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Observational studyMedicine2016

Podocyte Detachment Is Associated with Renal Prognosis in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Rong Zou, Su-Xia Wang, Gang Liu, Feng Yu, Min Chen, Ming-Hui Zhao

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Observational study in Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rong ZouFrom the Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University, First Hospital; Peking University Institute of Nephrology; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences (RZ, S-XW, GL, FY, MC, M-HZ), Beijing; and Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital (RZ), Wuhan, China.
Su-Xia Wang
Gang Liu
Feng Yu
Min Chen
Ming-Hui Zhao
Peking University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prognosis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis (ANCA-GN) is unfavorable despite immunosuppressive therapy. It has been suggested that the loss of podocytes is a hallmark of progressive kidney disease. However, it is unclear about podocyte injuries and their predictive values on the prognosis in ANCA-GN. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the podocyte injury in renal histopathology and its association with renal prognosis of patients with ANCA-GN. A total of 170 patients with ANCA-GN were recruited in this study. Morphometric investigation of podocytes by electron microscopy including foot process width (FPW), podocyte density per glomerulus (Nv), and glomerular basement membrane (GBM) width were measured and calculated in ANCA-GN patients. Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the association between podocyte injuries and prognosis of patients with ANCA-GN. Foot processes broadening, podocyte detachment, and GBM thickening could be observed in electron micrographs in the specimens of 158/170 (92.9%), 142/170 (83.5%), and 150/170 (88.2%) patients, respectively. Compared with normal controls, FPW and GBM width in ANCA-GN patients was significantly higher (1269.39 ± 680.19 vs 585.81 ± 77.16, P = 0.004; 668.23 ± 208.73 vs 354.23 ± 52.70, P = 0.000, respectively), while the podocyte density was significantly lower (55.90 ± 36.32 vs 255.23 ± 47.29, P = 0.000). The podocyte density was independently associated with the recovery of renal function in logistic regression analysis (OR, 1.083; 95% CI, 1.025-1.440; P = 0.005). Furthermore, multivariate analysis revealed that podocyte density was an independent predictor of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (model A: HR, 0.950; 95% CI, 0.919-1.982; P = 0.002; model B: HR, 0.953; 95% CI, 0.922-0.985; P = 0.004). Podocyte structural damage and detachment occurred frequently in patients with ANCA-GN. Moreover, podocyte detachment was an independent predictor of renal outcomes.

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GlomerulonephritisKidney Failure, ChronicPodocytesAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicCell CountChinaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansKidney Function TestsMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic

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PMID27082569
PMCPMC4839813
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