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ArticleHistology and histopathology2021

Immunohistological score of transcription factor 21 had a positive correlation with its urinary excretion and proteinuria in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

Mayumi Takahashi-Kobayashi, Joichi Usui, Misa Yaguchi, Satoshi Yamazaki, Tetsuya Kawamura, Shuzo Kaneko, Surya V Seshan, Kunihiro Yamagata

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Article in Histology and histopathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mayumi Takahashi-KobayashiDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Joichi UsuiDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Misa YaguchiDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Satoshi YamazakiLaboratory of Stem Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Tetsuya KawamuraDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Shuzo KanekoDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Surya V SeshanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY, USA.
Kunihiro YamagataDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JPCornell University · US

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(JSPS) KAKENHI JP17K09684(JSPS) KAKENHI JP19KK0216(JSPS) KAKENHI JP25461206
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factor 21 (TCF21) contributes to mammalian nephrogenesis, and especially to glomerular maturation. Our previous study suggested its influence on glomerular injury, showing that TCF21 expression in podocytes had a positive correlation with the urinary protein value and also with the urinary TCF21 concentration. We now focus on its influence on the clinical course of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), as patients with IgAN constitute the largest population of individuals with primary chronic glomerulonephritis in the world. Twenty cases of IgAN were divided into two groups according to the immunohistological score (IHS) of glomerular TCF21 expression: group IHS1 (n=7) and group IHS2+3 (n=13). Sixteen of the 20 cases were followed up for 2 years. Group IHS2+3 had heavier urinary protein (p=0.03) and a greater urinary TCF21 level (p<0.001) compared to group IHS1 at baseline. None of the other factors including hematuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), or the Oxford classification showed a statistically significant difference between these two groups. At the 2-year follow-up, even though the rate of remission in urinary protein, hematuria and the eGFR decline were not statistically correlated to IHS, the IHS2+3 group had a slight tendency toward a steeper eGFR decline compared to IHS1 (p=0.31). The present study suggested that the higher IHS of TCF21 corresponded to heavier proteinuria and a higher urinary TCF21 level in IgAN. This could be the first step in determining the TCF21 value for predicting the prognosis for IgAN.

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AdolescentAdultBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateGlomerulonephritisGlomerulonephritis, IGAHematuriaHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProteinuriaYoung AdultBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsTCF21 protein, human

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