Prediction of renal outcome in Henoch–Schönlein nephritis based on biopsy findings |
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Author: | Koskela, Mikael1,2; Ylinen, Elisa2; Autio-Harmainen, Helena3; |
Organizations: |
1Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland 2Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, New Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, PO Box 347, Stenbäckinkatu 9, 00029, Helsinki, Finland 3Medical Research Center Oulu and Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
4Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
5Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland 6PEDEGO Research Unit, Research Unit for Pediatrics, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu), Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.6 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020050825749 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2020-05-08 |
Description: |
AbstractBackground: In Henoch–Schönlein nephritis (HSN), a risk factor for unfavorable outcome is prolonged proteinuria, but the value of renal biopsies in prognosis assessment is debatable. Methods: We evaluated serial renal biopsies from 26 HSN patients. Follow-up biopsy occurred at median 2.1 years after diagnostic biopsy. Patients formed two groups at the follow-up biopsy: patients without proteinuria (group I; n = 11) and with proteinuria (group II; n = 15). Biopsies underwent evaluation according to three classifications: International Study of Kidney Disease in Children (ISKDC), Oxford (MEST-C), and semiquantitative classification (SQC) including an activity and chronicity score. Analysis also included expression of pro-fibrotic (alpha-smooth muscle actin and vimentin) and inflammatory (P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1) molecules in the diagnostic biopsy specimens. Definition of unfavorable outcome was active renal disease or reduced renal function at last follow-up. Results: Between the biopsies, SQC chronicity score increased in 22 (85%) patients, whereas activity score and ISKDC grade decreased in 21 (81%) and 17 (65%), respectively. Of the MEST-C parameters, endocapillary proliferation (from 83 to 13%; p < 0.001) and crescents (from 63 to 25%; p = 0.022) showed significant reduction, and segmental glomerulosclerosis (from 38 to 79%; p = 0.006) significant increment. These changes occurred similarly in groups I and II. Expression of the pro-fibrotic and inflammatory molecules showed no clinically significant differences between groups I and II. None in group I and five (33%) patients in group II had unfavorable outcome (p = 0.053). Conclusions:Our results suggest that follow-up biopsies provide limited additional information to clinical symptoms in HSN outcome prediction. see all
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Series: |
Pediatric nephrology |
ISSN: | 0931-041X |
ISSN-E: | 1432-198X |
ISSN-L: | 0931-041X |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 659 - 668 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00467-019-04415-3 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-04415-3 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
3111 Biomedicine 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Helsinki including Helsinki University Central Hospital. The Finnish Kidney Foundation, the Foundation for Pediatric Research, the Orion Research Foundation, and the Alma and K.A. Snellman Foundation, Oulu, Finland supported this study by a grant to M.K. |
Copyright information: |
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