies have shown a correlation between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and fracture. However, increased mortality in CKD patients is a competing risk scenario not accounted for in previous studies. Our aim was to investigate the true impact of CKD on hip fracture after accounting for a competing risk with death. METHODS We conducted a population-based cohort study to determine the impact of CKD on hip fractures in individuals aged ≥50years old registered in the SIDIAP(Q) database (representative of 1.9 million people in Catalonia, Spain). Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratio (HR) for death and hip fracture according to CKD status. A competing risk (Fine and Gray) model was fitted to estimate sub-HR for hip fracture in CKD or CKD-free patients accounting for differential mortality. RESULTS A total of 873,073 (32,934 (3.8%) CKD) patients were observed for 3 years. During follow-up, 4,823 (14.6%) CKD and 36,328 (4.3%) CKD-free participants died (HR, 1.83 [95% CI, 1.78-1.89]), whilst 522 (1.59%) and 6,292 (0.75%) sustained hip fractures, respectively. Adjusted Cox models showed a significantly increased risk of hip fractures for the CKD group (HR, 1.16 [1.06-1.27]), but this association was attenuated in competing risk models accounting for mortality (SHR, 1.14 [1.03-1.27]). CONCLUSIONS Both death and hip fracture rates are increased (by 83% and 16%, respectively) in CKD patients. However, the association between CKD and hip fractures is attenuated when an excess of mortality is taken into account. A competing risk with death must be considered in future analyses of association between CKD and any health outcomes.
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- Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, Spain; Idiap Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Idiap Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Idiap Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Medeiros M, Castañeda-Hernández G, Ross CJD, Carleton BC. Use of pharmacogenomics in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Front Genet 2015; 6:41. [PMID: 25741362 PMCID: PMC4332348 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Transplant recipients receive potent immunosuppressive drugs in order to prevent graft rejection. Therapeutic drug monitoring is the current approach to guide the dosing of calcineurin inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) and mofetil mycophenolate. Target concentrations used in pediatric patients are extrapolated from adult studies. Gene polymorphisms in metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters such as cytochromes CYP3A4 and CYP3A5, UDP-glucuronosyl transferase, and P-glycoprotein are known to influence the pharmacokinetics and dose requirements of immunosuppressants. The implications of pharmacogenomics in this patient population is discussed. Genetic information can help with achieving target concentrations in the early post-transplant period, avoiding adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions. Evidence about genetic studies and transplant outcomes is revised.
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- Mara Medeiros
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Nefrología y Metabolismo Mineral, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México, México ; Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina UNAM México, México ; Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme, Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional México, México
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- Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme, Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Division of Translational Therapeutics, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme, Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Division of Translational Therapeutics, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Song L, Xie XB, Peng LK, Yu SJ, Peng YT. Mechanism and Treatment Strategy of Osteoporosis after Transplantation. Int J Endocrinol 2015; 2015:280164. [PMID: 26273295 PMCID: PMC4530234 DOI: 10.1155/2015/280164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis (OP) has emerged as a frequent and devastating complication of organ solid transplantation process. Bone loss after organ transplant is related to adverse effects of immunosuppressants on bone remodeling and bone quality. Many factors contribute to the pathogenesis of OP in transplanted patients. Many mechanisms of OP have been deeply approached. Drugs for OP can be generally divided into "bone resorption inhibitors" and "bone formation accelerators," the former hindering bone resorption by osteoclasts and the latter increasing bone formation by osteoblasts. Currently, bisphosphonates, which are bone resorption inhibitors drugs, are more commonly used clinically than others. Using the signaling pathway or implantation bone marrow stem cell provides a novel direction for the treatment of OP, especially OP after transplantation. This review addresses the mechanism of OP and its correlation with organ transplantation, lists prevention and management of bone loss in the transplant recipient, and discusses the recipients of different age and gender.
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- Lei Song
- Center of Organ Transplantation, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Center of Organ Transplantation, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Center of Organ Transplantation, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Center of Organ Transplantation, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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Dounousi E, Leivaditis K, Eleftheriadis T, Liakopoulos V. Osteoporosis after renal transplantation. Int Urol Nephrol 2014; 47:503-11. [PMID: 25384432 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-014-0862-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bone loss and fracture are serious sequelae of kidney transplantation, associated with morbidity, mortality and high economic costs. The pathogenesis of post-transplantation bone loss is multifactorial and complex. Pre-existing bone mineral disease is responsible for a significant part, but it is aggravated by risk factors emerging after renal transplantation with immunosuppressive agents being one of the key contributors. The decrease in bone mass is particularly prominent during the first 6-12 months after transplantation, continuing at a lower rate thereafter. Bone mineral density measurements do not predict bone histology and bone biopsy findings reveal heterogeneous lesions, which vary according to time after transplantation. Currently, vitamin D and bisphosphonates are the most extensively tested therapeutic agents against this accelerated bone loss in renal transplant recipients. Both of these agents have proven effective, but there is no evidence that they decrease fracture risk. More studies are needed to examine the complex pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in this population, as well as the effects of different therapeutic interventions on bone disorders after kidney transplantation.
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- Evangelia Dounousi
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University Hospital of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Opelz G, Döhler B. Ceppellini Lecture 2012: collateral damage from HLA mismatching in kidney transplantation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 82:235-42. [PMID: 24461002 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inclusion of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching in donor kidney allocation schemes has been based solely on its association with graft survival. Other long-term effects associated with HLA incompatibility are largely unexplored. Data from deceased donor kidney transplants reported to the Collaborative Transplant Study have been analyzed to assess the relation between HLA mismatching and clinical events to 3 years post-transplant, and an overview of these analyses is presented. A significant correlation was observed between the number of mismatches and the need for anti-rejection therapy during the first year post-transplant, which was maintained for HLA-DR and HLA-A + B mismatching separately and at years 2 and 3 post-transplant. The number of HLA-DR mismatches and the number of HLA-A + B mismatches as well as rejection treatment showed significant associations with the dose of maintenance steroids. The cumulative incidences of death with a functioning graft from infection or cardiovascular causes, but not from cancer, were also significantly associated with HLA mismatching. The number of HLA-DR mismatches showed a significant association with the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hip fractures. These findings show that the adverse consequences of HLA mismatching on kidney transplants extend beyond an effect on graft survival, and include an increased risk of death with a functioning graft, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and hip fracture.
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- G Opelz
- Department of Transplantation Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Napoli C, Grimaldi V, Cacciatore F, Triassi M, Giannattasio P, Picascia A, Carrano R, Renda A, Abete P, Federico S. Long-term Follow-up of Kidney Transplants in a Region of Southern Italy. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2014; 12:15-20. [DOI: 10.6002/ect.2013.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Perrin P, Caillard S, Javier RM, Braun L, Heibel F, Borni-Duval C, Muller C, Olagne J, Moulin B. Persistent hyperparathyroidism is a major risk factor for fractures in the five years after kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:2653-63. [PMID: 24034142 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The risk of fractures after kidney transplantation is high. Hyperparathyroidism frequently persists after successful kidney transplantation and contributes to bone loss, but its impact on fracture has not been demonstrated. This longitudinal study was designed to evaluate hyperparathyroidism and its associations with mineral disorders and fractures in the 5 posttransplant years. We retrospectively analyzed 143 consecutive patients who underwent kidney transplantation between August 2004 and April 2006. The biochemical parameters were determined at transplantation and at 3, 12 and 60 months posttransplantation, and fractures were recorded. The median intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) level was 334 ng/L (interquartile 151-642) at the time of transplantation and 123 ng/L (interquartile 75-224) at 3 months. Thirty fractures occurred in 22 patients. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis for PTH at 3 months (area under the ROC curve = 0.711, p = 0.002) showed that a good threshold for predicting fractures was 130 ng/L (sensitivity = 81%, specificity = 57%). In a multivariable analysis, independent risk factors for fracture were PTH >130 ng/L at 3 months (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR] = 7.5, 95% CI 2.18-25.50), and pretransplant osteopenia (AHR = 2.7, 95% CI 1.07-7.26). In summary, this study demonstrates for the first time that persistent hyperparathyroidism is an independent risk factor for fractures after kidney transplantation.
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- P Perrin
- Nephrology-Transplantation Department, University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW With graft survival rates steadily improving during the recent years, there is debate whether donor kidneys should still be allocated according to compatibility for human leukocyte antigens (HLA). RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies argue for continued kidney exchange efforts for achieving better HLA compatibility. In this modern era of immunosuppression, better HLA matching is associated not only with better graft survival, but also with the administration of lower dosages of immunosuppressive agents, a lower incidence of side-effects of immunosuppression such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, hip fractures, and death from infection, and a lower grade of sensitization if a patient has lost a kidney graft and is relisted for a retransplant. SUMMARY Despite the overall improved graft survival rates in the recent years, the data continue to support organ sharing based on HLA matching in kidney transplantation.
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Adey DB. Women and kidney transplantation. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2013; 20:427-32. [PMID: 23978549 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2013.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kidney transplant is the best kidney replacement treatment for end-stage kidney disease. The first step in moving toward kidney transplantation is referral to a transplant center for transplant evaluation. Education of dialysis staff and health-care providers may help increase referrals for evaluation. Patient education has been shown to enhance patient completion of the evaluation process. Patients have difficulty asking others to donate a kidney, but this process can be improved with home and community education. Living donors are more likely to be women than men, especially spousal donors. Deceased donors are more likely to be males younger than 35 years of age. There is a slight decrease in the rate of transplantation of women as compared with men, although not statistically significant. Pretransplant development of anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies is more common amongst women and can be a barrier to successful transplantation and may prolong the waiting time for transplant. The long-term management of cardiovascular risk factors, osteoporosis, and age-appropriate cancer screening need to be addressed with posttransplant recipients. Women have an overall increased patient and graft survival as compared with men after transplant.
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BACKGROUND Fractures in men and women after kidney transplantation are associated with morbidity (including acute and chronic pain), mortality, and high economic costs. METHODS We systematically reviewed cohort studies that provided estimates on incidence and risk factors for fracture in kidney transplant recipients. We abstracted data in duplicate and assessed the methodological quality of each study on a 17-point scale (17 representing the highest quality). RESULTS We screened 2715 articles, reviewed 81, and included 10 studies totaling 262,678 recipients (study mean, 26,268 recipients; range, 61-77,430). The average follow-up ranged from 1.7 to 5.3 years. The study quality scores ranged from 8 to 13. Fracture sites varied by study resulting in a highly variable incidence rate ranging from 3.3 to 99.6 fractures per 1000 person-years. Similarly, the 5-year cumulative incidence for fracture varied ranging from 0.85% to 27%. Common factors associated with an increased fracture risk were older age, female sex, the presence of diabetes, and receipt of dialysis before transplantation. Other less common but statistically significant risk factors were a previous history of fracture and receipt of a kidney from a deceased (vs. living) donor. CONCLUSIONS There is poor consensus on the incidence and risk factors for fractures in kidney transplant recipients. Previous studies vary substantially in quality, fracture definitions, and the characteristics of recipients studied. Future research should clarify fracture incidence and risk, which will inform the design of future prevention trials and guide prognostication.
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Opelz G, Döhler B. Association of HLA mismatch with death with a functioning graft after kidney transplantation: a collaborative transplant study report. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:3031-8. [PMID: 22900931 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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HLA mismatches may correlate with risk of death with a functioning graft (DWFG) because of requirement for higher immunosuppression doses and more antirejection therapy. Deceased-donor kidney transplants (n = 177 584) performed 1990-2009 and reported to the Collaborative Transplant Study were analyzed. The incidence of DWFG was found to be 4.8% during year 1 posttransplant and 7.7% during years 2-5 (Kaplan-Meier estimates). Most frequent causes of DWFG were infection, cardiovascular disease and malignancy (32.2%, 30.9% and 3.6% in year 1; 16.4%, 29.6% and 15.9% in years 2-5). HLA-A + B + DR mismatches were significantly associated with DWFG during year 1 (p < 0.001), a correlation that diminished but persisted during years 2-5 (p < 0.001). HLA mismatch was associated with DWFG because of infection (p < 0.001 during year 1, p = 0.043 during years 2-5) or cardiovascular disease (p < 0.001 during year 1, p = 0.030 during years 2-5) but not malignancy. There was also a significant association between HLA mismatch and hospitalization for viral (p < 0.001) or bacterial (p = 0.002) infection. Multivariable analysis showed that mismatches for HLA class II were more strongly associated with both hospitalization and DWFG than mismatches for HLA class I.
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- G Opelz
- Department of Transplantation Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Alshayeb HM, Josephson MA, Sprague SM. CKD-mineral and bone disorder management in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Kidney Dis 2012; 61:310-25. [PMID: 23102732 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kidney transplantation, the most effective treatment for the metabolic abnormalities of chronic kidney disease (CKD), only partially corrects CKD-mineral and bone disorders. Posttransplantation bone disease, one of the major complications of kidney transplantation, is characterized by accelerated loss of bone mineral density and increased risk of fractures and osteonecrosis. The pathogenesis of posttransplantation bone disease is multifactorial and includes the persistent manifestations of pretransplantation CKD-mineral and bone disorder, peritransplantation changes in the fibroblast growth factor 23-parathyroid hormone-vitamin D axis, metabolic perturbations such as persistent hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia, and the effects of immunosuppressive therapies. Posttransplantation fractures occur more commonly at peripheral than central sites. Although there is significant loss of bone density after transplantation, the evidence linking posttransplantation bone loss and subsequent fracture risk is circumstantial. Presently, there are no prospective clinical trials that define the optimal therapy for posttransplantation bone disease. Combined pharmacologic therapy that targets multiple components of the disordered pathways has been used. Although bisphosphonate or calcitriol therapy can preserve bone mineral density after transplantation, there is no evidence that these agents decrease fracture risk. Moreover, bisphosphonates pose potential risks for adynamic bone disease.
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- Hala M Alshayeb
- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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As the immunobiological function of the HLA (human leucocyte antigen) class I and II molecules was revealed, we have seen an explosive development of the HLA field. Today, the HLA complex occupies a central position in basic and clinical immunology. In this Opinion article, I will briefly discuss some challenges which in my opinion are more important than others in the near future of HLA, with a focus on products of the classical HLA class I and II genes. Matching for HLA antigens will continue to be of importance in organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantations. In the latter field, induction of graft-versus-leukemia effects will receive greater attention, where HLA will play a central role. It is anticipated that we will see an extensive development in our knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, where some HLA class I and II genes by far are the strongest predisposing genes. To predict and prevent autoimmune diseases will be a major challenge for the HLA field in the future. HLA will also be of increasing importance in pharmacogenomics, vaccinations and anthropology. Together, this will leave the HLA field with many new challenges and opportunities, which in the future will require more focus on functional aspects of the immunogenetics of HLA.
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- E Thorsby
- Institute of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Süsal C, Opelz G. Impact of HLA matching and HLA antibodies in organ transplantation: a collaborative transplant study view. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 882:267-77. [PMID: 22665239 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-842-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS) was initiated in 1982 in Heidelberg, Germany, and originated from the need to gain further insight into the complex problems and risks involved in human organ transplantation. Currently, more than 400 transplant centers in 45 countries are contributing to this voluntary international effort, and from the beginning of the study, the impact on graft outcome of immunological factors, such as matching for HLA antigens and allosensitization to HLA and non-HLA antigens, have been areas of interest. Herein, we summarize the recent findings from the CTS on these two topics.
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- Caner Süsal
- Department of Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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