Use of serum KL-6 level for detecting patients with restrictive allograft syndrome after lung transplantation
Berastegui García, Cristina (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Gómez-Ollés, Susana (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias)
Mendoza-Valderrey, Alberto (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Pereira-Veiga, Thais (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Culebras Amigo, Mario (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Monforte, Víctor (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Sáez-Giménez, Berta (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
López-Meseguer, Manuel (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Sintes-Permanyer, Helena (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Ruiz De Miguel, Victoria (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Bravo Masgoret, Carles (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Sacanell, Judith (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Ramon, María-Antonia (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Romero, Laura (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Deu, Maria (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Roman Broto, Antonio (Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR))
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Fecha:	2020
Resumen:	KL-6 is an antigen produced mainly by damaged type II pneumocytes that is involved in interstitial lung disease. Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation (LT) is a major concern for LT clinicians, especially in patients with restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS). We investigated KL-6 levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as a potential biomarker of the RAS phenotype. Levels of KL-6 in serum and BALF were measured in 73 bilateral LT recipients, and patients were categorized into 4 groups: stable (ST), infection (LTI), bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), and RAS. We also studied a healthy cohort to determine reference values for serum KL-6. The highest levels of KL-6 were found in the serum of patients with RAS (918 [487. 8-1638] U/mL). No differences were found for levels of KL-6 in BALF. Using a cut-off value of 465 U/mL serum KL-6 levels was able to differentiate RAS patients from BOS patients with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 75%. Furthermore, higher serum KL-6 levels were associated with a decline in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) at 6 months after sample collection. Therefore, KL-6 in serum may well be a potential biomarker for differentiating between the BOS and RAS phenotypes of CLAD in LT recipients.
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicado en:	PloS one, Vol. 15 (january 2020) , ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226488
PMID: 31929536

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