Determine the Effect of Immunosuppressant on follicular regulatory T-cells in kidney transplant patients
Mujtaba Ali Hasnain, Samrah Mujtaba, Iqra Javed, Misbah, Muhammad Shahzad Gul, Abdul Ghaffar
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ABSTRACT
Background: Over the last few years, there are two major problems
identified during organ transplantation such as surgical restrictions and
transplant rejections. Few of these obstacles have been partially
removed such as the use of immunosuppressant improved it consistently while
decreasing graft rejection up to 12.2%.
Methods: This study was conducted from 2019-2021. In all patients
renal function was examined through glomerular filtration rate. Induction
therapy was given to all the transplant recipients. Induction therapy with
basiliximab 20mg intravenously on 0 and 4 days. After transplantation
tacrolimus and MMF was given with varied concentration dose. Acute rejections
were found in patients who had no biopsy or biopsy-proven rejection. In
the end, clinical pathologists had analyzed all biopsies again and recipients
who were experienced the vascular Banff grade 2 and tubule interstitial
rejection.
Results: Immunosuppressant tacrolimus treated patients were
71(67.61%) and mycophenolate mofetil used in 34(32.38%). Total 39(37.14%)
rejections were received and 66(62.85%) acceptance was recorded. Two types of
rejection were highlighted namely cell-mediated rejection 25(23.80%) and
14(13.33%) chronic antibody-mediated rejection. The effect of tacrolimus on
follicular helper T cells and follicular regulatory T cells shows the clear
difference between the kidney transplant and healthy control cells. Reduction
in numbers of follicular regulatory T cells was measured in patients.
Conclusion: eventually we find tacrolimus significantly affects the
number of follicular regulatory T-cells and follicular helper T cells.
Alemtuzumab substantially lowers the follicular regulatory T-cells.
Mycophenolate mofetil showed non-significant on T-cells.
Keywords: kidney transplant, follicular
regulatory T-cells, follicular helper T-cells.