Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been linked with vascular pathology and is a common complication of renal transplantation. We addressed whether CMV seropositivity influences vascular pathology several years after transplant. Levels of CMV antibody increased with age, were higher in transplant recipients t...

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Main Authors: Price, Patricia, Lee, Silvia, Affandi, Jacquita, Parsons, Richard, Naylor, L., Watts, G., Irish, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: WILEY-LISS 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37480
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author Price, Patricia
Lee, Silvia
Affandi, Jacquita
Parsons, Richard
Naylor, L.
Watts, G.
Irish, A.
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Affandi, Jacquita
Parsons, Richard
Naylor, L.
Watts, G.
Irish, A.
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description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been linked with vascular pathology and is a common complication of renal transplantation. We addressed whether CMV seropositivity influences vascular pathology several years after transplant. Levels of CMV antibody increased with age, were higher in transplant recipients than healthy controls (P < 0.001), and correlated with vascular endothelial function measured by flow mediated-dilation of the brachial artery (FMD). However, the optimal general linear model predicting FMD included CMV seropositivity as a marginal effect (P = 0.068), with age (P = 0.013), gender (P < 0.0001), and transplantation (P < 0.0001). Other measures of the burden of CMV are being tested as CMV prophylaxis is feasible as an approach to reduce vascular disease.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-374802017-11-03T01:31:18Z Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients Price, Patricia Lee, Silvia Affandi, Jacquita Parsons, Richard Naylor, L. Watts, G. Irish, A. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been linked with vascular pathology and is a common complication of renal transplantation. We addressed whether CMV seropositivity influences vascular pathology several years after transplant. Levels of CMV antibody increased with age, were higher in transplant recipients than healthy controls (P < 0.001), and correlated with vascular endothelial function measured by flow mediated-dilation of the brachial artery (FMD). However, the optimal general linear model predicting FMD included CMV seropositivity as a marginal effect (P = 0.068), with age (P = 0.013), gender (P < 0.0001), and transplantation (P < 0.0001). Other measures of the burden of CMV are being tested as CMV prophylaxis is feasible as an approach to reduce vascular disease. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37480 10.1002/jmv.24602 WILEY-LISS fulltext
spellingShingle Price, Patricia
Lee, Silvia
Affandi, Jacquita
Parsons, Richard
Naylor, L.
Watts, G.
Irish, A.
Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title_full Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title_fullStr Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title_full_unstemmed Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title_short Cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
title_sort cytomegalovirus antibody and vascular pathology in renal transplant recipients
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37480