A multi-institutional study found a possible role of anti-nephrin antibodies in post-transplant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurrence

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Possible roles of anti-nephrin antibodies in post-transplant recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) have been reported recently. To confirm these preliminary results, we performed a multi-institutional study of 22 Japanese pediatric kidney transplant recipients with FSGS including eight genetic FSGS and 14 non-genetic (presumed primary) FSGS. Eleven of the 14 non-genetic FSGS patients had post-transplant recurrent FSGS. Median (interquartile range) plasma levels of anti-nephrin antibodies in post-transplant recurrent FSGS measured using ELISA were markedly high at 899 (831, 1292) U/mL (cutoff 231 U/mL) before transplantation or during recurrence. Graft biopsies during recurrence showed punctate IgG deposition co-localized with nephrin that had altered localization with increased nephrin tyrosine phosphorylation and Src homology and collagen homology A expressions. Graft biopsies after remission showed no signals for IgG and a normal expression pattern of nephrin. Anti-nephrin antibody levels decreased to 155 (53, 367) U/mL in five patients with samples available after remission. In patients with genetic FSGS as in those with non-genetic FSGS without recurrence, anti-nephrin antibody levels were comparable to those of 30 control individuals, and graft biopsies had no signals for IgG and a normal expression pattern of nephrin. Thus, our results suggest that circulating anti-nephrin antibodies are a possible candidate for circulating factors involved in the pathogenesis of post-transplant recurrent FSGS and that this may be mediated by nephrin phosphorylation. Larger studies including other ethnicities are required to confirm this finding.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

Enthalten in:

Kidney international - 105(2024), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 608-617

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shirai, Yoko [VerfasserIn]
Miura, Kenichiro [VerfasserIn]
Ishizuka, Kiyonobu [VerfasserIn]
Ando, Taro [VerfasserIn]
Kanda, Shoichiro [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Junya [VerfasserIn]
Hamasaki, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Hotta, Kiyohiko [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Naoko [VerfasserIn]
Honda, Kazuho [VerfasserIn]
Tanabe, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Takano, Tomoko [VerfasserIn]
Hattori, Motoshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Membrane Proteins
Multicenter Study
Nephrin

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.022

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NLM366008498