Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of post-transplant serum soluble CD30 levels as a biomarker for the development of the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after lung transplantation during a tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil-based regimen.
METHODS: Soluble CD30 (sCD30) concentrations were measured prior to transplantation and in 175 samples taken after transplantation in 7 patients developing BOS and 7 non-BOS patients closely matched for age, underlying diseases, follow-up and gender.
RESULTS: High pre-transplant sCD30 levels dropped significantly after lung transplantation, but in the post-transplant samples no differences could be detected between patients developing BOS or not, and no changes were found prior to or during the development of BOS.
CONCLUSIONS: After transplantation, sCD30 levels are consistently suppressed, but BOS is not prevented, indicating that sCD30 cannot be used as a biomarker to predict BOS after transplantation in the regimen employed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1172-1175 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Biomarkers
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans
- Emphysema
- Female
- Graft Survival
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Informed Consent
- Ki-1 Antigen
- Lung Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycophenolic Acid
- Postoperative Complications
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Tacrolimus
- Case Reports
- Journal Article
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