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ArticleJournal of nephrology2023

Caveolin-1 in situ expression in glomerular and peritubular capillaries as a marker of ultrastructural progression and severity of renal thrombotic microangiopathy.

Francesco Vasuri, Anthony P Lisi, Carmen Ciavarella, Alessio Degiovanni, Benedetta Fabbrizio, Sabrina Valente, Gisella Vischini, Gaetano La Manna, Antonia D'Errico, Gianandrea Pasquinelli

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Article in Journal of nephrology, 2023. 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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Francesco VasuriPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy. francesco.vasuri@aosp.bo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-6025
Anthony P LisiDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
Carmen CiavarellaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessio DegiovanniPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.
Benedetta FabbrizioPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.
Sabrina ValenteDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Gisella VischiniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Gaetano La MannaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonia D'ErricoPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.
Gianandrea PasquinelliPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy.
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITDrexel University · US

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Ministero della Salute RC-2022-2773443
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Abstract

backgroundThrombotic microangiopathy is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition inducing severe endothelial injury in many organs, particularly native and transplanted kidneys. Current pathological studies by our group have identified the use of Caveolin-1 immunohistochemistry as a potential marker of endothelial damage and progression degree of thrombotic microangiopathy. The aim of the present work was to evaluate Caveolin-1 as a marker of severity in thrombotic microangiopathy kidney disease, according to the ultrastructural progression of the disease evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty-nine patients (17 non-transplanted and 12 transplanted) were retrospectively selected, biopsied for suspected or histologically-confirmed thrombotic microangiopathy. Transmission electron microscopy was performed in all cases, and an ultrastructural score of thrombotic microangiopathy-related glomerular disease was assessed (from 0 to 3+). Immunohistochemistry for Caveolin-1 was automatically performed.

resultsThe mean percentage of Caveolin-1-positive glomerular capillaries was 53.2 ± 40.6% and 28.0 ± 42.8% in the active thrombotic microangiopathy versus previous thrombotic microangiopathy cases (p = 0.085), considering both native and transplanted kidneys. The presence of progressive disease correlated with diffuse Caveolin-1 immunoreactivity (p = 0.031), and ultrastructural score correlated with glomerular Caveolin-1 positivity, progressively increasing from 22.5% of the Score 0 group to 95.5% of the Score 3 group (p = 0.036). DISCUSSION: Caveolin-1 proved to be a very useful marker of early endothelial damage in the course of thrombotic microangiopathy for both native and transplanted kidneys, therefore worth considering in routine practice. Diffuse glomerular Caveolin-1 immunoreactivity correlates with the severity of the thrombotic disease and it can appear very early, even before ultrastructurally evident endothelial damage.

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Kidney DiseasesThrombotic MicroangiopathiesCapillariesCaveolin 1HumansKidneyRetrospective StudiesCaveolin 1Caveolin-1ImmunohistochemistryKidney pathologyThrombotic microangiopathyTransmission electron microscopy

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