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Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Sims, MW; Beers, MF; Ahya, VN; Kawut, SM; Sims, KD; Lederer, DJ; Palmer, SM; Wille, K; Lama, VN; Shah, PD; Orens, JB; Bhorade, S; Crespo, M ...
Published in: Chest
August 2011

BACKGROUND: Serum levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) have been suggested as reflecting epithelial damage in acute lung injury, COPD, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, little is known about SP-D levels in the setting of lung transplantation. METHODS: We examined plasma SP-D levels in 104 subjects from a prospective, multicenter cohort study of lung allograft recipients. Plasma SP-D was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay prior to transplant and daily for 3 days after transplant. RESULTS: Subjects undergoing transplant for IPF had higher baseline SP-D levels (median, 325 ng/mL) compared with subjects with cystic fibrosis, COPD, and pulmonary hypertension (median, 100, 80, and 82 ng/mL, respectively; P = .0001). Among subjects with IPF undergoing bilateral transplant, SP-D levels declined rapidly postoperatively. In contrast, SP-D levels in subjects undergoing single lung transplant for IPF remained significantly higher than those of bilateral allograft recipients. Among subjects undergoing single lung transplant for IPF, the development of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) was associated with a subsequent rise in SP-D levels, whereas SP-D levels in IPF subjects undergoing bilateral transplant declined, even in the presence of grade 3 PGD. Importantly, single lung allograft recipients without PGD had higher postoperative SP-D levels than bilateral allograft recipients with PGD. CONCLUSIONS: Subjects undergoing lung transplant for IPF have significantly higher baseline plasma SP-D levels compared with those with other diagnoses. Plasma SP-D is likely a biomarker of the air-blood barrier integrity in the native IPF lung, but may be less useful as a biomarker of PGD after transplant.

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Chest

DOI

EISSN

1931-3543

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

140

Issue

2

Start / End Page

489 / 496

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Primary Graft Dysfunction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
 

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Sims, M. W., Beers, M. F., Ahya, V. N., Kawut, S. M., Sims, K. D., Lederer, D. J., … Lung Transplant Outcomes Group, . (2011). Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Chest, 140(2), 489–496. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-2065
Sims, Michael W., Michael F. Beers, Vivek N. Ahya, Steven M. Kawut, Karen D. Sims, David J. Lederer, Scott M. Palmer, et al. “Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Chest 140, no. 2 (August 2011): 489–96. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-2065.
Sims MW, Beers MF, Ahya VN, Kawut SM, Sims KD, Lederer DJ, et al. Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Chest. 2011 Aug;140(2):489–96.
Sims, Michael W., et al. “Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Chest, vol. 140, no. 2, Aug. 2011, pp. 489–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1378/chest.10-2065.
Sims MW, Beers MF, Ahya VN, Kawut SM, Sims KD, Lederer DJ, Palmer SM, Wille K, Lama VN, Shah PD, Orens JB, Bhorade S, Crespo M, Weinacker A, Demissie E, Bellamy S, Christie JD, Ware LB, Lung Transplant Outcomes Group. Effect of single vs bilateral lung transplantation on plasma surfactant protein D levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Chest. 2011 Aug;140(2):489–496.

Published In

Chest

DOI

EISSN

1931-3543

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

140

Issue

2

Start / End Page

489 / 496

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Primary Graft Dysfunction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary