Bariatric surgery is increasingly recognized as a safe and effective treatment for obesity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including stages 4, 5, and 5D (on dialysis). Among the available surgical methods, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed weight loss procedure and is mainly done to facilitate kidney transplantation (KT). However, many KT candidates treated with SG remain on the transplant waiting list for months to years, with some never receiving a transplant. Therefore, appropriate candidates for SG must be selected, and post-SG management should address the unique needs of this population, with a focus on sustaining the metabolic benefits of surgery while minimizing potential side effects related to rapid weight loss which may inadvertently lead to muscle and bone catabolism. Multidisciplinary post-SG care in this population may lead to overall better health on the transplant waiting list, resulting in a higher percentage of post-SG patients ultimately receiving KT. To tailor the effective treatment for these patients, clinicians should acknowledge that patients with CKD stage 4-5D have different nutritional needs and are metabolically and psychosocially distinct from the general bariatric surgery population. Sarcopenia is highly prevalent and may be exacerbated by muscle catabolism following SG if not adequately addressed. Blood pressure, glucose, and bone metabolism are all affected by the CKD stage 4-5D, and therefore require distinct diagnostic and management approaches. Long-standing chronic disease, associated comorbidities, and low adherence to medical therapies require ongoing comprehensive psychosocial assessment and support. This paper aims to review and consolidate the existing literature concerning the intersection of CKD stage 4-5D and the consequences of SG. We also suggest future clinical outcome studies examining novel treatment approaches for this medically complex population.
Nádorová onemocnění jsou druhou nejčastější příčinou úmrtí transplantovaných pacientů. Jejich incidence stoupá s dobou od transplantace. Etiologie vzniku nádorového onemocnění je multifaktoriální, kdy se vedle tradičních rizikových faktorů uplatňuje i vliv imunosupresivní léčby a porušený imunitní dohled. K manifestaci nádorového onemocnění může u pacientů po transplantaci dojít v důsledku přenosu od dárce, vznikem de novo či relapsem. Kandidáti transplantace i potencionální dárci musí být pečlivě vyšetřeni k vyloučení aktivního nádorového onemocnění. Akceptace příjemce či dárce s onkologickou anamnézou k transplantaci ledviny je závislá na typu, stadiu a aktuálním restagingu nádorového onemocnění. Léčba nádorového onemocnění po transplantaci ledviny vedle konvenčních terapeutických přístupů zahrnuje i modifikaci imunosupresivní léčby. Součástí potransplantační péče je onkologický screening pacientů vycházející z mezinárodních odborných doporučení (KDIGO - Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) z roku 2009 a národních onkologických doporučení z roku 2023.
Cancer is the second cause of death in kidney transplant recipients. The incidence increases with the post-transplant period. The etiology is multifactorial; in addition to traditional risk factors, the effects of immunosuppressive treatment and impaired immunosurveillance play a decisive role. Posttransplant cancer can occur as a result of transmission from the donor, de novo or as a relapse. Both transplant candidates and donors must be carefully examined to rule out an active cancer. Eligibility of recipients and donors with a history of cancer depends on the cancer type, stage and current restaging. Along with conventional therapeutic approaches, the post-transplant cancer treatment also includes a modification of immunosuppressive treatment. Post-transplant care includes oncology screening based on the general KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) from 2009 and national oncological recommendations from 2023.
Aneurysms remain the most common complication of an arteriovenous fistula created for dialysis access. The management of an aneurysmal arteriovenous fistula (AAVF) in kidney transplant recipients remains contentious with a lack of clear clinical guidelines. Recipients of a functioning graft do not require the fistula for dialysis access, however risk of graft failure and needing the access at a future date must be considered. In this review we outline the current evidence in the assessment and management of a transplant recipient with an AAVF. We will describe our recommended five-step approach to assessing an AAVF in transplant patients; 1.) Define AAVF 2.) Risk assess AAVF 3.) Assess transplant graft function and future graft failure risk 4.) Consider future renal replacement therapy options 5.) Vascular mapping to assess future vascular access options. Then we will describe the current therapeutic options and when they would most appropriately be employed.
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- arteriovenózní píštěl * etiologie chirurgie MeSH
- arteriovenózní zkrat * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- chronické selhání ledvin * chirurgie MeSH
- dialýza ledvin MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- příjemce transplantátu MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplant recipients are at risk for a severe course of COVID-19 with a high mortality rate. A considerable number of patients remains without a satisfactory serological response after the baseline and adjuvant SARS-CoV-2 vaccination schedule. METHODS: In this prospective, randomized study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of one and two booster doses of mRNA vaccines (either mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2) in 125 COVID-19 naive, adult kidney transplant recipients who showed an insufficient humoral response (SARS-CoV-2 IgG <10 AU/ml) to the previous 2-dose vaccination schedule. The primary outcome was the difference in the rate of a positive antibody response (SARS-CoV-2 IgG ≥10 AU/ml) between one and two booster doses at 1 month after the final booster dose. RESULTS: A positive humoral response was observed in 36 (62%) patients receiving two booster doses and in 28 (44%) patients receiving one booster dose (odds ratio [OR], 2.10, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-4.34, p = .043). Moreover, median SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were higher with two booster doses (p = .009). The number of patients with positive virus neutralizing antibody (VNA) levels was numerically higher with two booster doses compared to one booster dose, but without statistical significance (66% vs. 50%, p = .084). There was no significant difference in positive seroconversions rate and antibody levels between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2. CONCLUSION: A higher number of kidney transplant recipients achieved a positive antibody response after two booster doses compared to one booster dose.
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- COVID-19 * prevence a kontrola MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- imunoglobulin G MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mRNA vakcíny MeSH
- příjemce transplantátu MeSH
- protilátky virové MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- vakcína BNT162 MeSH
- vakcína firmy Moderna proti COVID-19 MeSH
- vakcíny proti COVID-19 škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
The Banff community summoned the TMA Banff Working Group to develop minimum diagnostic criteria (MDC) and recommendations for renal transplant TMA (Tx-TMA) diagnosis, which currently lacks standardized criteria. Using the Delphi method for consensus generation, 23 nephropathologists (panelists) with >3 years of diagnostic experience with Tx-TMA were asked to list light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopic, clinical and laboratory criteria and differential diagnoses for Tx-TMA. Delphi was modified to include 2 validations rounds with histological evaluation of whole slide images of 37 transplant biopsies (28 TMA and 9 non-TMA). Starting with 338 criteria in R1, MDC were narrowed down to 24 in R8 generating 18 pathological, 2 clinical, 4 laboratory criteria, and 8 differential diagnoses. The panelists reached a good level of agreement (70%) on 76% of the validated cases. For the first time in Banff classification, Delphi was used to reach consensus on MDC for Tx-TMA. Phase I of the study (pathology phase) will be used as a model for Phase II (nephrology phase) for consensus regarding clinical and laboratory criteria. Eventually in Phase III (consensus of the consensus groups) and the final MDC for Tx-TMA will be reported to the transplantation community.
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- alografty MeSH
- aminy MeSH
- antikoagulancia MeSH
- konsensus MeSH
- ledviny MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- trombotické mikroangiopatie * diagnóza etiologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
[Urologic complications after kidney transplantation]
Urologické komplikace s incidencí 1-10 % významně přispívají k morbiditě a mortalitě pacientů po transplantaci ledviny. Individualizované předtransplantační vyšetření a potransplantační follow-up snižují výskyt urologických komplikací. Jejich včasná diagnóza a léčba v rámci multidisciplinárního přístupu zlepšuje prognózu a dopad na osud transplantované ledviny.
Urologic complications with the incidence of 1-10% significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Individualized pretransplant evaluation and posttransplant follow-up reduce the occurance of urologic complications. A multidisciplinary approach, early diagnosis and therapy improve prognosis and outcome of kidney transplant.
- Klíčová slova
- močový leak, obstrukce močových cest,
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- lidé MeSH
- litiáza etiologie MeSH
- nádory ledvin etiologie MeSH
- pooperační komplikace MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- urinom etiologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
In lung transplantation, antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) diagnosed using the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation criteria is uncommon compared with other organs, and previous studies failed to find molecular AMR (ABMR) in lung biopsies. However, understanding of ABMR has changed with the recognition that ABMR in kidney transplants is often donor-specific antibody (DSA)-negative and associated with natural killer (NK) cell transcripts. We therefore searched for a similar molecular ABMR-like state in transbronchial biopsies using gene expression microarray results from the INTERLUNG study (#NCT02812290). After optimizing rejection-selective transcript sets in a training set (N = 488), the resulting algorithms separated an NK cell-enriched molecular rejection-like state (NKRL) from T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR)/Mixed in a test set (N = 488). Applying this approach to all 896 transbronchial biopsies distinguished 3 groups: no rejection, TCMR/Mixed, and NKRL. Like TCMR/Mixed, NKRL had increased expression of all-rejection transcripts, but NKRL had increased expression of NK cell transcripts, whereas TCMR/Mixed had increased effector T cell and activated macrophage transcripts. NKRL was usually DSA-negative and not recognized as AMR clinically. TCMR/Mixed was associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction, reduced one-second forced expiratory volume at the time of biopsy, and short-term graft failure, but NKRL was not. Thus, some lung transplants manifest a molecular state similar to DSA-negative ABMR in kidney and heart transplants, but its clinical significance must be established.
Arterial hypertension (HTN) in children after kidney transplantation is an important risk factor not only for graft loss but also for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of posttransplant HTN ranges between 60% and 90%. The etiology of posttransplant HTN is multifactorial and includes residual chronic native kidney disease, immunosuppressive therapy, and chronic allograft dysfunction among other causes. Clinic blood pressure (BP) should be measured at each outpatient visit. However, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard method for BP evaluation in children after kidney transplantation, as it often reveals masked and nocturnal HTN; given this, it should be regularly performed in each transplanted child. All classes of antihypertensive drugs are used in the treatment of posttransplant HTN because it has never been proven that one class is better than another. However, in several retrospective studies, the use of calcium channel blockers is associated with better graft function. The optimal target BP for transplanted children is still a matter of debate; it is recommended to target the same BP as for healthy children, that is, <95th percentile. Control of HTN in transplanted children remains poor - only 20%-50% of treated children have normal BP. There is a great potential for improvement of antihypertensive treatment that could potentially result in improvement of both graft and patient survival in children after kidney transplantation.
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- ambulantní monitorování krevního tlaku MeSH
- antihypertenziva terapeutické užití MeSH
- chronická renální insuficience * MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- hypertenze * diagnóza farmakoterapie epidemiologie MeSH
- krevní tlak MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
BACKGROUND: We studied the variation in molecular T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) activity in kidney transplant indication biopsies and its relationship with histologic lesions (particularly tubulitis and atrophy-fibrosis) and time posttransplant. METHODS: We examined 175 kidney transplant biopsies with molecular TCMR as defined by archetypal analysis in the INTERCOMEX study ( ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT01299168). TCMR activity was defined by a molecular classifier. RESULTS: Archetypal analysis identified 2 TCMR classes, TCMR1 and TCMR2: TCMR1 had higher TCMR activity and more antibody-mediated rejection ("mixed") activity and arteritis but little hyalinosis, whereas TCMR2 had less TCMR activity but more atrophy-fibrosis. TCMR1 and TCMR2 had similar levels of molecular injury and tubulitis. Both TCMR1 and TCMR2 biopsies were uncommon after 2 y posttransplant and were rare after 10 y, particularly TCMR1. Within late TCMR biopsies, TCMR classifier activity and activity molecules such as IFNG fell progressively with time, but tubulitis and molecular injury were sustained. Atrophy-fibrosis was increased in TCMR biopsies, even in the first year posttransplant, and rose with time posttransplant. TCMR1 and TCMR2 both reduced graft survival, but in random forests, the strongest determinant of survival after biopsies with TCMR was molecular injury, not TCMR activity. CONCLUSIONS: TCMR varies in intensity but is always strongly related to molecular injury and atrophy-fibrosis, which ultimately explains its effect on survival. We hypothesize, based on the reciprocal relationship with hyalinosis, that the TCMR1-TCMR2 gradient reflects calcineurin inhibitor drug underexposure, whereas the time-dependent decline in TCMR activity and frequency after the first year reflects T-cell exhaustion.
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- atrofie patologie MeSH
- biopsie MeSH
- fibróza MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- rejekce štěpu patologie MeSH
- T-lymfocyty MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
BACKGROUND: Immunosuppression after kidney transplantation is mainly guided via plasma tacrolimus trough level, which cannot sufficiently predict allograft rejection and infection. The plasma load of the non-pathogenic and highly prevalent torque teno virus (TTV) is associated with the immunosuppression of its host. Non-interventional studies suggest the use of TTV load to predict allograft rejection and infection. The primary objective of the current trial is to demonstrate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of TTV-guided immunosuppression. METHODS: For this purpose, a randomised, controlled, interventional, two-arm, non-inferiority, patient- and assessor-blinded, investigator-driven phase II trial was designed. A total of 260 stable, low-immunological-risk adult recipients of a kidney graft with tacrolimus-based immunosuppression and TTV infection after month 3 post-transplantation will be recruited in 13 academic centres in six European countries. Subjects will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio (allocation concealment) to receive tacrolimus either guided by TTV load or according to the local centre standard for 9 months. The primary composite endpoint includes the occurrence of infections, biopsy-proven allograft rejection, graft loss, or death. The main secondary endpoints include estimated glomerular filtration rate, graft rejection detected by protocol biopsy at month 12 post-transplantation (including molecular microscopy), development of de novo donor-specific antibodies, health-related quality of life, and drug adherence. In parallel, a comprehensive biobank will be established including plasma, serum, urine and whole blood. The date of the first enrolment was August 2022 and the planned end is April 2025. DISCUSSION: The assessment of individual kidney transplant recipient immune function might enable clinicians to personalise immunosuppression, thereby reducing infection and rejection. Moreover, the trial might act as a proof of principle for TTV-guided immunosuppression and thus pave the way for broader clinical applications, including as guidance for immune modulators or disease-modifying agents. TRIAL REGISTRATION: EU CT-Number: 2022-500024-30-00.
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- dospělí MeSH
- imunosupresiva škodlivé účinky MeSH
- imunosupresivní léčba MeSH
- kvalita života MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- rejekce štěpu diagnóza prevence a kontrola MeSH
- takrolimus škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Torque teno virus * MeSH
- transplantace ledvin * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- klinické zkoušky, fáze II MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
