The Importance of Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase Acid-Like 3b (SMPDL-3b) Levels in Kidney Biopsy Specimens of Children With Nephrotic Syndrome

OBJECTIVE: It remains unclear whether the low amount of SMPDL-3b required for rituximab binding is the cause of treatment resistance in patients with treatment-resistant nephrotic syndrome with advanced podocyte injury. Given the limited number of studies on the relationship between rituximab and SMPDL-3b, this study was conducted to assess whether SMPDL-3b levels in pretreatment renal biopsy specimens can be used to predict the clinical effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs, especially rituximab, in children with nephrotic syndrome.

METHODS: Kidney biopsy specimens from 44 patients diagnosed with idiopatic nephrotic syndrome were analyzed using immunohistochemical staining with an anti-SMPDL-3b antibody and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SMPDL-3b mRNA expression.

RESULTS: We showed that SMPDL-3b mRNA expression and anti-SMPDL-3b antibody staining did not differ significantly between the patient groups with different responses to immunosuppressive therapies.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that SMPDL-3b may actually be an indicator of disease progression rather than a marker for predicting response to a particular immunosuppressive agent.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Fetal and pediatric pathology - 42(2023), 6 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 936-949

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaya, Muhammet [VerfasserIn]
Girişgen, İlknur [VerfasserIn]
Yalçın, Nagihan [VerfasserIn]
Becerir, Tülay [VerfasserIn]
Şenol, Hande [VerfasserIn]
Gülten, Gülsün [VerfasserIn]
Yüksel, Selcuk [VerfasserIn]

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4F4X42SYQ6
Chronic kidney disease
EC 3.1.4.12
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Nephrotic syndrome
RNA, Messenger
Rituximab
SMPDL-3b
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase

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Date Completed 23.11.2023

Date Revised 23.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15513815.2023.2267683

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363116524