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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2025

Co-localization of IgG with nephrin in immune-mediated idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

Yuta Ichikawa, Nana Sakakibara, Shuhei Aoyama, Yuka Kimura, Yuta Inoki, Yu Tanaka, Chika Ueda, Hideaki Kitakado, China Nagano, Tomohiko Yamamura and 8 more

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Yuta IchikawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Nana SakakibaraDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Shuhei AoyamaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Yuka KimuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Yuta InokiDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Yu TanakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Chika UedaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Hideaki KitakadoDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
China NaganoDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Tomohiko YamamuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Shingo IshimoriDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Yuko ShimaDepartment of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Japan.
Hayaki OkamotoDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Hideki FujiiDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Hironobu MaruyamaImmuno-Biological Laboratories, Fujioka, Japan.
Kazumoto IijimaHyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Kandai NozuDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan.
Tomoko HorinouchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500017, Japan. tohori@med.kobe-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-6030

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development grants 24ek0109742h0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreased serum anti-nephrin antibody titers and co-localization of nephrin and IgG in kidney tissues have been reported in minimal change disease (MCD) and post-transplant recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). These results indicate an association of anti-nephrin antibodies with nephrotic syndrome (NS); however, the exact relationship remains unclear. Herein, we evaluated nephrin/IgG co-localization in the glomeruli of patients with various kidney diseases, including monogenic NS, to clarify the association between idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) and anti-nephrin antibodies.

methodsIgG and nephrin co-localization was investigated in 52 kidney tissue biopsy samples, comprising INS in the active phase (n = 26; MCD, n = 19; FSGS, n = 7) and remission (n = 6), monogenic NS (n = 3), and other kidney diseases (n = 17). Double-immunofluorescence staining for nephrin/IgG was performed in unfixed frozen sections for 2 h at room temperature with Alexa Fluor-labeled nephrin/IgG cocktail antibodies. Nephrin/IgG co-localization was assessed using optical sectioning under a fluorescence microscope.

resultsNephrin/IgG co-localization was observed in 81% (21/26, children: 15/17, adults: 6/9) of active INS cases, 84% (16/19) of MCD cases, and 71% (5/7) of FSGS cases. No co-localization was observed in NS with monogenic variants or other kidney diseases.

conclusionNephrin/IgG co-localization in the kidney tissue is finding observed in active INS, strongly indicating an association between anti-nephrin antibodies and INS onset. The nephrin/IgG cocktail antibody is a rapid and effective approach for investigating INS pathogenesis that facilitates the differential diagnosis of immune-mediated NS from other kidney diseases, including monogenic NS.

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AutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GKidney GlomerulusMembrane ProteinsNephrotic SyndromeAdolescentAdultAgedBiopsyChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansInfantMaleAutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GMembrane ProteinsnephrinAnti-nephrin antibodiesIdiopathic nephrotic syndromeNephrinNephrin/IgG cocktail antibodiesNephrin/IgG co-localization

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PMCPMC12660451

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