FHR-5 Serum Levels and CFHR5 Genetic Variations in Patients With Immune Complex-Mediated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and C3-Glomerulopathy

Copyright © 2021 Garam, Cserhalmi, Prohászka, Szilágyi, Veszeli, Szabó, Uzonyi, Iliás, Aigner, Schmidt, Gaggl, Sunder-Plassmann, Bajcsi, Brunner, Dumfarth, Cejka, Flaschberger, Flögelova, Haris, Hartmann, Heilos, Mueller, Rusai, Arbeiter, Hofer, Jakab, Sinkó, Szigeti, Bereczki, Janko, Kelen, Reusz, Szabó, Klenk, Kóbor, Kojc, Knechtelsdorfer, Laganovic, Lungu, Meglic, Rus, Kersnik Levart, Macioniene, Miglinas, Pawłowska, Stompór, Podracka, Rudnicki, Mayer, Rysava, Reiterova, Saraga, Seeman, Zieg, Sládková, Stajic, Szabó, Capitanescu, Stancu, Tisljar, Galesic, Tislér, Vainumäe, Windpessl, Zaoral, Zlatanova, Józsi and Csuka..

Background: Factor H-related protein 5 (FHR-5) is a member of the complement Factor H protein family. Due to the homology to Factor H, the main complement regulator of the alternative pathway, it may also be implicated in the pathomechanism of kidney diseases where Factor H and alternative pathway dysregulation play a role. Here, we report the first observational study on CFHR5 variations along with serum FHR-5 levels in immune complex-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) patients together with the clinical, genetic, complement, and follow-up data.

Methods: A total of 120 patients with a histologically proven diagnosis of IC-MPGN/C3G were enrolled in the study. FHR-5 serum levels were measured in ELISA, the CFHR5 gene was analyzed by Sanger sequencing, and selected variants were studied as recombinant proteins in ELISA and surface plasmon resonance (SPR).

Results: Eight exonic CFHR5 variations in 14 patients (12.6%) were observed. Serum FHR-5 levels were lower in patients compared to controls. Low serum FHR-5 concentration at presentation associated with better renal survival during the follow-up period; furthermore, it showed clear association with signs of complement overactivation and clinically meaningful clusters.

Conclusions: Our observations raise the possibility that the FHR-5 protein plays a fine-tuning role in the pathogenesis of IC-MPGN/C3G.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 28., Seite 720183

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garam, Nóra [VerfasserIn]
Cserhalmi, Marcell [VerfasserIn]
Prohászka, Zoltán [VerfasserIn]
Szilágyi, Ágnes [VerfasserIn]
Veszeli, Nóra [VerfasserIn]
Szabó, Edina [VerfasserIn]
Uzonyi, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Iliás, Attila [VerfasserIn]
Aigner, Christof [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Gaggl, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Sunder-Plassmann, Gere [VerfasserIn]
Bajcsi, Dóra [VerfasserIn]
Brunner, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
Dumfarth, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Cejka, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Flaschberger, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Flögelova, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Haris, Ágnes [VerfasserIn]
Hartmann, Ágnes [VerfasserIn]
Heilos, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Rusai, Krisztina [VerfasserIn]
Arbeiter, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Hofer, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Jakab, Dániel [VerfasserIn]
Sinkó, Mária [VerfasserIn]
Szigeti, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Bereczki, Csaba [VerfasserIn]
Janko, Viktor [VerfasserIn]
Kelen, Kata [VerfasserIn]
Reusz, György S [VerfasserIn]
Szabó, Attila J [VerfasserIn]
Klenk, Nóra [VerfasserIn]
Kóbor, Krisztina [VerfasserIn]
Kojc, Nika [VerfasserIn]
Knechtelsdorfer, Maarten [VerfasserIn]
Laganovic, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Lungu, Adrian Catalin [VerfasserIn]
Meglic, Anamarija [VerfasserIn]
Rus, Rina [VerfasserIn]
Kersnik Levart, Tanja [VerfasserIn]
Macioniene, Ernesta [VerfasserIn]
Miglinas, Marius [VerfasserIn]
Pawłowska, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Stompór, Tomasz [VerfasserIn]
Podracka, Ludmila [VerfasserIn]
Rudnicki, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Gert [VerfasserIn]
Rysava, Romana [VerfasserIn]
Reiterova, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Saraga, Marijan [VerfasserIn]
Seeman, Tomáš [VerfasserIn]
Zieg, Jakub [VerfasserIn]
Sládková, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Stajic, Natasa [VerfasserIn]
Szabó, Tamás [VerfasserIn]
Capitanescu, Andrei [VerfasserIn]
Stancu, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Tisljar, Miroslav [VerfasserIn]
Galesic, Kresimir [VerfasserIn]
Tislér, András [VerfasserIn]
Vainumäe, Inga [VerfasserIn]
Windpessl, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Zaoral, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Zlatanova, Galia [VerfasserIn]
Józsi, Mihály [VerfasserIn]
Csuka, Dorottya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-36-7
Antigen-Antibody Complex
Biomarkers
C3 glomerulopathy
C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN)
CFHR5 protein, human
Complement C3
Complement System Proteins
Dense deposit disease (DDD)
Immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis
Journal Article
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.12.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.720183

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331086247