血液透析､腹膜透析和肾移植的成本-效果分析

目的 探讨我院行血液透析(HD)&#65380;腹膜透析(CAPD)和肾移植(KT)3种终末期肾脏病(ESRD)替代疗法第1&#65380;第2年的成本-效果比&#65377;方法 回顾性研究上述3种疗法患者开始治疗两年内的成本&#65380;对工作的影响&#65380;以及现阶段的生活质量(用SF-36量表),并进行有关分析&#65377;结果 KT组第1年的费用高于另外两组(P < 0.001);在第2年则明显低于另外两组(P=0.005),后两组间差异无统计学意义&#65377;KT组的睡眠质量&#65380;回返工作的比例均优于另外两组&#65377;在精神健康&#65380;生理职能和精力方面,KT组与CAPD组均优于HD组&#65377;在生理机能&#65380;一般健康状况&#65380;社会功能&#65380;情感职能上,KT组优于CAPD与HD组,后两组差异无统计学意义&#65377;结论 KT组从第2年开始体现其费用上的优势,而CAPD与HD两组之间在医疗成本上无显著差异&#65377;肾移植的治疗效果在整体上优于CAPD和HD,CAPD的治疗效果略优于HD&#65377;随着KT近期和远期存活率的提高,KT应是成本-效果比最好的ESRD替代治疗方法&#65377;     

饰胶蛋白聚糖对大鼠肾系膜细胞生长的抑制作用及其信号转导途径的研究

目的 探讨饰胶蛋白聚糖(DCN)对大鼠系膜细胞(MsC)生长的抑制作用及其信号转导分子MAPKs和p21表达的影响&#65377;方法 经脂质体介导将DCN基因转染体外培养的大鼠MsC,筛选和鉴定后,收集阳性细胞克隆的培养上清(DCN上清),将其加入正常MsC的培养液中, 采用流式细胞仪检测细胞周期&#65377;用Western 印迹法分别检测MAPKs,包括细胞外调节激酶(ERK)1/2&#65380;应激活化蛋白激酶(SAPK)/氨基末端激酶(JNK)和p38和p21蛋白表达;用免疫荧光法观察p21在细胞中的表达&#65377;结果 DCN上清明显抑制正常MsC的增殖, G2-M期细胞数明显减少,仅为对照组的35%(P < 0.05); 磷酸化ERK1/2及SAPK/JNK表达增强, 分别为对照组的2.2倍&#65380; 1.4倍及1.7倍&#65380; 1.8倍;磷酸化p38无明显变化&#65377;DCN抗体呈浓度依赖性抑制磷酸化ERK1/2&#65380; SAPK/JNK的表达上调&#65377;DCN上清还可使细胞p21的表达明显增强,而DCN抗体也同样呈浓度依赖性地抑制其上调表达的作用, ERK1/2 及SAPK/JNK通路抑制剂U0126和circumin均可抑制其上调表达的作用,分别为对照组的64%和61%;而p38通路抑制剂SB203580则对其无影响&#65377;结论 DCN对肾MsC的生长有抑制作用,其机制可能经ERK1/2&#65380;SAPK/JNK和p21蛋白介导&#65377;     

两种病理类型肾病患者尿IgG对人肾小管上皮细胞表达巨噬细胞移动抑制因子的影响

目的 分离纯化表现为肾病综合征(NS)的微小病变型(MCD)及膜性肾病(MN)患者尿IgG，比较它们对人近端小管上皮细胞(HK-2)表达巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(MIF)的影响。方法 采用硫酸铵沉淀&#65380;蛋白G亲和层析纯化尿中IgG，并经SDS-PAGE、Western印迹分析鉴定&#65377;用不同浓度(0&#65380;0.5&#65380;1.0&#65380;2.5&#65380;5.0&#65380;10.0 mg/ml)的上述两种患者的尿IgG分别刺激HK-2细胞6 h，应用RT-PCR检测细胞表达MIF mRNA的变化;应用Western印迹检测细胞中MIF的蛋白水平&#65377; 结果 纯化的尿IgG经SDS-PAGE分析显示其分解为4个片段,以兔抗人IgG抗体进行免疫印迹鉴定，证实这些蛋白条带均为IgG成分&#65377; 两种不同病理类型NS患者的尿IgG均可上调HK-2细胞MIF 的基因及蛋白表达，并呈剂量依赖性&#65377;MN患者的尿IgG 0.1 mg/ml即可明显上调HK-2细胞MIF mRNA和蛋白表达(P < 0.01);而MCD患者的尿IgG需达到2.5 mg/ml才具有显著上调效应&#65377; 结论 呈NS的MCD和MN患者尿IgG可上调HK-2细胞表达MIF&#65377;MN患者尿IgG的作用强于MCD患者,提示这两种不同病理类型患者尿IgG可能存在结构或功能上的差异&#65377;     

糖基化终产物对肾间质成纤维细胞DNA损伤的影响

目的 探讨糖基化终产物(AGE)对肾间质成纤维细胞DNA损伤的影响及抗氧化剂的干预作用&#65377; 方法 不同浓度AGE修饰的牛血清白蛋白(AGE-BSA)作用于NRK-49F细胞24 h,普通培养基和牛血清白蛋白 (BSA)作为对照&#65377;N-乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)预处理细胞以观察抗氧化剂的干预作用&#65377;AlamarBlue还原法测定细胞增殖活力,单细胞凝胶电泳(彗星实验)测定细胞DNA损伤&#65377; 结果 与对照组比较,AGE作用后的细胞增殖活力下降;DNA迁移距离(彗星尾长)增加,差异有统计学意义,且2者呈剂量依赖关系&#65377;各浓度BSA作用后对细胞增殖活力无明显影响;彗星尾长无明显变化&#65377;与相同浓度BSA相比, 400&#65380;800 mg/L AGE分别使AlamarBlue还原率下降14%和15%(P < 0.05);200&#65380;400&#65380;800 mg/L AGE组彗星尾长分别为BSA组的1.45&#65380;2.12&#65380;2.71倍(P < 0.05)&#65377;与未用NAC预处理组相比,NAC预处理可使AlamarBlue还原率上升[(45.15±0.93)% 比(38.40±0.81)%,P < 0.05];彗星尾长变短[(10.02±4.54) μm比(13.48±5.32) μm,P < 0.05]&#65377; 结论 AGE可导致肾间质成纤维细胞DNA损伤,使用抗氧化剂可有效减轻AGE导致的DNA损伤&#65377;细胞内氧化应激增强可能是AGE引起肾间质成纤维细胞DNA损伤的作用机制之一。     

肾病综合征患者肾组织podocin的表达

目的 观察不同病理类型&#65380; 不同激素反应性肾病综合征(NS)患者肾小球足细胞中podocin的表达和分布特征&#65377;方法 肾组织作冰冻切片免疫荧光双染色, 以激光共聚焦显微镜采集图像&#65377;与定位标志Ⅳ型胶原α3链比较&#65377; 受检NS患者21例, 其中局灶节段性肾小球硬化(FSGS)12例(难治性7例, 非难治性5例)&#65380; 微小病变(MCD)5例&#65380; 膜性肾病(MN)4例;正常肾组织对照3例&#65377;采用LSM 510图像处理系统进行处理&#65377;荧光强度以吸光度表示&#65377; 结果 (1)podocin在正常肾组织沿肾小球基底膜呈连续&#65380; 线形分布&#65377;部分FSGS患者podocin的分布呈点状&#65380; 短线条状, 少数患者未见podocin沉积&#65377;(2)FSGS患者肾小球中podocin表达量(80.5±33.5)与对照正常肾组织(138.4±38.1)比较,显著减少(P=0.0211), 其中难治性FSGS(67.2±30.5)与正常肾组织的差异有统计学意义(P=0.0131); 非难治性FSGS患者(99.0±31.0)与正常肾组织的差异无统计学意义(P=0.1585)&#65377;(3)MCD(112.1±47.6)&#65380; MN(92.5±34.8)患者podocin的表达量亦降低,与正常肾组织比较,无统计学意义(P=0.4497, P=0.1570)&#65377;(4)不同病理类型各组NS患者肾小球中podocin表达量的差异均无统计学意义(P > 0.05)&#65377;结论 FSGS的NS患者肾小球中podocin的表达减少, 难治性FSGS患者尤为明显, 部分FSGS患者podocin分布发生改变&#65377;podocin的检测可能在FSGS激素疗效评价方面有一定价值&#65377;     

代谢综合征及其代谢因子与慢性肾损害相关性的临床研究

目的 探讨代谢综合征及其各组成因子与包括轻度肾损害在内的慢性肾损害的相关性&#65377; 方法 收集我院2003年1月至2003年12月心内科&#65380; 肾内科和内分泌科符合入选标准的住院患者966例进行回顾性分析&#65377;按有&#65380; 无慢性肾脏病(CKD)或轻度肾损害分组, 比较代谢综合征各因素与慢性肾脏损害的关系&#65377; 统计学处理包括单变量t检验&#65380;卡方检验和Logistic多因素回归分析&#65377;结果 (1)CKD组的年龄&#65380; 身体质量指数(BMI)&#65380; 总胆固醇(TC)&#65380; 甘油三酯(TG)&#65380; 高血糖&#65380; 高血压和尿酸水平, 冠心病&#65380; 脑卒中的患病率均高于无CKD组, 而高密度脂蛋白(HDL)水平明显低于无CKD组患者; (2)随着代谢综合征因子数量的增多, CKD发病率上升; (3)代谢综合征中各因子并存较各因子单独存在的CKD的危险性增加, 与高血糖并存的频率最高; (4)BMI增加也是CKD的重要危险因素; (5)高血糖患者发生轻度肾损害的风险最大(优势比OR=7.698)&#65377;结论 代谢综合征及其各组成因子是包括轻度肾损害在内的CKD的重要危险因素&#65377;随着代谢综合征因子的增多, CKD的危险也随之增加&#65377; 除了高血糖和高血压, BMI增加也是其中重要的影响因子&#65377;     

通过基因敲低探讨多个足细胞分子作用及分子间反应

目的 研究足细胞裂孔隔膜(SD)复合体分子nephrin&#65380;podocin和CD2AP,以及足细胞骨架蛋白α-辅肌动蛋白(actinin)-4的作用及分子间反应&#65377;方法 针对nephrin&#65380; podocin&#65380;CD2AP和α-actinin-4 mRNA序列分别设计并构建2个特异RNA干扰质粒-psiRNA-hH1GFPzeo,分别导入小鼠足细胞系MPC5以 “敲低”其表达&#65377;免疫荧光染色观察其分布方式&#65377;半定量RT-PCR和免疫蛋白印迹检测其mRNA和蛋白表达&#65377; 结果 (1) podocin敲低组(siPod966和siPod54):未检测到podocin及nephrin mRNA,其蛋白分别下降了92%&#65380;79%及82%&#65380;67%&#65377;而CD2AP mRNA和蛋白分别增加了62%&#65380;42%及71%&#65380;46%&#65377;α-actinin-4无变化&#65377;(2)nephrin敲低组(siNep492):未检测到nephrin mRNA和蛋白&#65377;而CD2AP mRNA和蛋白分别增加了35%&#65380;48%&#65377;Podocin和α-actinin-4无变化&#65377;(3)CD2AP敲低组(siCda744和siCda21):未检测到CD2AP mRNA,其蛋白分别下降了92%和83%&#65377;Nephrin mRNA和蛋白分别下降了60%&#65380;48%及76%&#65380;72%;而podocin mRNA和蛋白分别增加了38%&#65380;22%及56%&#65380;44%&#65377;Α-actinin-4无变化&#65377;(4)α-actinin-4敲低组(siAct1790和siAct319):α-actinin-4和nephrin 的mRNA分别下降了69%&#65380;58%及64%&#65380;49%;蛋白分别下降了81%和55%以及71%&#65380;64%&#65377;而podocin以及CD2AP mRNA分别增加了50%&#65380;34%及45%&#65380;28%;蛋白分别增加了64%&#65380;46%及65%&#65380;42%&#65377;(5)敲低nephrin&#65380;podocin和CD2AP后,这些表达量降低的分子的分布发生了明显改变,即以核周为主;而相应分子敲低后引起的podocin和CD2AP表达增加,其分布亦主要以核周染色增强为主&#65377;α-actinin-4即使表达降低,分布亦无变化,仍呈细丝状分布于胞质及足细胞伸出的突起中&#65377;结论 (1)在SD复合体分子中,nephrin可能具有相对独立的作用&#65377;(2) α-actinin-4对nephrin&#65380;podocin和CD2AP有直接或间接的作用&#65377;(3)足细胞分子间的作用和联系不总是“一致的”,可能是“单向的”&#65380;也可能是“双向的”&#65377;(4)nephrin&#65380;podocin&#65380;CD2AP和α-actinin-4在足细胞的分布有赖于其表达量的正常及正常的分子间反应&#65377;     

人尿酸转运蛋白在肾小管上皮细胞的定位表达研究

目的 明确人尿酸转运蛋白(hUAT)在人肾小管上皮细胞(HKC)内的定位表达情况&#65377; 方法 利用DNA重组技术构建hUAT&#65377;绿色荧光蛋白的融合基因分别导入人HKC及非洲爪蟾卵细胞&#65377;构建hUAT的谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)融合表达载体并制备抗hUAT的多克隆抗体&#65377;利用免疫荧光&#65380;Western印迹及激光共聚焦显微镜等技术观察hUAT在人HKC的定位表达&#65377;结果 成功制备了兔抗hUAT-GST多克隆抗体&#65377;利用该抗体及构建的pEGFP-hUAT荧光表达载体进行Western印迹和免疫荧光检测,结果表明hUAT是一种膜蛋白,并且表达于人HKC胞膜上,Northern blot结果也表明人HKC在高尿酸环境中的hUAT表达水平明显上调(P < 0.05)&#65377;结论 hUAT并非典型的膜转运蛋白,可能是以二聚体的形式才能够表达在细胞膜上,它在细胞内的定位表达可能需要特殊的转录调控机制&#65377;     

替米沙坦对糖尿病大鼠肾小球表达整合素α3β1的影响

目的 观察整合素α3β1在糖尿病大鼠肾小球的表达以及替米沙坦对其影响&#65377;方法 制备糖尿病大鼠模型,随机将动物分为糖尿病组&#65380;治疗组, 另设对照组&#65377;治疗组给予替米沙坦3 mg·kg^-1·d^-1&#65377;6周后,检测各组24 h尿白蛋白定量&#65380;肌酐清除率&#65380;血糖&#65380;血胰岛素&#65380;血压&#65380;肾重/体重;免疫组化法检测肾小球整合素α3β1表达部位及表达水平&#65377;分离肾小球,Western印迹法检测肾小球整合素α3β1蛋白表达水平&#65377; RT-PCR 检测肾小球TGF-β1mRNA 的表达&#65377;光镜下观察肾组织病理改变;电镜下观察肾组织超微结构变化&#65377;结果 免疫组化结果显示,正常大鼠整合素α3β1主要沿肾小球血管袢呈线性表达,系膜区有少量表达&#65377;糖尿病组肾小球整合素α3β1表达比正常对照组明显减弱;替米沙坦治疗组整合素α3β1表达较糖尿病组明显增加,24 h尿白蛋白定量及其它肾功能指标以及病理改变明显改善,血压无明显变化, 肾小球TGF-β1mRNA表达比糖尿病组显著下降&#65377;结论 替米沙坦可以减少糖尿病肾病大鼠早期的尿蛋白,改善病理变化,保护肾功能,其作用机制可能部分通过减少TGF-β1表达,上调整合素α3β1表达而实现&#65377;     

白蛋白诱导的肾小管细胞凋亡与丝裂素激活蛋白激酶信号通路

目的 探讨白蛋白诱导肾小管上皮细胞凋亡以及诱导凋亡的信号传导机制&#65377; 方法 将培养的大鼠肾小管细胞NRK-52E分别与不同浓度(10&#65380; 20&#65380; 30 mg/ml)的去脂无内毒素牛血清白蛋白(BSA)共同孵育6&#65380; 12&#65380; 18和24 h&#65377;透射电镜&#65380;共聚焦激光显微镜和流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡&#65377;BSA 20 mg/ml刺激NRK-52E细胞15&#65380; 30&#65380; 60和120 min后, Westen印迹测定p38&#65380;氨基末端激酶(JNK)和细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)活性&#65377;将SB202190(20 μmol/L, p38抑制剂)&#65380;SP600125(10 μmol/L, JNK抑制剂)和PD98059(20 μmol/L, ERK抑制剂)分别与白蛋白和NRK-52E细胞共同孵育24 h后检测细胞凋亡&#65377;结果 白蛋白以时间和剂量依赖方式诱导肾小管细胞凋亡&#65377;白蛋白与NRK-52E细胞共孵育后,p38和JNK活性明显升高,ERK活性显著降低&#65377;SB202190和SP600125可分别抑制白蛋白诱导NRK-52E细胞凋亡,而PD98059促进白蛋白诱导的NRK-52E细胞凋亡&#65377;结论 白蛋白以时间和剂量依赖方式诱导肾小管细胞凋亡,而p38和JNK激活与ERK抑制介导了白蛋白诱导的肾小管细胞凋亡&#65377;     

Characteristics of Chinese patients with Wegener's granulomatosis with anti-myeloperoxidase autoantibodies

BACKGROUND: Cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (cANCA)/proteinase-3(PR3)-ANCA was considered the serologic diagnostic marker for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). However, Chinese patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG were frequently diagnosed. We now analyze the characteristics of patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG and investigate the difference between patients with MPO-ANCA and PR3-ANCA. METHODS: Patients with WG were selected according to both Chapel Hill Consensus Conference definition and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria in 500 Chinese patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitides. The clinical manifestions were compared between patients with MPO-ANCA and with PR3-ANCA. RESULTS: Eight-nine patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of WG: 54/89(60.7%) were MPO-ANCA positive, 34/89(38.2%) were PR3-ANCA positive. Patients with MPO-ANCA were predominantly female compared with patients with PR3-ANCA. Patients with MPO-ANCA also had multisystem involvement. However, the prevalences of arthagia, skin rash, ophthalmic and ear involvement were significantly lower in patients with MPO-ANCA than those in patients with PR3-ANCA (46.3% vs. 70.6%, P < 0.05; 20.4% vs. 44.1%, P < 0.05; 27.8% vs. 58.8%, P < 0.01; 40.7% vs. 67.6%, P < 0.05, respectively). The prevalence of elevated initial serum creatinine was significantly higher in patients with MPO-ANCA than that in patients with PR3-ANCA (81.5% vs. 61.8%, chi(2) = 4.20, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG were not rare in Chinese.     

Renal histology in Chinese patients with anti-myeloperoxidase autoantibody-positive Wegener's granulomatosis.

BACKGROUND: Proteinase-3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA) was the serological marker for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), while myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA was the serological marker for microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). However, our previous study suggested that patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG were common in Chinese. This study aimed to analyse the renal histology of patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG. METHODS: Patients in our centre with WG were selected according to both the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference (CHCC) definition and American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Patients with MPA were selected according to the CHCC definition. The renal histology was compared between patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG and with PR3-ANCA positive WG as well as patients with MPO-ANCA positive MPA. RESULTS: Sixty-one patients with WG had complete renal histological data, 39/61 with positive MPO-ANCA and 22/61 with positive PR3-ANCA. Among patients with crescents in glomeruli, those with MPO-ANCA had fewer cellular crescents and more fibrous crescents than those with PR3-ANCA (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy were more prevalent and severe in patients with MPO-ANCA than in those with PR3-ANCA (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). Compared with 44 patients with MPO-ANCA positive MPA, patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG had fewer glomeruli with crescents and more normal glomeruli (P < 0.01 and P < 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSION: Patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG are common in Chinese. In renal histology, chronic lesions were more severe and prevalent in patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG than in patients with PR3-ANCA positive WG. Glomerular lesions were less severe and less prevalent in patients with MPO-ANCA positive WG than in those with MPO-ANCA positive MPA.     

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis in patients with renal injury

Objective To investigate the characteristics and outcome of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in patients with renal injury. Methods AAV patients with renal injury diagnosed in the Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, from January 2012 to January 2017 were included into this study. Patients were divided into MPO-ANCA positive and PR3-ANCA positive groups for further study. The clinical characteristics, pathological and laboratory indexes, treatment and prognosis were retrospectively analyzed. Results A total of 68 cases were enrolled, among which 52 cases (76.5%) were MPO-ANCA positive and 16 cases (23.5%) were PR3-ANCA positive, and 41 patients (60.3%) were over 65 years old. The incidences of interstitial lung disease, digestive and nervous system damage in PR3-ANCA positive group were significantly higher than those MPO-ANCA positive group (P＜0.05). There were significant differences of hemoglobin, complement C3, complement C1q, IgE, 24 h urinary protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, procalcitonin, BVAS score and eGFR in two groups (P＜0.05). 19 cases had done renal biopsy,among them 14 cases were MPO-ANCA positive and 5 cases were PR3-ANCA positive. Incidence of crescentic necrotizing glomerulonephritis in PR3-ANCA positive group was significantly higher than that in MPO-ANCA positive group, and incidence of diffuse global glomerulosclerosis in MPO-ANCA positive group was significantly higher than that in PR3-ANCA positive group (all P＜0.05). At the median follow-up time of 32 months, the relapse rate at 6 month of MPO-ANCA-positive and PR3-ANCA-positive patients were 46.2% and 75.0%, respectively (P＜0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PR3-ANCA positive, age≥65 years old, baseline eGFR＜30 ml?min-1?(1.73 m2)-1, and combined with pulmonary interstitial lesions were all independent risk factors for relapse. And the incidence of ESRD were 42.3% and 75.0% during the follow-up period and 10 patients (14.7%) died. COX regression analysis showed that patients older than 65 years old, BVAS score≥18 points, eGFR＜30 ml?min-1?(1.73 m2)-1 and complicated with pulmonary interstitial disorders at the onset were independent risk factors causing ESRD or death. Conclusion The PR3-ANCA-positive patients had more severe renal injury than those with MPO-ANCA-positive patients, and the injury of extrarenal organs was more serious, recurrence rate was higher, and the prognosis was worse.     

ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal involvement: an outcome analysis.

BACKGROUND: The anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides are a group of heterogeneous diseases. This study was undertaken to investigate the outcome of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and renal-limited vasculitis (RLV). Furthermore, we analysed the differences in patients with proteinase 3-ANCA (PR3-ANCA) and those with myeloperoxidase-ANCA (MPO-ANCA), which have not been assessed in a homogeneously treated group of patients with renal involvement. METHODS: In this retrospective analysis, 80 patients with a new diagnosis of WG, MPA or RLV with biopsy-proven renal involvement were followed over a median of 46.7 months (range: 0.8-181.9 months). All patients had induction treatment with cyclophosphamide and oral corticosteroids. RESULTS: At the end of follow-up, 23% were dependent on dialysis. Renal survival was significantly worse in patients with WG compared with patients with MPA or RLV (P = 0.04). A higher rate of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was noticed in PR3-ANCA- vs MPO-ANCA-positive patients. A total of 21 patients (26%) died. Predictors of patient mortality were development of ESRD, older age and the maximum creatinine in the first month. Mortality was found to be higher in patients with WG and was significantly higher in PR3-ANCA-positive cases (P = 0.02). The relative risk of death was 9.32 times higher in PR3-ANCA- vs MPO-ANCA-positive patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our data underscore the pathogenetic potential of ANCA by demonstrating a more aggressive disease state and a poorer outcome in patients with PR3-ANCA.     

Renal histology in ANCA-associated vasculitis: differences between diagnostic and serologic subgroups.

BACKGROUND: Differences in renal histopathology between microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), and between anti-neutrophil cytoplasm autoantibody (ANCA) test results in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis may provide insight into the differences in pathogenesis and raise the opportunity of classifying the vasculitides more accurately. The possible differences in histopathology are investigated in this study. METHODS: We report an analysis of 173 patients with renal disease in microscopic polyangiitis or Wegener's granulomatosis. A total of 173 renal biopsies, performed at diagnosis, were scored by two observers separately, using a previously standardized protocol. Consensus on each biopsy was achieved during a central review. RESULTS: Normal glomeruli were more common in WG than in MPA (P < 0.001). Glomerulosclerosis was more prominent in MPA than in WG (P=0.003). Interstitial fibrosis (P < 0.001), tubular atrophy (P < 0.001), and tubular casts (P=0.005) were more frequently present and more severe in MPA than in WG. Presence of glomerulosclerosis was more extensive in patients with myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA than with proteinase 3 (PR3)-ANCA (P=0.022). Interstitial fibrosis (P=0.008), tubular necrosis (P=0.030), tubular atrophy (P=0.013), and intra-epithelial infiltrates (P=0.006) were more frequently present and more severe in MPO-ANCA than in PR3-ANCA. CONCLUSIONS: Glomerulonephritis in relation to MPA has more characteristics of chronic injury at the time of presentation than glomerulonephritis in relation to WG. This difference may be due to a delayed establishment of diagnosis in patients with MPA compared to patients with WG. Both active and chronic lesions are more abundantly present in MPO-ANCA-positive patients than in patients with PR3-ANCA-positivity, which suggests that the pathogenesis of renal disease in these ANCA subsets could be different. Our results also suggest that ANCA test results may be useful in classifying ANCA-associated vasculitides.     

ANCA相关性血管炎肾损害临床特征及早期诊治探讨

目的 分析抗中性粒细胞胞浆抗体(ANCA)相关性血管炎的临床表现和肾脏病理特征,探讨早期诊断和治疗对预后的影响.方法选取本院2000年1月至2009年8月明确诊断的ANCA相关性血管炎共21例,18例行肾活检.总结患者的临床病理资科.分析不同治疗时机对肾功能转归的影响.结果本组21例ANCA相关性血管炎平均年龄(52.5±11.5)岁,显微镜下多血管炎(MPA)16例,韦格纳肉芽肿(WG)3例,变应性肉芽肿性血管炎(CSS)2例.肾外表现主要为发烧17例(80.1%)、下呼吸道症状18例(85.7%)、肺影像学改变21例(100%)、贫血16例(76.2%)、眼耳鼻受累8例(38.1%);肾脏表现血尿21例(100%),蛋白尿19例(90.1%),血肌酐正常6例(28.5%),升高15例(71.4%),8例需透析替代.ANCA检测pANCA和MPO-ANCA阳性16例,cANCA和PR3-ANCA阳性3例.pANCA/MPO-ANCA和cANCA/PR3-ANCA均阳性1例,全阴性1例.肾活检可见节段性小血管壁纤维素样坏死,新月体多见.免疫荧光无或微量免疫复合物沉积.治疗采用糖皮质激素联合环磷酰胺,重症加用血浆置换.7例血肌酐异常但不需透析者5例治疗后血肌酐恢复正常;8例需透析者2例治疗后血肌酐恢复正常,2例脱离透析但血肌酐异常,4例未能脱离透析.结论ANCA相关性小血管炎临床表现多样,肺、肾是最常见的受累器官.ANCA检测和肾活检有助于早期诊断,尽早积极治疗有助于肾功能的恢复.     

Neutrophil membrane expression of proteinase 3 (PR3) is related to relapse in PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis

Wegener granulomatosis (WG) is strongly associated with the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasm autoantibodies (ANCA) with specificity for proteinase 3 (PR3). Relapses of WG are frequently preceded by a rise of autoantibody titer and PR3-ANCA are able to activate primed neutrophils in vitro. Except being stored intracellularly and translocated to the cell surface upon neutrophil stimulation, PR3 can also be detected on the surface of non-stimulated neutrophils (membrane PR3 or mPR3), with an interindividual variability in percentages of mPR3(-)-positive cells and level of mPR3 expression. This study began with the hypothesis that the presence of PR3 on the surface of non-stimulated neutrophils enables interaction with PR3-ANCA and influences clinical manifestations of the disease. It analyzed mPR3 expression on neutrophils of 89 WG patients in complete remission and 72 healthy controls to evaluate whether the presence of PR3 on the surface of resting neutrophils is related to clinical manifestations of WG and/or to the susceptibility to develop relapses. The number of patients with a bimodal mPR3 expression on resting neutrophils did not differ between patients and controls. However, in WG patients, an increased percentage of mPR3(+) neutrophils and an elevated level of mPR3 expression compared with healthy individuals (P = 0.037) were found. Within the group of WG patients, an elevated level of mPR3 expression was significantly associated with an increased risk for relapse (P = 0.021) and with an increased relapse rate (P = 0.011), but not with the disease extent or particular manifestations at diagnosis or at relapse. These data support the hypothesis that PR3 expression on the membrane of neutrophils plays a role in the pathophysiology of PR3-ANCA associated vasculitis.     

The clinical features of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis in Chinese children

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitis is reported mainly in adults. Studies in children are limited. The current study retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics and pathology of ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis in children in our hospital during the past 7 years. Twenty-four pediatric patients were diagnosed as having ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis, including 19 patients with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), one with Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG), three with propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced ANCA-positive vasculitis and one with anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease. Of patients with primary ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis (MPA and WG), with an average age of 10.8±2.8 (6–14) years, 18 patients (90%) were female and two (10%) were male. Nineteen patients (95%) were p-ANCA/MPO-ANCA positive and one (5%) was c-ANCA/PR3-ANCA positive. The interval between onset and diagnosis was 8.5±24.3 (0.2–108) months. The majority of the patients (85%) had multi-organ involvement. All patients had clinical evidence of renal involvement and presented with hematuria and proteinuria. Of 20 patients, 16 (80%) also had acute renal failure, and five patients were dialysis dependent. Nine patients underwent renal biopsy and were diagnosed with necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis. However, six biopsies showed immune complex deposition. All patients received immunosuppressive therapy including prednisone and cyclophosphamide, and ten patients also received intravenous administration of methylprednisone pulse therapy according to their clinical situation and renal pathology. Sixteen patients achieved clinical remission, and four patients presented as treatment failure. Patients were followed up for 12.3±5.1 months (median 12 months; range 1 to 91 months). Ten patients maintained their clinical remission, and ten progressed to renal failure requiring dialysis. Our study showed that the clinical features and pathology of primary ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis in children were similar to those of adults, but there were a predominance of female patients and late diagnoses. We suggest that early recognition and prompt aggressive treatment might improve outcome.     

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in Chinese patients with anti-GBM crescentic glomerulonephritis

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of ANCA and their target antigen in Chinese patients with anti-GBM crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN), and to evaluate the possible role of ANCA in Chinese anti-GBM CGN patients with coexisting serum ANCA by studying clinicopathologic features of this disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-three sera were collected from 23 renal biopsy-proven anti-GBM CGN patients. According to the standardized procedures, all of the sera were determined by both, indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) ANCA, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) MPO-ANCA, PR3-ANCA and BPI-ANCA. The patients were divided into two groups according to serum ANCA positivity (Group A) or negativity (Group B). Thirty-three ANCA-associated pauci-immune CGN patients were regarded as control group (Group C). Their clinicopathologic features were compared to reveal whether ANCA correlated with disease activity. RESULTS: There were 11 (47.8%) cases with positive serum ANCA in 23 anti-GBM glomerulonephritis patients. There were 4/11 MPO-ANCA (one with positive PR3-ANCA and C-ANCA, three with negative IIF-ANCA), 1/11 PR3-ANCA (with positive MPO-ANCA and C-ANCA), 3/11 P-ANCA (with negative ELISA-ANCA) and 5/11 C-ANCA (one with positive PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA, and the other four with negative ELISA-ANCA). No BPI-ANCA was detected. No different clinicopathologic features were found between Groups A and B. Both were different from Group C in age, sex ratio, frequence of anuria and ESRD, variety of crescents, glomerular sclerosis, vessel lesion and prognosis. CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate that ANCA in Chinese patients with anti-GBM CGN is not rare. The major target antigen of ANCA is MPO. ANCA seems not to be correlated with disease activity.     

Comparison of anti-PR3 capture and anti-PR3 direct ELISA for detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in long-term clinical follow-up of PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis patients.

A total of 118 sera from 11 patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies against proteinase-3- (PR3-ANCA) associated vasculitis were retrospectively screened by anti-PR3 capture and anti-PR3 direct ELISA tests. We studied the relationship between capture and direct ELISA scores and the clinical activity of PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis patients during follow-up. We also studied the ability of the anti-PR3 capture ELISA to detect positive values of PR3-ANCA in clinical vasculitis relapses. Only capture ELISA presented a significant relationship (p < 0.05) with clinical activity of PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis patients over time. Capture ELISA appears to be a reliable method for detecting clinical relapses in this group of patients. Our results indicate that the new capture ELISA test is more effective than direct ELISA in the follow-up of patients with PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis and in the detection of relapses.