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PLoS One ; 14(6): e0217569, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31188898

ABSTRACT

There are controversies whether Minimal Change Disease (MCD) and Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) are distinct glomerular lesions or different manifestations within the same spectrum of diseases. The uPAR (urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor) and some slit diaphragm proteins may be altered in FSGS glomeruli and may function as biomarkers of the disease in renal biopsies. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the diagnostic potential of uPAR and glomerular proteins for differentiation between MCD and FSGS in renal pediatric biopsy. Renal biopsies from 50 children between 2 and 18 years old were selected, with diagnosis of MCD (n = 29) and FSGS (n = 21). Control group consisted of pediatric autopsies (n = 15) from patients younger than 18 years old, with no evidences of renal dysfunction. In situ expressions of WT1, nephrin, podocin and uPAR were evaluated by immunoperoxidase technique. Renal biopsy of patients with MCD and FSGS expressed fewer WT1 (p≤0.0001, F = 19.35) and nephrin (p<0.0001; H = 21.54) than patients in the control group. FSGS patients expressed fewer podocin than control (p<0.0359, H = 6.655). FSGS cases expressed more uPAR than each of control and MCD (p = 0.0019; H = 12.57) and there was a positive and significant correlation between nephrin and podocin (p = 0.0026, rS = 0.6502) in these cases. Podocin had sensitivity of 73.3% and specificity of 86.7% (p = 0.0068) and uPAR had sensitivity of 78.9% and specificity of 73.3% (p = 0.0040) for diagnosis of FSGS patients. The main limitation of the study is the limited number of cases due to the difficulty in performing biopsy in pediatric patients. Podocin and uPAR are good markers for FSGS and differentiate these cases from MCD, reinforcing the theory of distinct glomerular diseases. These findings suggest that podocin and uPAR can be used as biomarkers in the routine analysis of renal biopsies in cases of podocytopathies when the lesion (sclerosis) is not sampled.


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Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/diagnosis , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics , Kidney Glomerulus/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Nephrosis, Lipoid/diagnosis , Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/genetics , Adolescent , Autopsy , Biomarkers/metabolism , Biopsy , Case-Control Studies , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Gene Expression , Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/genetics , Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/metabolism , Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/pathology , Humans , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism , Kidney Glomerulus/pathology , Male , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Nephrosis, Lipoid/genetics , Nephrosis, Lipoid/metabolism , Nephrosis, Lipoid/pathology , Predictive Value of Tests , Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/metabolism , WT1 Proteins/genetics , WT1 Proteins/metabolism
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