Concurrent JCPyV-DNAemia Is Correlated With Poor Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Polyomavirus-associated Nephropathy.

Background: Co-infection of JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) and BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is uncommon in kidney transplant recipients, and the prognosis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of concurrent JCPyV-DNAemia on graft outcomes in BKPyV-infected kidney transplant recipients with polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PyVAN).

Methods: A total of 140 kidney transplant recipients with BKPyV replication and PyVAN, 122 without concurrent JCPyV-DNAemia and 18 with JCPyV-DNAemia were included in the analysis.

Using Both Plasma and Urine Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA to Identify Various Renal Allograft Injuries.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the association between donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) and renal allograft injuries.

Methods: This single-center study enrolled 113 adult kidney transplant recipients with kidney biopsies. Plasma and urine dd-cfDNA was detected by target region capture sequencing.

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Mediates Renal Tubular Vacuolation in BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of cytoplasmic vacuolation caused by BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) and thus search for potential target for drug repurposing.

Methods: Morphological features of BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) were studied under light and electron microscopes. Microarray datasets GSE75693, GSE47199, and GSE72925 were integrated by ComBat, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analyzed using limma.

Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Immunosuppressants Promote Polyomavirus Replication Through Common Molecular Mechanisms.

Background: BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) causes renal allograft dysfunction and graft loss. However, the mechanism of BKPyV replication after kidney transplantation is unclear. Clinical studies have demonstrated that immunosuppressants and renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) are risk factors for BKPyV infection.

Detection of Proximal Tubule Involvement by BK Polyomavirus in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Urinary Sediment Double-Immunostaining.

Background: The extent and depth of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection in renal allograft correlate with prognosis. This study was designed to evaluate the value of urinary sediment double-immunostaining for predicting BKPyV infection in proximal tubular epithelium.

Materials And Methods: A total of 76 urine sediment cell blocks, as well as the corresponding transplanted kidney tissues with BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy (BKPyVAN), were evaluated by automatic double-immunostaining with anti-58-kDa Golgi protein (58K, a proximal renal tubular marker) + anti-SV40-T and anti-homogentisate 1, 2-dioxygenase (HGD, a renal tubular marker) + anti-SV40-T.

Urine Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Helps Discriminate BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients With BK Polyomavirus Infection.

Studies have shown that plasma donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) can predict renal allograft antibody-mediated rejection. This study was performed to evaluate the value of urine dd-cfDNA concentration and dd-cfDNA fraction (%) for discriminating BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) in kidney transplant recipients with urinary BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection. In this retrospective single-center observational study, we enrolled kidney transplant recipients who were diagnosed with urine BKPyV infection between August 2018 and May 2019 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

Pathological characteristics of BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy with glomerular involvement.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the pathological characteristics of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) with glomerular involvement in kidney transplant recipients.

Methods: Forty-four patients with glomerular BKPyV infection were retrospectively included for analysis. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining was performed on paraffin sections using monoclonal mouse anti-SV40 large T antigen antibody.

Non-invasive urinary sediment double-immunostaining predicts BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients.

Background: The positive predictive value (PPV) of urinary decoy cells for diagnosing BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy (BKPyVAN) is low. This study was designed to increase the PPV of urinary decoy cells for diagnosing BKPyVAN in kidney transplant recipients.

Methods: A total of 105 urine sediment samples from 105 patients with positive BK viruria and decoy cells were evaluated by automatic double-immunostaining with anti-HGD (a renal tubular marker) antibody + anti-SV40-T antibody or anti-S100P (an urothelial marker) antibody + anti-SV40-T antibody.

Combined detection of urine specific gravity and BK viruria on prediction of BK polyomavirus nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients.

Background: BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) is an important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of morning urine specific gravity (MUSG) in diagnosing BKPyVAN in kidney transplant recipients.

Methods: A total of 87 patients, including 27 with BKPyVAN, 22 with isolated BKPyV viruria, 18 with T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR), and 20 with stable graft function, were enrolled in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University from March 2015 to February 2017.

The therapeutic effect of switching from tacrolimus to low-dose cyclosporine A in renal transplant recipients with BK virus nephropathy.

There is no effective therapy for BK virus (BKV) nephropathy (BKVN). Cyclosporine A (CsA) has a lower immunosuppressive effect than tacrolimus. studies have shown that CsA inhibits BKV replication.

Prognosis of BK polyomavirus nephropathy: 10-year analysis of 133 renal transplant recipients at a single center.

Background: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) is an important cause of chronic allograft dysfunction. The objective of our study was to evaluate the prognosis of BKVN.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 133 renal transplant recipients with BKVN treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University between July 2007 and July 2017.

Glomerular Parietal Epithelial Cells Infection Is Associated With Poor Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplant Recipients With BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV infection of glomerular parietal epithelial cells (GPECs) on graft outcome in kidney transplant recipients with BKPyV-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN).

Methods: A total of 152 kidney transplant recipients with BKPyVAN were divided into 31 with (GPEC-positive group) and 121 without (GPEC-negative group) BKPyV-infected GPECs. Clinicopathological characteristics and allograft survival were compared between the groups.

Factors Influencing Graft Outcomes Following Diagnosis of Polyomavirus -Associated Nephropathy after Renal Transplantation.

Background: Polyomavirus associated nephropathy (PVAN) is a significant cause of early allograft loss and the course is difficult to predict. The aim of this study is to identify factors influencing outcome for PVAN.

Methods: Between 2006 and 2014, we diagnosed PVAN in 48 (7.

High-grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma With Focal Squamous Metaplasia of Renal Pelvis Associated With Renal Calculus: Study of a Case.

Mixed neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine type of tumor in renal pelvis is rare and presents a high-grade malignancy. We present a case report that a 57-year-old man had no history of small cell cancer but presented a high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma with focal squamous metaplasia and multiple stones simultaneously in the right renal pelvis. The patient underwent nephroureterocystectomy 9 months before this presentation, with evidence of multiple metastatic tumors in various parts of the body.

Prostate-specific membrane antigen: a new potential prognostic marker of osteosarcoma.

Previous studies have demonstrated that the expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is restricted to endothelium from tumor-associated neovasculature. But the expression of PSMA in osteosarcoma and its clinical significance are unknown. Using immunohistochemical analysis and quantum dot probes, we found that 46.

Oncogenic roles of astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) in osteosarcoma progression and prognosis.

Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) is overexpressed in several cancers and plays an important role in cancer progression. However, AEG-1 expression, biological function, and clinical significance in osteosarcoma have not been uncovered. Utilizing manipulated human osteosarcoma cell lines and osteosarcoma tissues, we found that increasing expression of AEG-1 enhanced osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, and knockdown of AEG-1 significantly attenuated osteosarcoma cell malignancy.

The role of interleukin-17 in murine cytomegalovirus interstitial pneumonia in mice with skin transplants.

We hypothesized that the T helper (Th)17 response plays an important role in murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) interstitial pneumonia. BALB/c mice with skin grafts from C57/BJ6 mice were intranasally inoculated with 1.0 × 10(5) PFU MCMV.