Camille Dumont1, Aicha Mérouani2, Thierry Ducruet3, Geneviève Benoit2, Marie-Josée Clermont2, Anne Laure Lapeyraque2, Véronique Phan2, Natalie Patey4. 1. Department of Pathology, CHU Sainte Justine, 3175 Chemin Côte Sainte Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada. 2. Department of Nephrology, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 3. Applied Clinical Research Unit, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 4. Department of Pathology, CHU Sainte Justine, 3175 Chemin Côte Sainte Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada. natpatey@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and Henoch-Schönlein purpura are common glomerular disorders in children sharing the same histopathologic pattern of IgA deposits within the mesangium, even if their physiopathology may be different. Repeated exposure to pathogens induces the production of abnormal IgA1. The immune complex deposition in the renal mesangium in IgAN or potentially in small vessels in Henoch-Schönlein purpura induces complement activation via the alternative and lectin pathways. Recent studies suggest that levels of membrane attack complex (MAC) in the urine might be a useful indicator of renal injury. Because of the emerging availability of therapies that selectively block complement activation, the aim of the present study is to investigate whether MAC immunostaining might be a useful marker of IgA-mediated renal injury. METHODS: We conducted immunohistochemistry analysis of the MAC on renal biopsies from 67 pediatric patients with IgAN and Henoch-Schönlein purpura. We classified their renal biopsies according to the Oxford classification, retrieved symptoms, biological parameters, treatment, and follow-up. RESULTS: We found MAC expression was significantly related to impaired renal function and patients whose clinical course required therapy. MAC deposits tend to be more abundant in patients with decreased glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.02), patients with proteinuria > 0.750 g/day/1.73 m2, and with nephrotic syndrome. No correlation with histological alterations was observed. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that MAC deposition could be a useful additional indicator of renal injury in patients with IgAN and Henoch-Schönlein purpura, independent of other indicators.
BACKGROUND:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and Henoch-Schönlein purpura are common glomerular disorders in children sharing the same histopathologic pattern of IgA deposits within the mesangium, even if their physiopathology may be different. Repeated exposure to pathogens induces the production of abnormal IgA1. The immune complex deposition in the renal mesangium in IgAN or potentially in small vessels in Henoch-Schönlein purpura induces complement activation via the alternative and lectin pathways. Recent studies suggest that levels of membrane attack complex (MAC) in the urine might be a useful indicator of renal injury. Because of the emerging availability of therapies that selectively block complement activation, the aim of the present study is to investigate whether MAC immunostaining might be a useful marker of IgA-mediated renal injury. METHODS: We conducted immunohistochemistry analysis of the MAC on renal biopsies from 67 pediatric patients with IgAN and Henoch-Schönlein purpura. We classified their renal biopsies according to the Oxford classification, retrieved symptoms, biological parameters, treatment, and follow-up. RESULTS: We found MAC expression was significantly related to impaired renal function and patients whose clinical course required therapy. MAC deposits tend to be more abundant in patients with decreased glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.02), patients with proteinuria > 0.750 g/day/1.73 m2, and with nephrotic syndrome. No correlation with histological alterations was observed. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that MAC deposition could be a useful additional indicator of renal injury in patients with IgAN and Henoch-Schönlein purpura, independent of other indicators.
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura; IgA nephropathy; Membrane attack complex; Pediatric
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