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ArticleJournal of immunology research2020

Clinical Significance of Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level in Children with IgA Nephropathy.

Hitoshi Irabu, Masaki Shimizu, Shuya Kaneko, Natsumi Inoue, Mao Mizuta, Kazuhide Ohta, Akihiro Yachie

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hitoshi IrabuDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Masaki ShimizuDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-7772
Shuya KanekoDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Natsumi InoueDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Mao MizutaDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kazuhide OhtaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa, Japan.
Akihiro YachieDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JPKanazawa Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the clinical significance of serum galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) levels measured by a novel lectin-independent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using an anti-Gd-IgA1 monoclonal antibody (KM55) as a disease-specific biomarker for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in children. Thirty-three children with IgAN, 40 with non-IgA glomerular diseases, and 38 age-matched healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Serum Gd-IgA1 levels were quantified by ELISA using KM55. Results were statistically compared with clinical features and pathological findings of IgAN. Serum Gd-IgA1 levels were significantly elevated in children with IgAN compared with children with non-IgA glomerular diseases and HCs. Serum Gd-IgA1 levels in children with IgAN were positively correlated with serum total IgA levels. However, the serum Gd-IgA1/total IgA ratio (Gd-IgA1/IgA) was also significantly elevated in children with IgAN. Serum Gd-IgA1 levels in children with IgAN increased in an age-dependent manner. The cutoff value of serum Gd-IgA1 levels for differentiating IgAN from non-IgA glomerular diseases was 3236 in children < 12 years and 5284 in children ≥ 12 years, respectively. In contrast, serum Gd-IgA1/IgA was age-independent. The cutoff value of serum Gd-IgA1/IgA for differentiating IgAN from non-IgA glomerular diseases was 0.2401. Serum Gd-IgA1 levels were negatively correlated with eGFR and positively correlated with mesangial IgA deposition. In contrast, serum Gd-IgA1/IgA levels were not correlated with any clinical parameters of IgAN. In conclusion, serum Gd-IgA1 levels were significantly elevated in children with IgAN. However, those levels were age-dependent; therefore, serum Gd-IgA1 levels classified by age and/or serum Gd-IgA1/IgA might have diagnostic values in children with IgAN.

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Age FactorsAdolescentBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGalactoseGalactosemiasGlomerulonephritis, IGAHumansImmunoglobulin AMalePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisBiomarkersGalactoseImmunoglobulin A

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PMID32537466
PMCPMC7260647
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