Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 Predicts Graft Failure and Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients by Mediating Decreased Kidney Function
Open Access
- 29 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Vol. 9 (5), 1282
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051282
Abstract
The acute phase protein group IIA secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA) has intrinsic proatherosclerotic properties. The present prospective cohort study investigated whether plasma sPLA2-IIA associates with graft failure, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), patients with accelerated atherosclerosis formation both systemically and within the graft. In 511 RTRs from a single academic center with stable graft function >1 year, baseline plasma sPLA2-IIA was determined by ELISA. Primary end points were death-censored graft failure and mortality (median follow-up, 7.0 years). Baseline sPLA2-IIA was higher in RTRs than in healthy controls (median 384 ng/dL (range 86–6951) vs. 185 ng/dL (range 104–271), p < 0.001). Kaplan–Meier analysis demonstrated increased risk for graft failure (p = 0.002), as well as cardiovascular (p < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (p < 0.001), with increasing sPLA2-IIA quartiles. Cox regression showed strong associations of sPLA2-IIA with increased risks of graft failure (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.42 (1.11–1.83), p = 0.006), as well as cardiovascular (HR = 1.48 (1.18−1.85), p = 0.001) and all-cause mortality (HR = 1.39 (1.17−1.64), p < 0.001), dependent on parameters of kidney function. Renal function during follow-up declined faster in RTRs with higher baseline sPLA2-IIA levels. In RTRs, sPLA2-IIA is a significant predictive biomarker for chronic graft failure, as well as overall and cardiovascular disease mortality dependent on kidney function. This dependency is conceivably explained by sPLA2-IIA impacting negatively on kidney function.Funding Information
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (917-56-358)
- Nierstichting (C00.1877)
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