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作者: Merçay, Aurélia ; Van Delden, Christian ; Compagnon, Philippe ; Berzigotti, Annalisa ; Schuurmans, Macé ; Berger, Christoph ; Bochud, Pierre-Yves ; Nägeli, Mirjam ; Rick, Juliane ; Lamoth, Frédéric ; Borner, Petra ; Branca, Sanda ; Flammer, Andreas ; Bachofner, Adrian ; Hirsch, Hans H. ; Banz, Vanessa ; Cairoli, Anne ; Martinelli, Michele ; Wilhelm, Markus ; Schwab, Simon ; Dreifuss, Joëlle Lynn ; Müller, Jelena ; Wehmeier, Caroline ; Yerly, Patrick ; Rössler, Fabian ; Krueger, Thorsten ; Pazeller, Rosmarie ; Immer, Franz ; Stirnimann, Guido ; Hillinger, Sven ; Wilhelm, Maud ; Reineke, David ; Leichtle, Alexander ; Kaur, Amandeep ; Mettler, Karin ; Neofytos, Dionysios ; Lehmann, Roger ; Berishvili, Ekaterine ; Khanna, Nina ; Müller, Nicolas ; Hillenbrand, Caroline A. ; Wernli, Marion ; Binet, Isabelle ; Huynh-Do, Uyen ; Nilsson, Jakob ; L'Huillier, Arnaud ; Simonetta, Federico ; Golshayan, Dela ; Stürzinger, Ueli ; Goossens, Nicolas ; Beckmann, Sonja ; Chalandon, Yves ; Follonier, Océane ; Schachtner, Thomas ; Haidar, Fadi ; Pascual, Manuel ; Kuhn, Christian ; Koller, Michael ; Sengstag, Thierry ; Halter, Jürg ; Mueller, Nicolas J. ; Villard, Jean ; Amico, Patrizia ; Rothlin, Silvia ; Binet, Françoise-Isabelle ; De Seigneux, Sophie ; Vionnet, Julien ; Hoessly, Linard ; McLin, Valérie ; Hofbauer, Günther ; Steiger, Jürg ; De Geest, Sabina ; Schaub, Stefan ; Manuel, Oriol ; Laesser, Bettina ; Hirt, Patricia ; Hirzel, Cédric ; Sidler, Daniel ; Weissbach, Fabian H. ; Schneidawind, Dominik ; Beldi, Guido ; Akbari Bani, Dorssa ; Duchosal, Michel ; Ferrari-Lacraz, Sylvie ; Mellac, Katell ; Catana, Emmanuelle ; Fehr, Thomas ; Hess, Christoph ; Dickenmann, Michael ; Venetz, Jean-Pierre ; Kremer, Andreas ; Leuzinger, Karoline ; Müller-Arndt, Ulrike ; Frossard, Jaromil ; Marti, Hans-Peter
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) causes premature renal failure in 10% to 30% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Current guidelines recommend screening for new-onset BKPyV-DNAemia/nephropathy and reducing immunosuppression to regain BKPyV-specific immune control. Because BKPyV encompasses 4 major genotype (gt)-encoded serotypes (st1,-2,-3,-4), st-specific antibodies may inform the risk and course of BKPyV-DNAemia/nephropathy. Using BKPyV st-virus-like particle (VLP) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we analyzed plasma from 399 blood donors (BDs) and 428 KTRs (134 KTR-cases with BKPyV-DNAemia, 294 KTR-controls). BDs were anti-BKPyV-VLP immunoglobulin G-seropositive in 85% compared to 93% of KTRs at the timepoint at transplantation (T0) (P < .001). Anti-st1 was predominant in both groups followed by anti-st4, anti-st2, and anti-st3. Antibody levels and quadruple sero-reactivity at T0 were higher in KTR-controls than in KTR-cases (P = .026) or in BDs (P < .001). In KTR-cases, anti-st increased posttransplant (P < .0001) and independently of ongoing or cleared BKPyV-DNAemia. However, anti-st levels were significantly higher at T0 in KTR-cases able to clear at timepoint 6-month posttransplant or timepoint 12-month posttransplant. In 34 KTR-cases with deep genome sequencing, BKPyV-gtI was predominant, and anti-st1 and st1-neutralizing antibodies were significantly lower at T0 than in KTR-controls. Thus, BKPyV st-specific antibody levels at transplantation might reflect gt/st-BKPyV-specific immunity clearing or preventing BKPyV-DNAemia in KTR-cases or KTR-controls, respectively. Accordingly, active or passive immunization may be most efficient pretransplant or early posttransplant.