PMID- 30875143 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190802 LR - 20190802 IS - 1399-3062 (Electronic) IS - 1398-2273 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Jun TI - Low incidence of HHV-6 reactivation in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with corticosteroid as graft-vs-host disease prophylaxis compared with cord blood transplantation. PG - e13073 LID - 10.1111/tid.13073 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatch and the administration of immunosuppressive agents are considered risks for human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) reactivation after stem cell transplantation (SCT). However, the incidence of HHV-6 reactivation in HLA-mismatched related SCT remains unknown. METHODS: We monitored plasma HHV-6 DNA loads weekly using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for 5 weeks after SCT and compared serum IL-6 levels in HLA-mismatched SCT groups. RESULTS: Compared with detection in all 11 umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT) patients (100%), plasma HHV-6 DNA was detected in only 3 of 42 haplo-SCT patients (7.1%) despite the use of methylprednisolone and antithymocyte globulin as graft-vs-host disease prophylaxis and a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen, respectively. Correspondingly, serum IL-6 levels in haplo-SCT patients were significantly lower than those in CBT patients. No HHV-6-associated encephalitis developed in either groups. CONCLUSIONS: Neither HLA disparity nor the use of methylprednisolone and antithymocyte globulin were risk factors for HHV-6 reactivation in our haplo-SCT patients. Rather than increasing risk, the administration of immunosuppressive agents potentially prevented HHV-6 reactivation after haplo-SCT by suppressing IL-6 production. CI - (c) 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Tamaki, Hiroya AU - Tamaki H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3348-7110 AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Ikegame, Kazuhiro AU - Ikegame K AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Yoshihara, Satoshi AU - Yoshihara S AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Kaida, Katsuji AU - Kaida K AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Yoshihara, Kyoko AU - Yoshihara K AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Inoue, Takayuki AU - Inoue T AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Kato, Ruri AU - Kato R AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Nakata, Jun AU - Nakata J AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Fujioka, Tatsuya AU - Fujioka T AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Soma, Toshihiro AU - Soma T AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. AD - Laboratory of Cell Transplantation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Okada, Masaya AU - Okada M AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Ogawa, Hiroyasu AU - Ogawa H AD - Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. AD - Laboratory of Cell Transplantation, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. LA - eng GR - 2017/Hyogo College of Medicine/ PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190401 PL - Denmark TA - Transpl Infect Dis JT - Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society JID - 100883688 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) RN - 0 (Antilymphocyte Serum) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (IL6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - X4W7ZR7023 (Methylprednisolone) MH - Adolescent MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones/*therapeutic use MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Antilymphocyte Serum/therapeutic use MH - Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation/*adverse effects MH - DNA, Viral/blood MH - Female MH - Graft vs Host Disease/*prevention & control MH - HLA Antigens/genetics MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/*adverse effects MH - Herpesvirus 6, Human/physiology MH - Histocompatibility MH - Humans MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Incidence MH - Interleukin-6/blood MH - Male MH - Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use MH - Middle Aged MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Roseolovirus Infections/*diagnosis MH - Transplantation Conditioning MH - Virus Activation/*drug effects MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - HHV-6 reactivation OT - HLA-mismatched/haploidentical transplantation OT - cord blood transplantation OT - encephalitis OT - interleukin-6 EDAT- 2019/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/03 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/16 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/02/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/tid.13073 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;21(3):e13073. doi: 10.1111/tid.13073. Epub 2019 Apr 1.