Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40074703›Full record

ArticleRenal failure2025

Impact of intrarenal arterial lesions on prognosis of IgA nephropathy: insights from a retrospective cohort study.

Jingying Tu, Xiaoqian Chen, Haichun Yang, Yiqin Zuo, Fanfan Li, Ji Zhang, Bo Chen, Yinqiu Lv, Chaosheng Chen, Zhen Su and 1 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Renal failure, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Jingying TuDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-3094-7217
Xiaoqian ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Haichun YangDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4265-7492
Yiqin ZuoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7287-0350
Fanfan LiDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Ji ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Bo ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Yinqiu LvDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Chaosheng ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Zhen SuDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6390-9957
Duo LiDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-0576-1461

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIgA nephropathy (IgAN) presents a challenging spectrum of outcomes, often complicated by intrarenal arterial/arteriolar lesions (IALs) in affected individuals. Despite their clinical relevance, existing criteria for classifying and assessing the severity of these lesions remain undefined. This study aimed to establish semi-quantitative assessment criteria for grading IALs and to evaluate their prognostic significance in patients with IgAN.

methodWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 417 cases of primary IgAN in which IALs were meticulously scored in individual biopsies. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was employed to compare the time to the renal composite endpoint between different IALs severity groups. The association between the severity of IALs and clinical outcomes was further evaluated using multivariate Cox regression models to control for potential confounders.

resultsAmong the 417 patients studied, 230 (55.2%) exhibited IALs. Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed a higher cumulative incidence of the composite endpoint in patients with IALs (

conclusionOur findings underscore the prognostic significance of IALs in IgAN, particularly moderate to severe intimal fibrosis and hyalinosis and highlight the urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies specifically designed to mitigate the impact of IALs in high-risk IgAN patients.

Indexed as

Glomerulonephritis, IGAKidneyRenal ArteryAdultBiopsyFemaleFibrosisHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexhyalinosisIgA nephropathyintimal fibrosisintrarenal arterial/arteriolar lesionsthrombotic microangiopathy

Identifiers

PMID40074703
PMCPMC11905313

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.