Microhematuria Enhances the Risks of Relapse and Renal Progression in Primary Membranous Nephropathy.
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Project description:Membranous nephropathy (MN) is an autoimmune disease of the kidney glomerulus and one of the leading causes of nephrotic syndrome. The disease exhibits heterogenous outcomes with approximately 30% of cases progressing to end-stage renal disease. The clinical management of MN has steadily advanced owing to the identification of autoantibodies to the phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) in 2009 and thrombospondin domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) in 2014 on the podocyte surface. Approximately 50-80% and 3-5% of primary MN (PMN) cases are associated with either anti-PLA2R or anti-THSD7A antibodies, respectively. The presence of these autoantibodies is used for MN diagnosis; antibody levels correlate with disease severity and possess significant biomarker values in monitoring disease progression and treatment response. Importantly, both autoantibodies are causative to MN. Additionally, evidence is emerging that NELL-1 is associated with 5-10% of PMN cases that are PLA2R- and THSD7A-negative, which moves us one step closer to mapping out the full spectrum of PMN antigens. Recent developments suggest exostosin 1 (EXT1), EXT2, NELL-1, and contactin 1 (CNTN1) are associated with MN. Genetic factors and other mechanisms are in place to regulate these factors and may contribute to MN pathogenesis. This review will discuss recent developments over the past 5 years.
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Project description:Background and objectivesThe clinical and pathological impact factors for renal function recovery in acute kidney injury (AKI) on the progression of renal function in primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) with AKI patients have not yet been reported, we sought to investigate the factors that may influence renal function recovery and develop a nomogram model for predicting renal function recovery in PMN with AKI patients.MethodsTwo PMN with AKI cohorts from the Nephrology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University during 2012-2018 and 2019-2020 were included, i.e., a derivation cohort during 2012-2018 and a validation cohort during 2019-2020. Clinical characteristics and renal pathological features were obtained. The outcome measurement was the recovery of renal function within 12 months. Lasso regression was used for clinical and pathological features selection. Prediction model was built and nomogram was plotted. Model evaluations including calibration curves were performed.ResultRenal function recovery was found in 72 of 124 (58.1%) patients and 41 of 72 (56.9%) patients in the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. The prognostic nomogram model included determinants of sex, age, the comorbidity of hypertensive nephropathy, the stage of glomerular basement membrane and diuretic treatment with a reasonable concordance index of 0.773 (95%CI,0.716-0.830) in the derivation cohort and 0.773 (95%CI, 0.693-0.853) in the validation cohort. Diuretic use was a significant impact factor with decrease of renal function recovery in PMN with AKI patients.ConclusionThe predictive nomogram model provides useful prognostic tool for renal function recovery in PMN patients with AKI.
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Project description:BackgroundThe outcome of patients with primary membranous nephropathy (pMN) who present with nephrotic syndrome (NS) is variable and difficult to predict. The goal of this study was to develop a nomogram to predict the risk of progression for specific individuals.MethodsThis retrospective study involved biopsy-proven patients with pMN and NS treated between January 2012 and June 2018. The primary outcome of our investigation was progression, defined as a reduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that was equal to or over 20% compared with baseline at the end of follow-up or the onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We used backwards stepwise logistic regression analysis to create a nomogram to predict prognosis. The model was validated internally using bootstrap resampling.ResultsA total of 111 patients were enrolled. After a median follow-up of 40.0 months (range 12-92 months), 18.9% (21/111) patients showed progression. Backwards stepwise selection using the Akaike information criterion (AIC) identified the following four variables as independent risk factors for progression, which were all used in the nomogram: age ≥ 65 years [odds ratio (OR) 7.004; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.783-27.505; p = 0.005], Ln (sPLA2R-Ab) (OR 2.150; 95% CI 1.293-3.577; p = 0.003), Ln (proteinuria) (OR 5.939; 95% CI 1.055-33.436; p = 0.043) and Ln (Uα1m/Cr) (OR 2.808; 95% CI 1.035-7.619; p = 0.043). The discriminative ability and calibration of the nomogram revealed good predictive ability, as indicated by a C-index of 0.888 (95% CI 0.814-0.940) and a bootstrap-corrected C-index of 0.869; calibration curves were also well fitted. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the nomogram score revealed significantly better discrimination than each of the three risk factors alone, including Ln (sPLA2R-Ab) [area under the curve (AUC) 0.769], Ln (proteinuria) (AUC 0.653) and Ln (Uα1m) (AUC 0.781) in the prediction of progression (p < 0.05). The optimal cutoff value of the nomogram score was 117.8 with a positive predictive value of 44.4% and a negative predictive value of 98.5%.ConclusionThe nomogram successfully achieved good predictive ability of progression for patients with pMN who present with NS. It can therefore help clinicians to individualize treatment plans and improve the outcome of pMN.
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Project description:Overlapping idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is rare. This study aims to investigate the unique prognostic, clinical, and renal histopathological characteristics of IMN+IgAN. This retrospective observational study included 73 consecutive cases of IMN+IgAN and 425 cases of IMN treated between September 2006 and November 2015. Prognostic and baseline clinical and histopathological data were compared between the two patient groups. Poor prognostic events included a permanent 50% reduction in eGFR, end-stage renal disease, and all-cause mortality. Renal histopathology demonstrated that the patients with IMN+IgAN presented with significantly increased mesangial cell proliferation and matrix expansion, increased inflammatory cell infiltration, and higher proportions of arteriole hyalinosis and lesions than the patients with IMN (all P?<?0.05). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the patients with IMN+IgAN had significantly higher cumulative incidence rates of partial or complete remission (PR or CR, P?=?0.0085). Multivariate Cox model analysis revealed that old age at biopsy and high baseline serum creatinine and uric acid levels were significantly associated with poor prognosis (all P?<?0.05), and increased IgA expression correlated significantly with PR or CR (P?<?0.05). The present study found that overlapping IMN and IgAN presents with unique renal histopathology and appears not to cause a poorer prognosis than IMN.
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Project description:Background and objectivesLoss of renal function in patients with primary membranous nephropathy cannot be reliably predicted by laboratory or clinical markers at the time of diagnosis. M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies have been shown to be associated with changes in proteinuria. Their eventual effect on renal function, however, is unclear.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsIn this prospective, open, multicenter study, the potential role of M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels on the increase of serum creatinine in 118 consecutive patients with membranous nephropathy and positivity for serum M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies was analyzed. Patients were included in the study between April of 2010 and December of 2012 and observed until December of 2013. The clinical end point was defined as an increase of serum creatinine by ? 25% and serum creatinine reaching ? 1.3 mg/dl.ResultsPatients were divided into tertiles according to their M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibody levels at the time of inclusion in the study: tertile 1 levels=20-86 units/ml (low), tertile 2 levels=87-201 units/ml (medium), and tertile 3 levels ? 202 units/ml (high). The median follow-up time of all patients in the study was 27 months (interquartile range=18-33 months). The clinical end point was reached in 69% of patients with high M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels (tertile 3) but only 25% of patients with low M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels. The average time to reach the study end point was 17.7 months in patients with high M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels and 30.9 months in patients with low M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels. A multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that high M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels-in addition to men and older age-are an independent predictor for progressive loss of renal function.ConclusionsHigh M-type phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies levels were associated with more rapid loss of renal function in this cohort of patients with primary membranous nephropathy and therefore, could be helpful for treatment decisions.
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Project description:Several studies have confirmed that the myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are closely associated with autoimmune diseases, but their exact role in these processes remains largely unclear. Here, we investigated the role MDSCs in patients with primary membranous nephropathy (PMN). Compared to healthy controls (HCs), PMN patients showed significantly increased number of HLA-DR-CD11b+CD33+ MDSCs in the peripheral blood, including both CD14+CD66b- monocytic and CD14-CD66b+ granulocytic MDSCs. The frequency of MDSCs was positively correlated with the level of serum anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R), 24-h urine protein quantification, and disease activity in PMN patients. Consistently, enhanced T helper 2 (Th2) and T helper 17 (Th17) immune responses were positively associated with plasma anti-PLA2R levels, 24-h urine protein quantification, and the disease activity in PMN patients. Moreover, compared to HCs, MDSCs from PMN patients exhibited significantly elevated arginase-1 (ARG-1) production and increased potential to promote Th17 differentiation in vitro in an ARG-1-dependent manner. This study directly demonstrates a pathogenic role for MDSCs in human PMN and provides a molecular mechanism for the pathogenesis of PMN. Our data show that MDSCs may promote PMN disease progression mainly by enhancing Th17 response. Therefore, MDSCs may be an important diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic marker for PMN diseases.
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Project description:Membranous Nephropathy (MN) is an autoimmune disease associated with antibodies against podocyte proteins: M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R1) or thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) in 70 and 3% of patients, respectively. Antibody titer is correlated with disease activity: rising during active disease and decreasing before remission. Therefore, decreasing PLA2R1-Antibodies titer has become an important goal of therapy. Rituximab a chimeric monoclonal antibody induces remission in 60-80% of primary MN patients. All monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can elicit antidrug antibodies, which may interfere with therapeutic response. We aim to analyze the relevance of anti-rituximab antibodies on the outcome of MN after a first course of rituximab. Forty-four MN patients were included and treated with two 1 g infusions of rituximab at 2-weeks interval. Anti-rituximab antibodies, CD19 count, and clinical response were analyzed. Then, we (i) analyzed the association of anti-rituximab antibodies at month-6 with response to treatment: remission, relapse and the need for another rituximab course; (ii) confirmed if anti-rituximab antibodies could neutralize rituximab B-cells depletion; and (iii) tested whether anti-rituximab antibodies could cross-inhibit new humanized anti-CD20 therapies. Anti-rituximab antibodies were detected in 10 patients (23%). Seventeen patients received a second rituximab course after a median time of 12 months (7-12), following nine cases of resistance and eight relapses. Anti-rituximab antibodies were significantly associated with faster B-cell reconstitution at month-6 (75 [57-89] vs. 2 [0-41] cells/μl, p = 0.006), higher proteinuria 12 months after rituximab infusion (1.7 [0.7; 5.8] vs. 0.6 [0.2; 3.4], p = 0.03) and before treatment modification (3.5 [1.6; 7.1] vs. 1.7 [0.2; 1.7] p = 0.0004). Remission rate 6 months after rituximab was not different according to anti-rituximab status (p > 0.99) but the rate of relapse was significantly higher for patients with anti-rituximab antibodies (p < 0.001). These patients required more frequently a second course of rituximab infusions (7/10 vs. 10/34, p = 0.03). Anti-rituximab antibodies neutralized rituximab activity in 8/10 patients and cross-reacted with other humanized monoclonal antibodies in only two patients. Three patients with anti-rituximab antibodies were successfully treated with ofatumumab. Anti-rituximab antibodies could neutralize rituximab B cells cytotoxicity and impact clinical outcome of MN patients. Humanized anti-CD20 seems to be a satisfying therapeutic alternative for patients with anti-rituximab antibodies and resistant or relapsing MN.
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Project description:BACKGROUND:Patients with Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) have various outcomes. The aim of this study is to construct a tool for clinicians to precisely predict outcome of IMN. METHODS:IMN patients diagnosed by renal biopsy from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital from 2009.01 to 2013.12 were enrolled in this study. Primary outcome was defined as a combination of renal function progression [defined as a reduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equal to or over 30% comparing to baseline], ESRD or death. Risk models were established by Cox proportional hazard regression analysis and validated by bootstrap resampling analysis. ROC curve was applied to test the performance of risk score. RESULTS:Totally 439 patients were recruited in this study. The median follow-up time was 38.73 ± 19.35 months. The enrolled patients were 56 (15-83) years old with a male predominance (sex ratio: male vs female, 1:0.91). The median baseline serum albumin, eGFR-EPI and proteinuria were 23(8-43) g/l, 100.31(12.81-155.98) ml/min/1.73 m2 and 3.98(1.50-22.98) g/24 h, respectively. In total, there were 36 primary outcomes occurred. By Cox regression analysis, the best risk model included age [HR: 1.04(1.003-1.08), 95% CI from bootstrapping: 1.01-1.08), eGFR [HR: 0.97 (0.96-0.99), 95% CI from bootstrapping: 0.96-0.99) and proteinuria [HR: 1.09 (1.01-1.18), 95% CI from bootstrapping: 1.02-1.16). One unit increasing of the risk score based on the best model was associated with 2.57 (1.97-3.36) fold increased risk of combined outcome. The discrimination of this risk score was excellent in predicting combined outcome [C statistics: 0.83, 95% CI 0.76-0.90]. CONCLUSIONS:Our study indicated that older IMN patients with lower eGFR and heavier proteinuria at the time of renal biopsy were at a higher risk for adverse outcomes. A risk score based on these three variables provides clinicians with an effective tool for risk stratification.
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Project description:BackgroundAlthough IgG4 deposit against phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R) is predominantly presented in the renal biopsy of patients with primary membranous nephropathy (MN), its diagnostic value of this immune complex has not been fully established.MethodsIn this cohort study, 108 biopsy-proven MN patients with proteinuria were evaluated during two years follow up and were divided into primary and secondary groups. Renal biopsy specimens were pathologically assessed for IgG4 and PLA2R depositions by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Therefore, the relationships between staining severity, MN type and total proteinuria in all patients were determined.ResultsOf 108 patients, 73.1% had primary MN and 26.9% were diagnosed as secondary form. IHC staining in patients with primary MN was positive for PLA2R in 76 (96.2%) and IgG4 in 68 (86.1%). Cases with positive PLA2R expression had a significantly higher rate among patients with mild to moderate stages (P = 0.03). No significant relationship was found between intensity of PLA2R and IgG4 deposits with proteinuria and serum creatinine. Based on our data, double positivity/negativity of PLA2R and IgG4 expression adds prominent information to the clinical data and were found to be useful and robust biomarkers for detection of primary MN patients with high sensitivity and specificity (97.1 and 96.3% respectively, PPV = 98.5% and NPV = 92.9%).ConclusionsSimultaneously expression of PLA2R and IgG4 in renal biopsy specimens of patients with MN could possibly be used as a potential diagnostic method to distinguish primary from secondary MN and also pathological severity of the disease.
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Project description:BackgroundPrimary membranous nephropathy (PMN) frequently causes nephrotic syndrome and declining kidney function. Disease progression is likely modulated by patient-specific and therapy-associated factors awaiting characterization. These cofactors may facilitate identification of risk groups and could result in more individualized therapy recommendations.MethodsIn this single-center retrospective observational study, we analyze the effect of patient-specific and therapy-associated covariates on proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in 74 patients diagnosed with antibody positive PMN and nephrotic-range proteinuria (urine-protein-creatinine-ratio [UPCR] ≥ 3.5 g/g), treated at the University of Freiburg Medical Center between January 2000 - November 2022. The primary endpoint was defined as time to proteinuria / serum-albumin response (UPCR ≤ 0.5 g/g or serum-albumin ≥ 3.5 g/dl), the secondary endpoint as time to permanent eGFR decline (≥ 40% relative to baseline).ResultsThe primary endpoint was reached after 167 days. The secondary endpoint was reached after 2413 days. Multivariate time-to-event analyses showed significantly faster proteinuria / serum-albumin response for higher serum-albumin levels (HR 2.7 [95% CI: 1.5 - 4.8]) and cyclophosphamide treatment (HR 3.6 [95% CI: 1.3 - 10.3]). eGFR decline was significantly faster in subjects with old age at baseline (HR 1.04 [95% CI: 1 - 1.1]).ConclusionHigh serum-albumin levels, and treatment with cyclophosphamide are associated with faster proteinuria reduction and/or serum-albumin normalization. Old age constitutes a risk factor for eGFR decline in subjects with PMN.
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