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SynthesisBioMed research international2021

Effects of Hydroxychloroquine on Proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jialing Zhang, Xiangxue Lu, Jianan Feng, Han Li, Shixiang Wang

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jialing ZhangDepartment of Blood Purification, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-9815
Xiangxue LuDepartment of Blood Purification, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-582X
Jianan FengDepartment of Blood Purification, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Han LiDepartment of Blood Purification, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-6911
Shixiang WangDepartment of Blood Purification, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-4119
Capital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe present meta-analysis was to explore the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in IgA nephropathy patients in terms of proteinuria.

methodWe systematically searched PubMed and Embase for studies that compared HCQ and other treatments to reduce proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy up to June 2021. Mean ± SD of percentage change and level of proteinuria was calculated.

resultsA total of 5 studies with 587 participants were included. IgA nephropathy patients who received HCQ were at a lower level of mean proteinuria at 6 months. However, there was no statistical difference between HCQ and control group considering percentage reduction in proteinuria. The long-term therapeutic effect of HCQ might be inferior to HCQ and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition.

conclusionHCQ might play a role in the reduction of proteinuria in IgA nephropathy patients. The addition of HCQ to other immunosuppressive agents should be clarified further.

Indexed as

Glomerulonephritis, IGAHumansHydroxychloroquineImmunoglobulin AProteinuriaRenin-Angiotensin SystemHydroxychloroquineImmunoglobulin A

Identifiers

PMID34901280
PMCPMC8664532
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