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ArticleHuman immunology2016

Low incidence of acute rejection in hepatitis B virus positive liver transplant recipients and the impact of hepatitis B immunoglobulin.

Annapoorani Veerappan, Lisa B VanWagner, James M Mathew, Xuemei Huang, Joshua Miller, Brittany Lapin, Josh Levitsky

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Article in Human immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annapoorani VeerappanDepartment of Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 251 East Huron Street Galter Suite 3-150, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Lisa B VanWagnerDepartment of Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 251 East Huron Street Galter Suite 3-150, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Preventive Medicine, 680 N. Lake Shore Drive Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC), 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
James M MathewDepartment of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Microbiology-Immunology, 303 East Chicago Ave Ward 8-296, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Xuemei HuangDepartment of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Joshua MillerDepartment of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Brittany LapinNorthwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC), 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Josh LevitskyDepartment of Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 251 East Huron Street Galter Suite 3-150, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC), 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, 676 N. St. Clair 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. Electronic address: j-levitsky@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USComprehensive Clinical Research · USSouth Bruce Grey Health Centre · CAUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)UL1TR001422 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI D'AQUILA, RICHARD · 2015 to 2023
$56.8M
Derivation and validation of a cardiac risk index in liver transplantationF32HL116151 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VANWAGNER, LISA B · 2012 to 2013
$122k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001422NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL116151NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL116151-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Historically, hepatitis B virus (HBV) liver transplantation (LT) recipients have less acute cellular rejection (ACR) than those without HBV. We questioned whether this has persisted in an era of decreased Hepatitis B immunoglobulin use (HBIG) given its in vitro immunoregulatory effects. We compared the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of ACR among 40,593 primary LT recipients with HBV, hepatitis C, steatohepatitis, and immune liver disease (OPTN 2000-2011). We also assessed the in vitro effect of HBIG on alloimmune lymphoproliferation and regulatory T cell generation using mixed lymphocyte reactions. In multivariate analysis, HBV status remained a strong independent predictor of freedom from ACR (OR 0.58, 95% CI: 1.5-2.1). Patient (67.7% vs 72.3%) and graft (60.8% vs 69.1%) survival were significantly lower in patients with ACR versus no ACR for all causes except HBV. HBIG use had no statistical association with ACR. In vitro, HBIG at concentrations equivalent to clinical dosing did not inhibit lymphoproliferation or promote regulatory T cell development. In summary, the incidence and impact of ACR is lower now for HBV LT and does not appear to be secondary to HBIG by our in vitro and in vivo analyses. Rather, it may be due to the innate immunosuppressive properties of chronic HBV infection.

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Liver TransplantationTransplant RecipientsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleGraft RejectionHepatitis BHepatitis B virusHumansImmunoglobulinsIncidenceLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesImmunoglobulinsHepatitis B immunoglobulinHepatitis B virusImmunosuppressionLiver transplantationRejection

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PMID26924082
PMCPMC5772783
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