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ArticleInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Disease activity prediction and prognosis of anti-GBM nephritis based on T lymphocyte subset ratios.

Dan Zhang, Fan Zhang, Meiling Liu, Mingchao Zhang, Jiong Zhang, Jinquan Wang

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Article in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Dan ZhangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Fan ZhangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Meiling LiuNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Mingchao ZhangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jiong ZhangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jinquan WangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNNanjing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCell-mediated autoimmunity, especially the autoreactivity of T cells, is known to underlie the initiation of anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. However, the T lymphocyte subsets that determine the disease activity, renal fibrosis, and prognosis of anti-GBM disease have not been clearly elucidated.

methodsThe T lymphocyte subsets (CD4+ and CD8+) were examined on peripheral blood and renal biopsy tissues from 65 patients with biopsy proven anti-GBM disease. Patients were divided into the high ratio group and low ratio group according to the cutoff values in the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The correlations of T lymphocyte subsets with clinical, pathological data, and renal outcome were analyzed.

resultsBy the end of follow-up, 45 patients (69.2%) developed end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In peripheral blood, the CD4+/CD8+ ratio showed a predictive ability with a sensitivity and specificity of 91.3% and 52.9%, respectively, which gave rise to a cutoff value of 0.89. There was a significant difference in the activity index between these two groups (3.91 ± 1.38 vs. 2.89 ± 1.13,

conclusionsThe CD4+/CD8+ ratio was associated with renal activity index both in peripheral blood and renal tissue and predicts the renal prognosis of patients with anti-GBM nephritis.

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CD4-CD8 RatioAdultAnti-Glomerular Basement Membrane DiseaseFemaleHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisT-Lymphocyte SubsetsAnti-GBM nephritisdisease activityimmune cellsrenal outcome

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