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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2023

Galactose-deficient IgA1 Is Involved in IgA Deposition in Renal Grafts Biopsied One Hour after Kidney Transplantation.

Yuki Kuroyanagi, Asami Takeda, Hiroshi Kinashi, Yoshiyuki Kuroyanagi, Minako Murata, Kenta Futamura, Norihiko Goto, Yoshihiko Watarai, Takuji Ishimoto, Kunio Morozumi and 1 more

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuki KuroyanagiDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Asami TakedaDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Hiroshi KinashiDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Yoshiyuki KuroyanagiDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Minako MurataDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Kenta FutamuraDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Norihiko GotoDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Yoshihiko WataraiDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Takuji IshimotoDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Kunio MorozumiDepartment of Kidney Disease Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan.
Yasuhiko ItoDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital · JPAichi Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective Asymptomatic renal immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposition occurs in healthy subjects, but its etiologic role in disease is unclear. Galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) is involved in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. We investigated Gd-IgA1 deposition in transplanted kidneys that were considered healthy showing subclinical latent IgA deposition one hour after transplantation. Methods A total of 723 transplanted kidney specimens biopsied 1 h after kidney transplantation from 2009 to 2016 at Nagoya Red Cross Hospital were examined. A total of 81 cases of IgA deposition were extracted, and 41 were ultimately studied. Double immunofluorescence staining for Gd-IgA1 and IgA was conducted to investigate the role of Gd-IgA1 in subclinical IgA deposition. Results Light microscopy findings for the 41 cases indicated only minor glomerular abnormalities. Immunofluorescence analyses revealed that all cases were positive for IgA. C3, IgG, and IgM positivity rates were 78.0%, 7.3%, and 60.9%, respectively. All 41 cases were positive for Gd-IgA1, which merged with IgA deposition in immunofluorescence double staining. IgA disappeared in 26 of 40 cases (65.0%) 1 year after kidney transplantation. In contrast, IgA redeposition was observed in three cases. Conclusion Gd-IgA1 was demonstrated in all transplanted kidneys, with latent IgA deposition noted in otherwise healthy kidneys. Deposition of Gd-IgA1 might indicate the initial stage of IgA nephropathy; however, additional factors, such as IgG deposition, are required for the ultimate development of IgA nephropathy.

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Glomerulonephritis, IGAKidney TransplantationHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin Ggalactosyl-deficient IgA1Immunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin Gdonor kidneygalactose-deficient IgA1IgA nephropathylatent IgA deposition

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