Different Dosage Regimens of Rituximab in Primary Membranous Nephropathy Treatment: A Systematic Review.

Primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) is one of the prevalent pathological types of adult primary nephrotic syndrome. Pathogenic autoantibodies targeting podocyte antigens such as phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) lead to the disease. Patients frequently experience notable adverse effects when treated with conventional immunosuppressive therapies.

A mixed-method evaluation of the relationship between Oxford classification scores and longitudinal changes in proteinuria in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Oxford Classification scores and longitudinal changes in proteinuria in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).

Methods: The study was a single-center retrospective cohort study involving 358 patients with primary IgAN who were treated at the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, China, between January 2011 and May 2021. Multivariate linear regression and generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), adjusted for traditional risk confounders, were used to evaluate the correlation between scores for mesangial hypercellularity (M), endocapillary hypercellularity (E), segmental glomerulosclerosis (S), tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis (T), and crescents (C) (known as the Oxford Classification MEST-C score system), with proteinuria/creatinine ratio (PCR) at the time of renal biopsy and longitudinal changes in PCR, respectively.

Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement in heavy chain deposition disease suggests it is a plasma cell disease: a case report.

Heavy chain deposition disease (HCDD) is characterized by the deposition of truncated monoclonal immunoglobulin heavy chains along glomerular basement membranes. Truncated heavy chains are thought to be associated with plasma cell disease (PCD), but previous bone marrow cytology tests showed that only 30% of HCDD cases are related to PCDs. We report the first known use of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene rearrangement to diagnose a patient with γ3-HCDD, although bone marrow morphology test identified no abnormalities.

The increased miRNA-150-5p expression of the tonsil tissue in patients with IgA nephropathy may be related to the pathogenesis of disease.

Background: The microRNA (miRNA) expression of the tonsil tissues in patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) has not been reported in the literature.

Methods: In this study, the expression of nine miRNAs was measured in the tonsil tissues of patients with IgAN, including miRNA-21-5p, miRNA-29a-3p, miRNA-34a-5p, miRNA-146a-5p, miRNA-146b-5p, miRNA-148b-3p, miRNA-150-5p, miRNA-155-5p, and miRNA-181a-5p. Forty patients with proved primary IgA nephropathy were enrolled in our study, 20 IgAN patients with gross hematuria, which induced by tonsillitis (GH-IgAN group) and 20 IgAN patients without gross hematuria in the history (non-GH-IgAN group).

The Association of the Oxford Classification Score with Longitudinal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Patients with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: A Mixed-Method Study.

Introduction: The Oxford Classification score, which predicts renal outcomes for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), is widely used in clinical practice. Nevertheless, the relationship between these markers and longitudinal changes in renal function are poorly understood.

Methods: This was a population-based retrospective cohort study of 280 adults with biopsy-proven primary IgAN from 2011 to 2018.

Association Between Serum IgG Concentrations and Prognosis in IgA Nephropathy.

Introduction: To investigate the relationship between serum IgG (sIgG) concentration and the prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

Methods: A total of 309 patients with biopsy-proven IgAN in the Second Referral Hospital of Shenzhen were enrolled between 2010/01 and 2017/06. Patients were divided into 3 groups on the basis of sIgG tertiles: < 8.

Association of Gene Polymorphisms with IgA Nephropathy in a Chinese Han Population.

Our previous genome-wide association study has identified a suggestive association at rs11264799 within (Fc receptor-like 3) locus on 1q23.1 for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in a Chinese Han population. This study aims to investigate the association of variants with the susceptibility, clinicopathological phenotypes and prognosis of IgAN.

The protective effect of Cordycepin on diabetic nephropathy through autophagy induction in vivo and in vitro.

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Autophagy is an important physiological function for podocytes to maintain stability of intracellular environment. In this study, we planned to clarify the effect of Cordycepin, a traditional Chinese medicine, on DN and the related mechanisms.

Association of ITGAX and ITGAM gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to IgA nephropathy.

Previous genome-wide association studies have discovered significant association at ITGAX-ITGAM on 16p11.2 for IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In this study, we performed a two-stage association study that enrolled 1700 IgAN cases and 2400 controls to further investigate the relationship of ITGAX and ITGAM gene polymorphisms with IgAN.

Association of body mass index and uncontrolled blood pressure with cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

The association of body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) control and their interaction with cardiovascular (CV) mortality in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is unclear. We retrospectively analyzed a consecutive series of 1595 incident CAPD patients with hypertension from 2006 to 2013, and followed up through December 2015. The BMI was categorized according to the World Health Organization classification for Asian population.

Association Analysis of the MHC in Lupus Nephritis.

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most prevalent and serious complications of SLE, with significant effects on patient and renal survival. Although a large number of genetic variants associated with SLE have been identified, biomarkers that correlate with LN are extremely limited. In this study, we performed a comprehensive sequencing analysis of the whole MHC region in 1331 patients with LN and 1296 healthy controls and validated the independent associations in another 950 patients with LN and 1000 controls.

Low α-defensin gene copy number increases the risk for IgA nephropathy and renal dysfunction.

Although a major source of genetic variation, copy number variations (CNVs) and their involvement in disease development have not been well studied. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. We performed association analysis of the DEFA1A3 CNV locus in two independent IgAN cohorts of southern Chinese Han (total of 1189 cases and 1187 controls).

Clinicopathologic features of IgA nephropathy patients with different levels of proteinuria.

Aims: To investigate the clinicopathologic features of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with different levels of proteinuria and its clinical significance.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Patients with biopsy-proven primary IgAN were enrolled from January 2006 to December 2011 in The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, divided into six groups based on proteinuria at biopsy (≤ 0.

Deep sequencing of the MHC region in the Chinese population contributes to studies of complex disease.

The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region has been shown to be associated with numerous diseases. However, it remains a challenge to pinpoint the causal variants for these associations because of the extreme complexity of the region. We thus sequenced the entire 5-Mb MHC region in 20,635 individuals of Han Chinese ancestry (10,689 controls and 9,946 patients with psoriasis) and constructed a Han-MHC database that includes both variants and HLA gene typing results of high accuracy.

Identification of new susceptibility loci for IgA nephropathy in Han Chinese.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the most common primary glomerulonephritis. Previously identified genome-wide association study (GWAS) loci explain only a fraction of disease risk. To identify novel susceptibility loci in Han Chinese, we conduct a four-stage GWAS comprising 8,313 cases and 19,680 controls.

High peritoneal transport status was not associated with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients with diabetes.

Background: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients with diabetes are at increased risk of mortality and high peritoneal transporters appear to contribute to poor survival. However, little is known about the combined impacts of high peritoneal transporters and diabetes on mortality.

Methods: This was a prospective observational cohort study.

Polymorphism of DEFA in Chinese Han population with IgA nephropathy.

Our recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) had discovered a new locus at 8p23 (rs2738048) associated with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in Chinese Han patients, implicating the DEFA gene family within this locus as susceptibility genes. However, it is still unknown whether there are additional variations within these genes associated with the disease susceptibility. The aim of this study is to investigate the polymorphisms of DEFA genes in the susceptibility to IgAN and explore possible disease mechanisms.

Optimization and evaluation of magnetic bead separation combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS) for proteins profiling of peritoneal dialysis effluent.

Peritoneal dialysis effluent (PDE) potentially carries an archive of peptides relevant to pathological processes in abdominal and surrounding tissues. Magnetic beads and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry is one such approach that offers a unique tool for profiling of peptides, but this approach has not been used in the PDE analysis. In this study, we developed a strategy for screening PDE proteins <15 kDa and applied this technique to identify potential biomarkers for peritonitis.

High glucose concentrations in peritoneal dialysate are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: The effect of high peritoneal dialysate glucose concentration (PDGC) on all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is unclear.

Objective: Our study aimed to investigate the effect of high PDGC on all-cause and CVD mortality in continuous ambulatory PD (CAPD) patients.

Methods: The study enrolled 716 patients newly initiated on CAPD therapy between January 2006 and December 2010.

Prevalence and risk factors of CKD in Chinese patients with periodontal disease.

Background: Periodontal disease is common among adults and is associated with an increasing risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of CKD in patients with periodontal disease in China.

Methods: In the current cross-sectional study, patients with periodontal disease were included from Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital between March 2011 and August 2011.

Novel uromodulin mutation in familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy.

Background: Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by early onset of hyperuricemia, decreased fractional renal urate excretion and progressive interstitial nephropathy. Mutations in the uromodulin (UMOD) gene encoding uromodulin/Tamm-Horsfall, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein, cause this disease.

Methods: One Chinese family with 13 FJHN-affected individuals is described.