Soluble Interleukin-7 receptor levels and risk of acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Soluble Interleukin-7 receptor levels and risk of acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clim.2017.08.015
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发表时间:
2018-02-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Mueller, Klaus
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作者:
Kielsen, Katrine;Shamim, Zaiba;Mueller, Klaus
Interleukin-7 is a cytokine essential for T cell homeostasis. IL-7 binds to cellular IL-7 receptors in competition with a soluble form of the receptor (sIL-7R alpha). We hypothesized that altered sIL-7R alpha levels may cause adverse outcomes in patients undergoing HSCT. In parallel, we investigated the impact of the IL-7R alpha SNP rs6897932, which has been associated with release of IL-7R.The sIL-7R alpha levels decreased during HSCT (from 114 ng/ml before to 48 ng/ml at day + 14 (P < 0.0001)). This pattern was inversely mirrored by IL-7. The IL-7/sIL-7R alpha ratio at day + 14 was significantly higher in patients developing grades II-IV aGVHD (OR = 4.3, P = 0.026). Furthermore, donor carriage of the rs6897932 T allele was associated with reduced sIL-7R alpha levels, increased risk of grades II-IV aGVHD (OR = 2.4, P = 0.055) and increased transplant-related mortality (CC = 4.5%, CT = 21.4% and TT = 27.3%, P = 0.0037).In conclusion, this study suggests an impact of sIL-7R alpha levels and rs6897932 donor genotype on alloreactivity and outcome after HSCT. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.