Validation of a newly proposed histopathological classification in Japanese patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis
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Published:2013-06-17
Issue:1
Volume:14
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ISSN:1471-2369
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Container-title:BMC Nephrology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:BMC Nephrol
Author:
Iwakiri Takashi,Fujimoto Shouichi,Kitagawa Kiyoki,Furuichi Kengo,Yamahana Junya,Matsuura Yunosuke,Yamashita Atsushi,Uezono Shigehiro,Shimao Yoshiya,Hisanaga Shuichi,Tokura Takeshi,Wada Takashi,Kitamura Kazuo,Asada Yujiro
Abstract
Abstract
Background
A new histopathological classification of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis was recently proposed. We evaluated the predictive value of this classification for renal outcome in Japanese patients.
Methods
We enrolled 122 patients with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis diagnosed at several institutions in Japan between January 2000 and March 2010. Twenty patients were excluded because of observation durations of <1 year, and/or because their biopsy specimens contained <10 glomeruli. Renal biopsy specimens were categorized into four classes according to the proposed classification. We evaluated the predictive value of immunohistochemical staining for α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), Wilm’s tumor 1 (WT1), CD68, and cytokeratin for end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Results
The study population included 54 men and 48 women. Age, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and proteinuria were 66.3 ± 11.3 years, 21.6 ml/min. and 1.10 g/24 h, respectively. Eighty-six patients were positive for myeloperoxidase-ANCA, five were positive for proteinase 3-ANCA, and 11 were negative for both antibodies. Median follow-up time was 41.0 months. Twenty-three patients (22.5%) developed ESRD during the follow-up period. Twelve patients died during follow up; 7/12 patients developed ESRD before death, and 5/12 patients died without ESRD. The incidence of ESRD increased with sequential categories: focal, 2/46 (4.3%); crescentic, 9/32 (28%); mixed, 8/18 (44%); and sclerotic, 4/6 (67%). The focal class had the best renal survival and the sclerotic class had the worst renal survival (p < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier renal survival analysis was similar to that of the new classification system proposal. In the multivariate analysis, the classification system tended to be a prognostic factor for ESRD (p = 0.0686, crescentic, mixed and sclerotic vs. focal, hazard ratio (HR) [95% confidence interval, CI]; 2.99 [0.61–22.7], 5.04 [1.11–36.4] and 9.93 [1.53–85.7], respectively). α-SMA-positivity also tended to be associated with ESRD (p = 0.1074).
Conclusion
The new histopathological classification was associated with eGFR at 1 year and tended to be associated with ESRD in our Japanese cohort with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. α-SMA positivity might be an additional prognostic factor for ESRD.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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