伴高尿酸血症的IgA肾病临床和病理分析

目的探讨伴有高尿酸血症的IgA肾病的临床和病理特点。方法将经过肾活检明确诊断的原发性IgA肾病110例患者分为2组：尿酸正常组55例，尿酸升高组55例，比较2组临床和病理的差异。结果尿酸升高组与尿酸正常组比较，血尿素氮、血肌酐、24h尿蛋白定量、血总胆固醇、三酰甘油、低密度脂蛋白升高；肾小球损伤加重，肾小管萎缩、肾间质纤维化明显。结论伴有尿酸升高的kA肾病患者临床和病理损伤均重于尿酸正常的IgA肾病，临床上应给与重视。     

IgA肾病合并高尿酸血症患者的临床病理分析

目的探讨IgA肾病合并高尿酸血症患者的临床及病理变化的特点,以期揭示IgA肾病伴有高尿酸血症的临床意义。方法回顾性分析2006年6月至2012年12月厦门大学附属中山医院肾内科收治的270例经肾活检确诊的原发性IgA肾病患者,依据血尿酸水平,将270例IgA肾病患者分为高尿酸血症组和尿酸正常组,测定记录所有患者的性别、发病年龄、收缩期血压、24 h尿蛋白定量、血尿酸、血肌酐、血白蛋白、血脂等临床指标,所有患者均进行肾脏病理检查并行Lee分级,统计分析2组的临床和病理特点,并对肾功能正常患者(135例)的病理指标进一步行亚组分析。结果IgA肾病患者高尿酸血症的患病率为25.19%,高尿酸血症组患者年龄、血白蛋白、血三酰甘油、血清总胆固醇水平与尿酸正常组比较,差异无统计学意义,患者男性比例、收缩期血压、24 h尿蛋白定量、血肌酐水平均高于尿酸正常组(P0.05),高尿酸血症组患者肾脏病理Lee分级严重的比例及发生肾小管间质病变、肾内动脉病变的比例均高于尿酸正常组(P0.05)。正常肾功能患者中,高尿酸血症组出现动脉壁肥厚等肾内动脉病变及肾小管间质慢性病变的比例亦高于尿酸正常组(P0.05)。结论 IgA肾病合并高尿酸血症患者与尿酸正常组患者比较,临床表现及肾脏病理损伤多较重,尤其对肾小管间质病变及肾内血管病变影响更明显,临床预后不佳,应予重视并及时有效地进行干预治疗。     

尿N-乙酰-β-D氨基葡萄糖苷酶在IgA肾病肾小管间质损伤中的评估价值

目的评估尿N-乙酰-β-D氨基葡萄糖苷酶在IgA肾病肾小管间质损伤中的价值。方法回顾性分析2014年2月至2018年6月于本院行肾穿刺活检确诊为IgA肾病的患者82例,分为NAG正常组(NAG<12 U/L,14例)、NAG升高组(NAG>12 U/L,68例);分析两组患者间临床与病理指标的差异,并评估NAG与肾小管间质病变的相关关系。结果NAG正常组的NAG、血肌酐、胱抑素-C、尿微量白蛋白的统计量显著低于NAG升高组(P<0.05),NAG正常组的eGFR的统计量显著高于NAG升高组(P<0.05),病理改变中,NAG正常组的肾小球系膜细胞增殖、肾间质炎症细胞浸润、肾间质纤维化、肾小管萎缩积分显著低于NAG升高组,进一步logistic回归分析显示微量白蛋白、eGFR、系膜增殖、肾小管间质的病理改变为影响NAG水平的独立危险因素。结论尿NAG水平与患者eGFR、mALB以及小管间质病变密切相关,可以作为评估和监测IgAN的小管间质病变程度的临床指标。     

血、尿NGAL与IgA肾病临床与病理的相关性研究

目的:探讨血、尿中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白(NGAL)水平与IgA肾病(IgAN)患者临床与病理表现的关系。方法:选择初次诊治经肾活检病理检查确诊为IgAN且未经激素或免疫抑制剂治疗的患者40例,同时选择10例健康体检者作为对照。收集临床和病理资料,应用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测血、尿NGAL水平,并分别用IgAN牛津分型和Katafuchi半定量标准对病理进行评分。分析血、尿NGAL与IgAN患者临床及病理指标的相关性。结果:血、尿NGAL反映IgAN肾功能情况较血肌酐(Scr)、血尿素氮(BUN)更敏感,与高血压、Scr、BUN、牛津分型的系膜增殖积分(M)、间质纤维化或小管萎缩(T)以及Katafuchi分型的系膜增殖、局灶节段病变、球性硬化、炎细胞浸润、间质纤维化、肾小管萎缩、血管壁增厚、小动脉玻变等多个指标相关性分析差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05,部分P<0.01),尤其与肾小管间质损伤各项指标(炎细胞浸润、间质纤维化、肾小管萎缩)显著相关(r均>0.6,P<0.01)。ROC曲线表明血、尿NGAL在IgAN中反映小管间质病变程度方面明显优于Scr和肾小球滤过率(eGFR),血NGAL在反映小管间质病变程度方面比尿NGAL敏感度和特异度更高。结论:血、尿NGAL水平与IgA肾病临床及病理多个指标相关,更能反映肾小管间质损伤程度,可以作为评估IgA肾病小管间质病变的早期无创性指标。     

骨形成蛋白7和转化生长因子β1在不同病理类型IgA肾病的变化

目的 观察转化生长因子β1（TGF-β1）和骨形成蛋白7（BMP-7）在不同病理类型IgA肾病的变化,并探讨其意义。方法 89例IgA肾病患者分成3组：A组为47例轻度系膜增生性IgA肾病;B组为29例中重度系膜增生性IgA肾病;C组为13例增生硬化或硬化性IgA肾病。检测患者的血压、尿蛋白量（24 h）、Scr和Ccr。免疫组化和ELISA方法测定患者肾组织冰冻切片及其血、尿中TGF-β1和BMP-7水平。计算患者病理切片硬化肾小球数、新月体数和间质纤维化面积百分比。结果 随着IgA肾病患者肾小球病变的加重,肾小管萎缩和肾间质纤维化增多,其血压、尿蛋白量（24 h）、Scr逐渐增加,除B、C两组间尿蛋白量（24 h）无显著差异外,其余各组间差异均有统计学意义（P＜0．05）。与A组比较,B组肾组织及血、尿TGF-β1明显增多,C组显著降低（P＜0．01）。肾组织冰冻切片及血、尿BMP-7随着肾脏病变的加重,水平逐渐下降（P＜0．01）;而且与Ccr呈正相关;与血压、Scr、尿蛋白量（24 h）、硬化肾小球数、新月体数、肾间质纤维化面积呈负相关。结论 TGF-β1在IgA肾病系膜增生严重时明显增加,肾脏广泛纤维化时明显降低,可能参与了IgA肾病肾间质纤维化的发生。BMP-7随肾脏病变的加重而明显降低,可能导致其抗肾纤维化作用减弱。     

Wnt/β-catenin在IgA肾病中的表达及意义

目的:探讨Wnt/β-catenin及其下游靶基因在IgA肾病中的表达,分析其与患者的临床病理参数的相关性。方法:根据肾小管间质病变程度分组,采用RT-PCR、Western blot和En Vision-免疫组化技术检测各组IgA肾病患者以及正常对照组患者肾活检组织中Wnt/β-catenin及其下游靶基因snail、基质金属蛋白酶-7(MMP-7)、α-平滑肌动蛋白(α-SMA)的表达,各组之间进行比较。结果:IgA肾病患者肾活检组织中β-catenin、snail、MMP-7、α-SMA mRNA和蛋白表达水平较正常对照组升高(P0.05)。β-catenin、snail在伴有轻度肾小管间质病变的IgA肾病患者肾活检组织中表达水平高于无肾小管间质病变的IgA肾病患者(P0.05),其后随着肾小管间质病变程度的加重逐渐下降。MMP-7、α-SMA在IgA肾病患者肾活检组织中的表达水平与肾小管间质病变的严重程度相一致。结论:Wnt/β-catenin及其下游靶基因在IgA肾病中表达异常,可能参与IgA肾病的发生发展。     

IgA肾病伴高尿酸血症的临床、病理特点及相关因素分析

目的分析IgA肾病伴高尿酸血症患者的临床指标与病理改变的特点,探讨其相关影响因素。方法回顾性选取2015年1月1日至2019年12月31日于新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院首次肾活检并明确诊断为原发性IgA肾病的患者共320例作为研究对象,根据其血尿酸水平分为高尿酸血症组(111例)及血尿酸正常组(209例),比较两组患者在临床与病理指标方面的差别,采用Logistic回归模型分析IgA肾病伴高尿酸血症患者的相关影响因素。结果 320例IgA肾病患者中,合并高尿酸血症者占34.7%。临床指标方面,高尿酸血症组在男性患者比例、收缩压、舒张压、尿酸、血红蛋白、三酰甘油、尿素氮、肌酐、24 h尿蛋白定量上比血尿酸正常组高(P0.05),而高密度脂蛋白、估算肾小球滤过率比血尿酸正常组低(P0.05)。病理改变方面,高尿酸血症组在节段性肾小球硬化/黏连比例、肾小管萎缩/间质纤维化25%比例上大于血尿酸正常组(P0.05);进一步组间两两比较得出肾小管萎缩/间质纤维化50%组的比例较肾小管萎缩/间质纤维化组25%组及介于26%～50%组的比例大(P0.05)。相关因素分析得出,估算肾小球滤过率是IgA肾病伴高尿酸血症的独立相关因素(P0.05)。结论 IgA肾病伴高尿酸血症患者在临床指标及病理改变方面均较血尿酸正常患者重,提示高尿酸血症可能与IgA肾病病情进展及预后不良有一定的相关性,综合控制尿酸、血压、血脂等水平有助于改善患者预后。     

伴有慢性肾衰竭的马兜铃酸肾病与IgA肾病的配对研究

目的:了解伴有慢性肾衰竭的马兜铃酸肾病患者与IgA肾病患者的临床病理差异.方法:分析11例马兜铃酸肾病患者的临床病理资料,并与经肾活检确诊的IgA肾病患者进行配对比较.结果:两组患者的年龄、性别、血肌酐水平无明显差异(P>0.05),马兜铃酸肾病患者镜下血尿发生率低于IgA肾病患者(P<0.05).在血肌酐水平无明显差异时,马兜铃酸肾病患者血红蛋白浓度明显低于IgA肾病患者(P<0.01),尿蛋白定量和肾脏的长径少于IgA肾病患者(P<0.05).间质纤维化程度重于IgA肾病患者(P<0.05),而间质炎细胞浸润少(P<0.05).结论:伴有慢性肾衰竭的马兜铃酸肾病患者临床发展隐匿,与IgA肾病比较,肾小管间质损伤是造成肾功能损害的主要原因,因此要重视对马兜铃酸肾病的早期防治.     

106例伴有慢性肾功能不全的IgA肾病患者肾活检的临床价值

目的了解IgA肾病患者出现慢性肾功能不全时的肾脏病理学特征及其与临床的关系.方法分析106例伴有慢性肾功能不全的IgA肾病患者的临床和病理资料,根据患者血肌酐水平分为3组,分别按Lee分级标准和Hass分型标准将肾脏的病理改变分级,Katafuchi半定量积分法判断肾小球、肾小管间质及血管的病变程度.研究血肌酐水平(Scr)、内生肌酐清除率(CCr)和临床其它指标以及肾脏病理各项指标的相关性,多元回归分析影响血肌酐水平的因素.结果106例患者全部为LeeⅣ～Ⅴ级或HassⅣ～Ⅴ型.Scr＞266 μmol/L的患者Lee Ⅴ级/Hass Ⅴ型的患者数量明显高于另外两组(P＜0.05),肾脏病理总积分和间质积分均与其它两组患者差异有显著性意义(P＜0.05).尿蛋白定量、肾小球全球硬化程度、间质积分均与Scr、Ccr有显著相关性(P＜0.05),肾小管萎缩、间质纤维化与Scr、Ccr均显著相关(P＜0.01).肾小管萎缩是预测肾功能的独立因素(P＜0.01).结论IgA肾病患者出现肾功能不全时,肾脏病理学主要特征为全球硬化比例高,肾小管间质损害突出.尿蛋白量以及间质病变与肾功能损害程度显著相关,肾小管萎缩程度是预后不良的重要因素.因此,对于伴有慢性肾功能不全的IgA肾病患者,当间质有大量炎细胞浸润时应给予相应治疗,同时要积极控制蛋白尿和高血压,这样可以延缓其进展至尿毒症的时间.     

伴高尿酸血症IgA肾病的临床、病理特点及预后的相关分析

目的：研究伴高尿酸血症IgA肾病患者的临床、病理特点及预后的相关因素。方法：对2006年～2009年经肾活检确诊为IgA肾病的72例患者的临床与病理资料进行分析。根据血尿酸水平,将72例IgA患者分为高尿酸血症组与血尿酸正常组,比较两组间临床指标、肾功能指标及病理学参数。结果：临床指标中年龄、血尿酸及尿蛋白定量均与血肌酐、肾小球滤过率有显著相关性（P〈0.05）。多元逐步回归分析血尿酸对IgA肾病肾功能进展的预测优于尿蛋白定量。病理参数中肾小球积分、肾小管间质积分与血肌酐、肾小球滤过率显著相关（P〈0.05）。高尿酸血症组肾功能指标均差于血尿酸正常组。高尿酸血症组肾小管间质损害均高于血尿酸正常组。结论：IgA肾病的预后主要与尿蛋白定量、血尿酸、肾小管间质损害、球性硬化有关,IgA肾病37.5%患者合并高尿酸血症、其临床尿蛋白、肾功能损害及病理肾小管间质损害均高于血尿酸正常组IgA肾病患者,应重视血尿酸在IgA肾病中的作用。     

Related factors of hyperuricemia in IgA nephropathy patients

Objective To investigate the influencing factors of hyperuricemia in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Methods A retrospective study was performed in patients with renal biopsy diagnosed as IgAN in the Department of Nephrology, Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 2016 to October 2018. According to the blood uric acid level, they were divided into two groups: patients with hyperuricemia and patients without hyperuricemia. The general clinical indicators and renal pathological data were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of hyperuricemia in IgAN patients. Results A total of 125 IgAN patients with age of (35.70±11.16) years old were enrolled, including 63 males and 62 females. The morbidity of hyperuricemia was 44.0%(55/125). Compared with the normal blood uric acid group, the blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and the proportion of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3-5, small arterial wall thickening, fibrous crescents/globules, renal interstitial fibrosis, renal tubular atrophy, glomerular sclerosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in the hyperuric acid group were higher, while the level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was lower. And the differences were statistically significant (all P＜0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the level of serum creatinine was an independent related factor of hyperuricemia in IgAN patients (OR=1.034, 95%CI 1.005-1.064, P=0.021). Conclusions IgAN patients with hyperuricemia presented more severe glomerular, tubular and interstitial lesions, and the level of serum creatinine is an independent related factor of hyperuricemia in IgAN patients. High uric acid level may have an important influence on the progression of IgAN, so good control of serum uric acid may improve the prognosis of patients with IgAN.     

Tubular and interstitial expression of ICAM-1 as a marker of renal injury in IgA nephropathy

BACKGROUND: The upregulated renal expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is associated with glomerular and interstitial infiltration of leukocytes. AIM: To test the hypothesis that renal expression of ICAM-1 may be predictive in the highly variable IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS: ICAM-1 (CD54) in tubular epithelium and interstitial leukocytes, macrophages (CD14), and T cells (CD3) were assessed using avidin-biotin-peroxidase in renal biopsy specimens from 45 patients with IgAN and from 29 patients with no glomerulonephritis. RESULTS: In IgAN, tubular ICAM-1+ was seen in 25 of 45 (55%) biopsy specimens, associated with glomerular hypercellularity, glomerulosclerosis involving less than 50% of the glomerular area, interstitial cellular infiltration, tubular atrophy, and proteinuria (U = 44, p = 0.005). Interstitial ICAM-1+ leukocytes were correlated with glomerulosclerosis involving less and more than 50% of the glomerular area, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and serum creatinine concentration (r = 0.6343, p < 0.001). In patients with an increase of 50% in the serum creatinine concentration, interstitial ICAM-1+ leukocytes and CD14+ and CD3+ cells were significantly more numerous than in patients with a stable creatinine concentration. In patients with no glomerulonephritis, tubular ICAM-1+ was seen in 7 of 29 (24%) biopsy specimens, inversely correlated with the number of normal glomeruli and associated with glomerulosclerosis covering more than 50% of the glomerular area, tubular atrophy, and creatinine. CONCLUSIONS: Tubular and interstitial expression of ICAM-1 can be a marker of tubulointerstitial disturbance in IgAN. Interstitial ICAM-1 may be an adverse predictor of disease progression.     

Severity of tubulointerstitial inflammation and prognosis in immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Many risk factors for progression in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) have been found. We focused on renal leukocyte infiltrations and cytokines in IgAN. The subjects were 204 IgAN patients. Renal histopathological changes were semiquantitatively graded. Expression of tubulointerstitial Leukocyte common antigen (LCA), CD3, CD68, interleukin (IL)-1beta, and IL-10 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. These parameters were correlated with progression of IgAN. The significance of these correlations was tested by a multivariate analysis. Glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, interstitial inflammation, and hyaline arteriolosclerosis correlated with progression in all patients and also in patients with initially normal serum creatinine. Tubulointerstitial LCA, CD3, CD68, and IL-1beta expression correlated with progression. CD3 had the strongest correlation. In the multivariate analysis, tubulointerstitial CD3, hypertriglyceridemia, elevated serum creatinine concentration, and interstitial fibrosis were independently associated with progressive disease in all patients, and tubulointerstitial CD3 expression and hyaline arteriolosclerosis in patients with initially normal serum creatinine. We found parameters reflecting tubulointerstitial inflammation to predict deterioration of renal function in IgAN. This was also seen in patients whose serum creatinine was normal at the time of renal biopsy. Our findings show that, an immunohistochemical evaluation of tubulointerstitial inflammation seems to be a useful tool in determining the prognosis in IgAN.     

Characteristics and risk factors of intrarenal arterial lesions in patients with IgA nephropathy.

BACKGROUND: Although the clinical importance of immunoglobulin-A nephropathy (IgAN) is widely recognized, the characteristics of intrarenal arterial lesions in this disease and the main factors associated with them have not been studied extensively, and a large-scale analysis of intrarenal arterial lesions in IgAN has not been performed. METHODS: To clarify these issues, we investigated the prevalence, underlying factors and significance of intrarenal arterial lesions in 1005 patients with IgAN. We distinguished different degrees of severity of small artery and arteriolar lesions (mild, moderate and severe), using a semi-quantitative scoring system. We compared the arterial lesions of IgAN patients with those of 627 non-IgAN patients, who had mesangial proliferating glomerulonephritis without IgA deposits, and of 221 patients with membranous nephropathy (MN). RESULTS: The IgAN patients with arterial lesions were significantly younger than the non-IgAN and MN patients (mean ages 34.6 vs 40.4 and 47.7 years, respectively). The prevalence of intrarenal small artery and arteriolar lesions was 54.6% in IgAN patients, compared with 26.6 and 47.1% in non-IgAN and MN patients, respectively; the percentages of moderate/severe arterial lesions were 37.0 vs 21.6 and 23.1%, respectively; and the percentages of hyaline changes were 43.7 vs 16.8 and 21.2%, respectively. The differences in the prevalence of lesions between IgAN patients and the two other groups were statistically significant for all three parameters. Our search for possible relationships between arterial-arteriolar lesions and various indirect outcome markers disclosed significant associations with hypertension, higher serum creatinine and uric acid, high urinary protein excretion, glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Furthermore, these parameters were changed more markedly in IgAN patients with moderate/severe arterial lesions and hyaline changes than in IgAN patients who had mild arterial lesions and wall thickening alone. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of small intrarenal arterial-arteriolar lesions was higher in IgAN patients than in non-IgAN and MN patients; moreover, the lesions in IgAN patients were associated with younger age, were more severe and exhibited a higher degree of hyaline changes. Finally, the severity of small arterial- arteriolar lesions was linked to several markers of adverse outcome.     

人类IgA肾病间质小管中炎性细胞的研究

目的探讨人类IgA肾病(IgAN)间质小管中炎性细胞(CD4+、CD8+、CD25+、MAC387+、27E10+)与临床肾功能以及病理的关系。方法对36例IgAN患者肾组织石蜡切片行PAS染色及免疫组化染色(CD4、CD8、CD25、MAC387、27E10),利用电子图像分析系统测量间质小管面积(mm2),计算单位面积间质小管中炎性细胞数目。结合病理指数(肾小球硬化,肾小管萎缩,间质纤维化程度)及肾活检前后肾功能,用SPSS软件包进行统计学分析。结果在肾间质小管中,CD4+、CD8+细胞均与间质纤维化呈正相关(r=0.38、0.37,P均<0.05):CD8+细胞与肾小球硬化相关(r=0.40,P<0.05)。间质CD4+、CD8+以及MAC387+细胞数均与肾活检前Scr呈正相关(r=0.37、0.39、0.36,P均<0.05)。多元逐步回归分析显示,CD8+以及MAC387+细胞数是预测肾功能的主要相关因素。4例ESRD患者27E10+细胞数明显多于非ESRD患者组。结论浸润于间质小管中的CD4+、CD8+、MAC387+在IgAN的肾功能和肾组织损伤中可能发挥重要作用。CD8+、MAC387+细胞数是影响IgAN预后的独立因素。间质27E10+细胞可能是预测IgAN进展的有效因子。     

Histopathologic evaluation of pretransplant biopsy as a factor influencing graft function after kidney transplantation: a 1-year observation

INTRODUCTION: Many factors affect long-term results in kidney transplantation including histologic damage as a independent predictor, such as chronic allograft/nephropathy in protocol biopsies and age-dependent lesions. Histopathologic findings correlate with the incidence of delayed graft function, renal function, and allograft survival, allowing a rather precise prediction of graft outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 92 renal thick needle preimplantation and 29 postexplantation biopsies. Biopsies were preserved in 4% formalin and immersed in paraffin. Optimal biopsies contained at least 10 glomeruli and at least 2 cross-sections of arteries. We analyzed tubulitis, intensity of acute tubular necrosis, inflammatory infiltration, glomerulonephritis, arterial hyalinization, arteritis, fibrosis, tubular atrophy, arterial intimal fibrosis, increase of mesangial matrix, and percentage of glomerulosclerosis. During the postoperative course we analyzed patients condition, exigency of postoperative dialysis, urine output, as well as serum concentrations of creatinine, urea, uric acid, and ions. During a 1-year observation period, we analyzed living recipients, graft loss, death with a functioning graft, incidence of nephropathy (CAN), and acute rejection episodes (ARE). RESULTS: We observed a significant correlation between immediate graft function (IGF) and lack of ATN in the pre-0 biopsy. We observed no correlation between renal function and arterial hyalinization and fibrosis, inflammatory infiltration, tubular atrophy. In the postoperative period, we observed a significant correlation between IGF and lack of interstitial fibrosis with significantly lower levels of creatinine, urea, and potassium and higher urine output early after transplantation. IGF and better function of the right kidney was correlated with shorter time to reach a creatinine level of 2 mg%. In the postoperative periods, we also observed a difference between renal function depending on gender. The presence of acute tubular necrosis, arterial fibrosis, lack of inflammatory infiltration in the pre-0 biopsy correlated with worse late renal function. Among explantation biopsies 65.5% showed signs of CAN, and 37.93%, histologic marks of ARE.     

Analysis of the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of primary IgA nephropathy with hypertension

Objective To investigate the clinic-pathological features and prognostic risk factors of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) with hypertension (HTN). Methods Primary IgAN patients diagnosed with biopsy from January 2016 to December 2017 were recruited. Patients were divided into IgAN with normal blood pressure (IgAN-NTN) group and IgAN with hypertension (IgAN-HTN) group based on the pressure value when performing the kidney biopsy. The clinical and pathological data were collected and compared between the two groups. Kaplan-Meier method was conducted for renal results, whereas the Cox regression model was exploited to analyze the prognostic factors in the progression of IgAN-HTN patients. Results The total number of enrolled patients was 275 cases, 170 (61.82%) of which had normal pressure and 105 individuals (38.18%) resulted in hypertension. The IgAN-HTN group in terms of male proportion, age, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, serum urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, serum uric acid, 24 h urinary protein, triacylglycerol, complement C4 and so on were higher than those in the IgAN-NTN group (all P＜0.05). The incidence of gross hematuria and the level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were significantly lower than those in the NTN group (all P＜0.001). For the aspect of light microscope pathological manifestations, IgAN-HTN group exhibited more severe histological lesions including glomerular sclerosis, renal tubular atrophy or renal interstitial fibrosis, interstitial vascular injury than IgAN-NTN group (all P＜0.05). Immunofluorescence examination results showed that the deposition ratio of C1q in IgAN-HTN group was higher than that in IgAN-NTN group (P=0.015). By employing Kaplan-Meier method, the cumulative renal survival rate in the HTN group was much lower than that in the NTN group (Log-rank test: χ2=6.456, P=0.011). For the patients in IgAN-HTN group, the cumulative renal survival rate in the dyslipidemia group was much lower than that in the ortholiposis group (Log-rank test: χ2=5.093, P=0.024). There was no significant difference in the cumulative renal survival rate between the blood pressure control group and the unqualified group (Log-rank test: χ2=1.036, P=0.309). As a result of univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis, total cholesterol, eGFR and 24 h urinary protein were risk factors for renal progression of IgAN patients with hypertension. Conclusions The clinical manifestations and renal pathological changes in patients with IgAN-HTN are more serious than those in IgAN-NTN patients, which result in worse prognosis. IgAN-HTN patients should be paid more attention to the management of serum lipid level during treatment and follow-up.     

Elevation of serum von Willebrand factor and anti-endothelial cell antibodies in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy are associated with intrarenal arterial lesions

Aim: Recent studies suggest that intrarenal arterial lesions are frequently observed in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, the mechanisms of the injury have not been elucidated. The level of serum von Willebrand factor (vWF) and the prevalence of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) were investigated in patients with IgAN with different intrarenal arterial lesions. Methods: Sera from 28 patients with mild intrarenal arterial lesions (group 1) and 36 patients with severe intrarenal arterial lesions (group 2) were collected. Sera from 20 patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (group 3) and 50 healthy volunteers were also obtained as disease and normal controls, respectively. Serum vWF and AECA of both IgG and IgA isotype were detected. Results: In comparison with normal controls, serum vWF was significantly higher in group 2 and group 3. Serum vWF was also significantly higher in group 2 than in group 1. Both IgG-AECA and IgA-AECA could be detected in three groups of patients. The prevalence of anti-87 kD IgG-AECA was greatest in patients in group 2. IgAN patients, especially those in group 2 with IgG-AECA or anti-87 kD IgG-AECA, had significantly higher serum creatinine and lower creatinine clearance than those without. No significant difference could be found for IgA-AECA. The level of serum vWF was higher in IgAN patients with IgG-AECA than that in patients without. Conclusion: Intrarenal arterial lesions are associated with endothelial cell damage in IgAN, and vWF is a useful serological biomarker of severe intrarenal arterial lesions. AECA, especially IgG-AECA, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of intrarenal arterial damage in IgAN.     

成人微小病变肾病综合征发生急性肾损伤的相关影响因素分析

目的探讨成人微小病变肾病综合征发生急性肾损伤( AKI)的相关影响因素。 方法回顾性分析2002年1月1日至2015年12月31日在解放军总医院病理诊断为微小病变肾病,临床表现为首发肾病综合征的成年患者。记录其横断面临床及病理指标,并将其分为AKI组及非AKI组进行比较。用单因素及多元Logistic回归分析与AKI发生相关的影响因素。并对AKI相关的各影响因素进行交互作用检验。 结果共纳入403例患者,男女比例为1∶1.13,肾活检时平均年龄为(39.5 ± 15.1)岁,其中118(29.3%)例发生了AKI。AKI组与非AKI组相比,年龄、性别、尿蛋白定量、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、血尿素氮、估算的肾小球率过滤、肾小管萎缩、肾间质病变差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。单因素Logistic回归分析显示高龄、男性、尿蛋白定量多、肾小管萎缩、肾间质水肿、间质纤维化及炎细胞浸润、高血压是成人微小病变肾病发生AKI的危险因素。交互作用检验表明血清白蛋白对AKI的作用受到肾间质纤维化的显著影响(P＝0.0 050),且在调整年龄分组、性别、高血压、尿蛋白定量、肾小管萎缩、肾间质水肿、肾间质炎细胞浸润混杂因素后,其交互作用仍显著(P＝0.0 263)。从多元Logistic回归分析可见,在无肾间质纤维化的人群中,血清白蛋白水平的升高是AKI的独立保护因素(调整后的OR 0.8,95%CI 0.7～ 0.9,P<0.001)。在有肾间质纤维化人群中,血清白蛋白的升高对AKI肾脏的保护作用不显著(调整后的OR 1.0,95%CI 0.9～1.0,P＝0.0 278)。 结论高龄、男性、尿蛋白定量多、肾小管萎缩、肾间质水肿、间质纤维化及炎细胞浸润、高血压是成人微小病变肾病综合征发生AKI的危险因素。血清白蛋白升高对AKI的保护作用受到肾间质纤维化的影响。