Hyaluronan and LYVE-1 and allograft function in lung transplantation recipients

Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 21;9(1):9003. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45309-6.

Abstract

Hyaluronan (HA) is associated with innate immune response activation and may be a marker of allograft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients. This was a prospective, single center study comparing levels of bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) and serum HA and the HA immobilizer LYVE-1 in lung transplant recipients with and without acute cellular rejection (ACR). Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD)-free survival was also evaluated based on HA and LYVE-1 levels. 78 recipients were enrolled with a total of 115 diagnostic biopsies and 1.5 years of median follow-up. Serum HA was correlated with BAL HA (r = 0.25, p = 0.01) and with serum LYVE-1 (r = 0.32, p = 0.002). There was significant variation in HA and LYVE-1 over time, regardless of ACR status. Levels of serum HA (median 74.7 vs 82.7, p = 0.69), BAL HA (median 149.4 vs 134.5, p = 0.39), and LYVE-1 (mean 190.2 vs 183.8, p = 0.72) were not associated with ACR. CLAD-free survival was not different in recipients with any episode of elevated serum HA (HR = 1.5, 95% CI = 0.3-7.7, p = 0.61) or BAL HA (HR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.2-3.6, p = 0.93). These results did not differ when stratified by bilateral transplant status. In this small cohort, serum HA, BAL HA, and LYVE-1 levels are not associated with ACR or CLAD-free survival in lung transplant recipients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Allografts
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biomarkers / metabolism*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry
  • Female
  • Graft Rejection / blood
  • Graft Rejection / diagnosis
  • Graft Rejection / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / blood
  • Hyaluronic Acid / metabolism*
  • Lung Transplantation / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Survival Analysis
  • Transplant Recipients
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins / blood
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • LYVE1 protein, human
  • Vesicular Transport Proteins
  • Hyaluronic Acid