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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2017

The Risk of Acute Rejection Following Kidney Transplant by 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Status: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Deborah Zimmerman, Andrew A House, S Joseph Kim, Ronald A Booth, Tinghua Zhang, Tim Ramsay, Greg Knoll

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Article in Canadian journal of kidney health and disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Deborah ZimmermanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Andrew A HouseDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
S Joseph KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ronald A BoothDivision of Biochemistry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Tinghua ZhangMethods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Tim RamsayMethods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Greg KnollDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ottawa Hospital · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CALondon Health Sciences Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrediction of acute kidney transplant rejection remains imperfect despite several known risk factors. There is an increasing appreciation of the potential importance of the vitamin D pathway in immunological disease and transplantation.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D with acute rejection.

designThis was a prospective cohort study.

settingThree academic adult kidney transplant programs in Ontario, Canada, were chosen. PATIENTS: All consecutive adult patients at the 3 institutions who received a solitary kidney transplant, were able to provide written informed consent, and planned to be followed at the same center post-operatively were included. MEASUREMENTS: Serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were measured at baseline, 3, and 6 months post-transplantation. Acute rejection was classified using Banff criteria.

methodsThe co-primary outcome was the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and time to first occurrence of biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) within the first year after kidney transplantation. Cox proportional hazards models were fitted taking into account the time-varying nature of serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.

resultsFrom 556 screened patients, data on 327 kidney transplant recipients are included. First BPAR occurred in 54 (16.5%) patients. In adjusted Cox proportional hazards models, the serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was not associated with acute renal transplant rejection (hazard ratio 1.00; 95% [confidence interval] CI, 0.87-1.14, per 10 nmol/L increase, and hazard ratio 0.97; 95% CI, 0.84-1.12, per 10 pmol/L increase, respectively). LIMITATIONS: Given the observational design, we cannot rule out the possibility of residual confounding that limited our ability to detect a clinically significant effect of vitamin D metabolites on acute rejection.

conclusionsA low serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D is not associated with an increased risk of acute kidney transplant rejection following kidney transplantation.

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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D25-hydroxyvitamin Dacute rejectionrenal transplant

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PMCPMC5406125
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