Abstract
The presence of Streptococcus mutans expressing Cnm protein encoded by cnm (cnm-positive S. mutans) in the oral cavity is associated with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN). However, the precise mechanism by which cnm-positive S. mutans is involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN remains unclear. The present study evaluated glomerular galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) to clarify the association between the presence of cnm-positive S. mutans and glomerular Gd-IgA1 in patients with IgAN. The presence of S. mutans and cnm-positive S. mutans was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction in saliva specimens from 74 patients with IgAN or IgA vasculitis. Immunofluorescent staining of IgA and Gd-IgA1 using KM55 antibody in clinical glomerular tissues was then performed. There was no significant association between the glomerular staining intensity of IgA and the positive rate of S. mutans. However, there was a significant association between the glomerular staining intensity of IgA and the positive rate of cnm-positive S. mutans (P < 0.05). There was also a significant association between the glomerular staining intensity of Gd-IgA1 (KM55) and the positive rate of cnm-positive S. mutans (P < 0.05). The glomerular staining intensity of Gd-IgA1 (KM55) was not associated with the positive rate of S. mutans. These results suggest that cnm-positive S. mutans in the oral cavity is associated with the pathogenesis of Gd-IgA1 in patients with IgAN.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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