Anti-C1q antibodies in lupus nephritis children with glomerular microthrombosis

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AIM: Glomerular microthrombosis (GMT) was a common vascular lesion in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies (a-β2GP1) and anti-complement 1q antibodies (a-C1q) antibodies and to investigate the possible mechanism of GMT in children with LN.

METHODS: The subjects were 191 children with LN diagnosed by renal biopsy in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2020. The patients were divided into GMT group and non-GMT group. The clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, renal pathology, prognosis of the two groups and the relationship between a-β2GP1 and a-C1q antibodies were observed.

RESULTS: In 191 children with LN, 52 cases (27.23%) presented with GMT. The value of C3, haemoglobin (Hb), estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) in GMT group were lower than that of non-GMT group (p < .05, p < .01). The value of serum creatinine (Scr), 24 h proteinuria (PRO), urine red blood cells (RBC), N-acetyl-β-d-glucosidase (NAG) and retinol-binding protein (RBP), a-C1q, a-β2GP1, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) and renal histopathological activity index (AI) score in GMT group were higher than that of non-GMT group (p < .05, p < .01). The positive proportions of serum a-C1q and a-β2GP1 in GMT group were higher than those in non-GMT group (p < .05). According to Spearman correlation analysis, a-C1q was positively correlated with AI score, SLEDAI, a-β2GP1, GMT, LN-III and LN-IV. Hb, eGFR and a-C1q Ab were associated with the formation of GMT in children with LN. The complete proteinuria remission and renal survival in GMT group were significantly lower than those in non-GMT group (p < .05, p < .01).

CONCLUSION: LN children with GMT had more severe clinical manifestations and renal pathologic damages, and poor outcome. Serum a-C1q level was positively correlated with a-β2GP1, and a-β2GP1 may be involved in the formation of GMT in children with LN, which might involve in the activation of complement classical pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 28(2023), 9 vom: 23. Sept., Seite 485-494

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Pei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Chunlin [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Zhengkun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies
Anti-complement 1q antibodies
Autoantibodies
Children
Glomerular microthrombosis
Journal Article
Lupus nephritis
Renal biopsy

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Date Completed 04.08.2023

Date Revised 04.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/nep.14194

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359858163