Significance of transporter associated with antigen processing gene polymorphism in living related renal transplantation.
The HLA class I and class II mediated antigen presentation plays a major role in the initiation of immune response and the development of acute rejection after transplantation. The purpose of this study was to examine whether MHC-encoded antigen processing (TAP1, TAP2, LMP2, DMA and DMB) gene polymorphisms were associated with the incidence and the severity of acute rejection after renal transplantation. We studied a selected population of 112 pairs of donors and recipients who underwent living-related renal transplantation. They were divided into 3 groups: rejection-free (Group A, n = 51), steroid-sensitive rejection (Group B, n = 31) and steroid-resistant rejection (Group C, n = 30). The frequency of TAP2*0103 (41.2%) was significantly higher in the donors of Group A than that of Group B (12.9%, p = 0.0070, pc = 0.0280) or Group C (16. 7%, p = 0.0225, pc = 0.0900). No significant difference was observed in the allelic frequencies of the TAP1, LMP2, DMA, and DMB genes in the donors or recipients among Groups A, B, and C. This result supported the idea that the TAP2 gene polymorphism might be functionally related to antigen presentation. It also suggested that donor's antigen presenting cells with the TAP2*0103 allele would have the attenuated efficacy in the presentation of allospecific antigens to recipient's T cells.
Kobayashi
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Department of Surgery II, Nagoya University School of Medicine, , Japan. takakoba@tsuru.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Yokoyama
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Inoko
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Naruse
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Hayashi
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Morozumi
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Uchida
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Nakao
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D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics*; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C416189:H2-M antigens; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; C084245:HLA-DM antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D011506:Proteins; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; C071313:LMP-2 protein; C071692:TAP2 protein, human; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases