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1. Evidence from the large VALIGA cohort validates the subclassification of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in IgA nephropathy

Author: Coppo, R., Feehaly, J., Troyanov, S., Cattran, D.C., Cook, H.T., Roberts, I., Radcliffe, John, Russo, M.L., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Papagianni, K., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papasotirious, M., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Toric, L., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Boria Grinyo, J.M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Hryszko, T., Klinger, M., Kamińska, D., Krajewska, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Cambier, A., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Diomedi-Casadei, F., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Royal, V., Bellur, Shubha S., Troyanov, Stéphan, Vorobyeva, Olga, Coppo, Rosanna, and Roberts, Ian S.D.
Published: 2024
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2. Application of the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool one or two years post-biopsy

Author: Russo, M.L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H.T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papachristou, E., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Smerud, H. Kloster, Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Boria Grinyo, J.M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Terroba, J. Arce, Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Ljubanovic, D. Galesic, Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D’Agati, V., D’Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, C.-H., Shi, S., Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Barbour, Sean J., Coppo, Rosanna, Zhang, Hong, Liu, Zhi-Hong, Suzuki, Yusuke, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, Er, Lee, Reich, Heather N., Barratt, Jonathan, and Cattran, Daniel C.
Published: 2022
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3. Development and testing of an artificial intelligence tool for predicting end-stage kidney disease in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Author: Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Coppo, R., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Angioi, A., Piras, L., Feehally, J., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papasotiriou, M., Galesic, K., Toric, L., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Smerud, H. Kloster, Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Rauen, T., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Grinyo, J.M. Boria, Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Canton, A. Dal, Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Mazzucco, Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Terroba, J. Arce, Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., GalesicLjubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Ortiz, P. Cannata, Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., FulladosaOliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Abbrescia, Daniela, Kouri, Nikoleta, Stangou, Maria, Papagianni, Aikaterini, Scolari, Francesco, Delbarba, Elisa, Bonomini, Mario, Piscitani, Luca, Stallone, Giovanni, Infante, Barbara, Godeas, Giulia, Madio, Desiree, Biancone, Luigi, Campagna, Marco, Zaza, Gianluigi, Squarzoni, Isabella, Cangemi, Concetta, Schena, Francesco Paolo, Anelli, Vito Walter, Trotta, Joseph, Di Noia, Tommaso, Manno, Carlo, Tripepi, Giovanni, D’Arrigo, Graziella, Chesnaye, Nicholas C., Russo, Maria Luisa, Zoccali, Carmine, Tesar, Vladimir, and Coppo, Rosanna
Published: 2021
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4. Improving treatment decisions using personalized risk assessment from the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool

Author: Russo, M.L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H.T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Boria Grinyo, J.M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D’Agati, V., D’Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa N, N., Zeng, C.-H., Shi, S., Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Barbour, Sean J., Canney, Mark, Coppo, Rosanna, Zhang, Hong, Liu, Zhi-Hong, Suzuki, Yusuke, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, Induruwage, Dilshani, Er, Lee, Reich, Heather N., Feehally, John, Barratt, Jonathan, and Cattran, Daniel C.
Published: 2020
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5. Power Block Off-design Control Strategies for Indirect Solar ORC Cycles

Author: Casartelli, D., Binotti, M., Silva, P., Macchi, E., Roccaro, E., and Passera, T.
Published: 2015
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6. Application of the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool one or two years post-biopsy

Author: Barbour, Sean J., primary, Coppo, Rosanna, additional, Zhang, Hong, additional, Liu, Zhi-Hong, additional, Suzuki, Yusuke, additional, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, additional, Er, Lee, additional, Reich, Heather N., additional, Barratt, Jonathan, additional, Cattran, Daniel C., additional, Russo, M.L., additional, Troyanov, S., additional, Cook, H.T., additional, Roberts, I., additional, Tesar, V., additional, Maixnerova, D., additional, Lundberg, S., additional, Gesualdo, L., additional, Emma, F., additional, Fuiano, L., additional, Beltrame, G., additional, Rollino, C., additional, Amore, A., additional, Camilla, R., additional, Peruzzi, L., additional, Praga, M., additional, Feriozzi, S., additional, Polci, R., additional, Segoloni, G., additional, Colla, L., additional, Pani, A., additional, Piras, D., additional, Angioi, A., additional, Cancarini, G., additional, Ravera, S., additional, Durlik, M., additional, Moggia, E., additional, Ballarin, J., additional, Di Giulio, S., additional, Pugliese, F., additional, Serriello, I., additional, Caliskan, Y., additional, Sever, M., additional, Kilicaslan, I., additional, Locatelli, F., additional, Del Vecchio, L., additional, Wetzels, J.F.M., additional, Peters, H., additional, Berg, U., additional, Carvalho, F., additional, da Costa Ferreira, A.C., additional, Maggio, M., additional, Wiecek, A., additional, Ots-Rosenberg, M., additional, Magistroni, R., additional, Topaloglu, R., additional, Bilginer, Y., additional, D’Amico, M., additional, Stangou, M., additional, Giacchino, F., additional, Goumenos, D., additional, Papachristou, E., additional, Galesic, K., additional, Geddes, C., additional, Siamopoulos, K., additional, Balafa, O., additional, Galliani, M., additional, Stratta, P., additional, Quaglia, M., additional, Bergia, R., additional, Cravero, R., additional, Salvadori, M., additional, Cirami, L., additional, Fellstrom, B., additional, Smerud, H. Kloster, additional, Ferrario, F., additional, Stellato, T., additional, Egido, J., additional, Martin, C., additional, Floege, J., additional, Eitner, F., additional, Lupo, A., additional, Bernich, P., additional, Menè, P., additional, Morosetti, M., additional, van Kooten, C., additional, Rabelink, T., additional, Reinders, M.E.J., additional, Boria Grinyo, J.M., additional, Cusinato, S., additional, Benozzi, L., additional, Savoldi, S., additional, Licata, C., additional, Mizerska-Wasiak, M., additional, Martina, G., additional, Messuerotti, A., additional, Dal Canton, A., additional, Esposito, C., additional, Migotto, C., additional, Triolo, G., additional, Mariano, F., additional, Pozzi, C., additional, Boero, R., additional, Bellur, S., additional, Mazzucco, G., additional, Giannakakis, C., additional, Honsova, E., additional, Sundelin, B., additional, Di Palma, A.M., additional, Gutiérrez, E., additional, Asunis, A.M., additional, Barratt, J., additional, Tardanico, R., additional, Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., additional, Terroba, J. Arce, additional, Fortunato, M., additional, Pantzaki, A., additional, Ozluk, Y., additional, Steenbergen, E., additional, Soderberg, M., additional, Riispere, Z., additional, Furci, L., additional, Orhan, D., additional, Kipgen, D., additional, Casartelli, D., additional, Ljubanovic, D. Galesic, additional, Gakiopoulou, H., additional, Bertoni, E., additional, Cannata Ortiz, P., additional, Karkoszka, H., additional, Groene, H.J., additional, Stoppacciaro, A., additional, Bajema, I., additional, Bruijn, J., additional, Fulladosa Oliveras, X., additional, Maldyk, J., additional, Ioachim, E., additional, Bavbek, N., additional, Cook, T., additional, Alpers, C., additional, Berthoux, F., additional, Bonsib, S., additional, D’Agati, V., additional, D’Amico, G., additional, Emancipator, S., additional, Emmal, F., additional, Fervenza, F., additional, Florquin, S., additional, Fogo, A., additional, Groene, H., additional, Haas, M., additional, Hill, P., additional, Hogg, R., additional, Hsu, S., additional, Hunley, T., additional, Hladunewich, M., additional, Jennette, C., additional, Joh, K., additional, Julian, B., additional, Kawamura, T., additional, Lai, F., additional, Leung, C., additional, Li, L., additional, Li, P., additional, Liu, Z., additional, Massat, A., additional, Mackinnon, B., additional, Mezzano, S., additional, Schena, F., additional, Tomino, Y., additional, Walker, P., additional, Wang, H., additional, Weening, J., additional, Yoshikawa, N., additional, Zeng, C.-H., additional, Shi, S., additional, Nogi, C., additional, Suzuki, H., additional, Koike, K., additional, Hirano, K., additional, Yokoo, T., additional, Hanai, M., additional, Fukami, K., additional, Takahashi, K., additional, Yuzawa, Y., additional, Niwa, M., additional, Yasuda, Y., additional, Maruyama, S., additional, Ichikawa, D., additional, Suzuki, T., additional, Shirai, S., additional, Fukuda, A., additional, Fujimoto, S., additional, and Trimarchi, H., additional
Published: 2022
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7. Is there long-term value of pathology scoring in immunoglobulin A nephropathy? A validation study of the Oxford Classification for IgA Nephropathy (VALIGA) update

Author: Coppo, R., D'Arrigo, G., Tripepi, G., Russo, M. L., Roberts, I. S. D., Bellur, S., Cattran, D., Cook, T. H., Feehally, J., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Peruzzi, L., Amore, A., Lundberg, S., Di Palma, A. M., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Rollino, C., Praga, M., Biancone, L., Pani, A., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Barratt, J., Del Vecchio, L., Locatelli, F., Pierucci, A., Caliskan, Y., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J. C., Wetzels, J. F. M., Goumenos, D., Papasotiriou, M., Galesic, K., Toric, L., Papagianni, A., Stangou, M., Benozzi, L., Cusinato, S., Berg, U., Topaloglu, R., Maggio, M., Ots-Rosenberg, M., D'Amico, M., Geddes, C., Balafa, O., Quaglia, M., Cravero, R., Cirami, C. L., Fellstrom, B., Floege, J., Egido, J., Mallamaci, F., Zoccali, C., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Camilla, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Angioi, A., Piras, L., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Peters, H., Carvalho, F., Da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Wiecek, A., Magistroni, R., Bilginer, Y., Giacchino, F., Papastirou, M., Siamopoulos, K., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Bergia, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Martin, C., Eitner, F., Rauen, T., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, P., Morosetti, M., Van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Gutierrez, E., Asunis, A. M., Tardanico, R., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Akiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., and Internal Medicine
Subjects: Adult, Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, 030232 urology & nephrology, Renal function, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Kidney, Nephropathy, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, Glomerulonephritis, 0302 clinical medicine, renal biopsy, Interquartile range, IgA nephropathy, progression, risk factors, Child, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Humans, Prognosis, Medicine, Endocapillary hypercellularity, IGA, Transplantation, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, medicine.disease, medicine.anatomical_structure, Renal pathology, Nephrology, Cohort, Renal biopsy, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11], business
Abstract: Background It is unknown whether renal pathology lesions in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) correlate with renal outcomes over decades of follow-up. Methods In 1130 patients of the original Validation Study of the Oxford Classification for IgA Nephropathy (VALIGA) cohort, we studied the relationship between the MEST score (mesangial hypercellularity, M; endocapillary hypercellularity, E; segmental glomerulosclerosis, S; tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis, T), crescents (C) and other histological lesions with both a combined renal endpoint [50% estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) loss or kidney failure] and the rate of eGFR decline over a follow-up period extending to 35 years [median 7 years (interquartile range 4.1–10.8)]. Results In this extended analysis, M1, S1 and T1–T2 lesions as well as the whole MEST score were independently related with the combined endpoint (P Conclusion Long-term follow-up analyses of the VALIGA cohort showed that the independent relationship between kidney biopsy findings and the risk of progression towards kidney failure in IgAN remains unchanged across all age groups and decades after the renal biopsy.
Published: 2020

8. Quantifying duration of proteinuria remission and association with clinical outcome in IgA nephropathy

Author: Canney, M., Barbour, S. J., Zheng, Y., Coppo, R., Zhang, H., Liu, Z. -H., Matsuzaki, K., Suzuki, Y., Katafuchi, R., Reich, H. N., Cattran, D., Russo, M. L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H. T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F. M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A. M., Gutierrez, E., Asunis, A. M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Feehally, J., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D'Agati, V., D'Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, C. -H., Shi, S., Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Anesthesiology, Pathology, Graduate School, ACS - Heart failure & arrhythmias, and ACS - Atherosclerosis & ischemic syndromes
Subjects: Male, Time Factors, glomerular disease, 030232 urology & nephrology, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Clinical endpoint, Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Proteinuria, medicine.diagnostic_test, Remission Induction, Hazard ratio, IgA nephropathy, General Medicine, Middle Aged, end stage kidney disease, epidemiology and outcomes, proteinuria, renal function decline, renal pathology, 3. Good health, Renal pathology, Nephrology, Disease Progression, Female, medicine.symptom, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Nephropathy, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, Biopsy, Humans, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Surrogate endpoint, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Kidney Failure, Chronic, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11], business
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 232930.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) BACKGROUND: On the basis of findings of observational studies and a meta-analysis, proteinuria reduction has been proposed as a surrogate outcome in IgA nephropathy. How long a reduction in proteinuria needs to be maintained to mitigate the long-term risk of disease progression is unknown. METHODS: In this retrospective multiethnic cohort of adult patients with IgA nephropathy, we defined proteinuria remission as a ≥25% reduction in proteinuria from the peak value after biopsy, and an absolute reduction in proteinuria to
Published: 2021

9. Quantifying duration of proteinuria remission and association with clinical outcome in IgA nephropathy

Author: Canney, M. Barbour, S.J. Zheng, Y. Coppo, R. Zhang, H. Liu, Z.-H. Matsuzaki, K. Suzuki, Y. Katafuchi, R. Reich, H.N. Cattran, D. Russo, M.L. Troyanov, S. Cook, H.T. Roberts, I. Tesar, V. Maixnerova, D. Lundberg, S. Gesualdo, L. Emma, F. Fuiano, L. Beltrame, G. Rollino, C. Amore, A. Camilla, R. Peruzzi, L. Praga, M. Feriozzi, S. Polci, R. Segoloni, G. Colla, L. Pani, A. Piras, D. Angioi, A. Cancarini, G. Ravera, S. Durlik, M. Moggia, E. Ballarin, J. Di Giulio, S. Pugliese, F. Serriello, I. Caliskan, Y. Sever, M. Kilicaslan, I. Locatelli, F. Del Vecchio, L. Wetzels, J.F.M. Peters, H. Berg, U. Carvalho, F. da Costa Ferreira, A.C. Maggio, M. Wiecek, A. Ots-Rosenberg, M. Magistroni, R. Topaloglu, R. Bilginer, Y. D'Amico, M. Stangou, M. Giacchino, F. Goumenos, D. Kalliakmani, P. Gerolymos, M. Galesic, K. Geddes, C. Siamopoulos, K. Balafa, O. Galliani, M. Stratta, P. Quaglia, M. Bergia, R. Cravero, R. Salvadori, M. Cirami, L. Fellstrom, B. Kloster Smerud, H. Ferrario, F. Stellato, T. Egido, J. Martin, C. Floege, J. Eitner, F. Lupo, A. Bernich, P. Menè, P. Morosetti, M. van Kooten, C. Rabelink, T. Reinders, M.E.J. Boria Grinyo, J.M. Cusinato, S. Benozzi, L. Savoldi, S. Licata, C. Mizerska-Wasiak, M. Martina, G. Messuerotti, A. Dal Canton, A. Esposito, C. Migotto, C. Triolo, G. Mariano, F. Pozzi, C. Boero, R. Bellur, S. Mazzucco, G. Giannakakis, C. Honsova, E. Sundelin, B. Di Palma, A.M. Gutiérrez, E. Asunis, A.M. Barratt, J. Tardanico, R. Perkowska-Ptasinska, A. Arce Terroba, J. Fortunato, M. Pantzaki, A. Ozluk, Y. Steenbergen, E. Soderberg, M. Riispere, Z. Furci, L. Orhan, D. Kipgen, D. Casartelli, D. Galesic Ljubanovic, D. Gakiopoulou, H. Bertoni, E. Cannata Ortiz, P. Karkoszka, H. Groene, H.J. Stoppacciaro, A. Bajema, I. Bruijn, J. Fulladosa Oliveras, X. Maldyk, J. Ioachim, E. Bavbek, N. Cook, T. Alpers, C. Feehally, J. Berthoux, F. Bonsib, S. D'Agati, V. D'Amico, G. Emancipator, S. Emmal, F. Fervenza, F. Florquin, S. Fogo, A. Groene, H. Haas, M. Hill, P. Hogg, R. Hsu, S. Hunley, T. Hladunewich Jennette, C. Joh, K. Julian, B. Kawamura, T. Lai, F. Leung, C. Li, L. Li, P. Liu, Z. Massat, A. Mackinnon, B. Mezzano, S. Schena, F. Tomino, Y. Walker, P. Wang, H. Weening, J. Yoshikawa, N. Zeng, C.-H. Shi, S. Nogi, C. Suzuki, H. Koike, K. Hirano, K. Yokoo, T. Hanai, M. Fukami, K. Takahashi, K. Yuzawa, Y. Niwa, M. Yasuda, Y. Maruyama, S. Ichikawa, D. Suzuki, T. Shirai, S. Fukuda, A. Fujimoto, S. Trimarchi, H. International IgA Nephropathy Network
Abstract: Background On the basis of findings of observational studies and a meta-analysis, proteinuria reduction has been proposed as a surrogate outcome in IgA nephropathy. How long a reduction in proteinuria needs to be maintained to mitigate the long-term risk of disease progression is unknown. Methods In this retrospective multiethnic cohort of adult patients with IgA nephropathy, we defined proteinuria remission as a $25% reduction in proteinuria from the peak value after biopsy, and an absolute reduction in proteinuria to,1 g/d. The exposure of interest was the total duration of first remission, treated as a time-varying covariate using longitudinal proteinuria measurements. We used time-dependent Cox proportional hazards regression models to quantify the association between the duration of remission and the primary outcome (ESKD or a 50% reduction in eGFR). Results During a median follow-up of 3.9 years, 274 of 1864 patients (14.7%) experienced the primary outcome. The relationship between duration of proteinuria remission and outcome was nonlinear. Each 3 months in sustained remission up to approximately 4 years was associated with an additional 9% reduction in the risk of disease progression (hazard ratio [HR], 0.91; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.89 to 0.93). Thereafter, each additional 3 months in remission was associated with a smaller, nonsignificant risk reduction (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.96 to 1.03). These findings were robust to multivariable adjustment and consistent across clinical and histologic subgroups. Conclusions Our findings support the use of proteinuria as a surrogate outcome in IgA nephropathy, but additionally demonstrate the value of quantifying the duration of proteinuria remission when estimating the risk of hard clinical endpoints. Copyright © 2021 by the American Society of Nephrology.
Published: 2021

10. Cluster analysis identifies distinct pathogenetic patterns in c3 glomerulopathies/immune complex–Mediated membranoproliferative GN

Author: Iatropoulos, P, Daina, E, Curreri, M, Piras, R, Valoti, E, Mele, C, Bresin, E, Gamba, S, Alberti, M, Breno, M, Perna, A, Bettoni, S, Sabadini, E, Murer, L, Vivarelli, M, Noris, M, Remuzzi, G, Bottanelli, L, Donadelli, R, Cuccarolo, P, Abbate, M, Carrara, C, Cannata, A, Ferrari, S, Gaspari, F, Stucchi, N, Bassani, C, Lena, M, Omati, G, Taruscia, D, Bellantuono, R, Giordano, M, Messina, G, Caruso, M, Gotti, E, Mescia, F, Perticucci, E, Schieppati, A, Verdoni, L, Berto, M, Baraldi, O, Montini, G, Pasini, A, Passler, W, Degasperi, T, Gaggiotti, M, Gregorini, G, Miglietti, N, Guarnieri, A, Cirami, L, Roperto, R, Di Giorgio, G, Barbano, G, Innocenti, M, Ghiggeri, G, Magnasco, A, Rolla, D, Casartelli, D, Lambertini, D, Maggio, M, Cosci, P, Conti, G, Amar, K, Ardissino, G, Marinosci, A, Sinico, R, Montoli, A, Bonucchi, D, Facchini, F, Furci, L, Ferretti, A, Nuzzi, F, Pecoraro, C, Visciano, B, Canavese, C, Radin, E, Stratta, P, Nordio, M, Benetti, E, Parolin, M, Alberici, F, Manenti, L, Brugnano, R, Manenti, F, Capitanini, A, Emma, F, Massella, L, Rosa, M, Mazzon, M, Basso, E, Besso, L, Lavacca, A, Mella, A, Bertero, M, Coppo, R, Peruzzi, L, Porcellini, M, Piccoli, G, Clari, R, Pasi, A, Gangemi, C, Alfandary, H, Dagan, A, Conceiçao, M, Sameiro, F, Croze, L, Malvezzi, P, Tsygin, A, Zelan, B, Nastasi, N, Iatropoulos, Paraskevas, Daina, Erica, Curreri, Manuela, Piras, Rossella, Valoti, Elisabetta, Mele, Caterina, Bresin, Elena, Gamba, Sara, Alberti, Marta, Breno, Matteo, Perna, Annalisa, Bettoni, Serena, Sabadini, Ettore, Murer, Luisa, Vivarelli, Marina, Noris, Marina, Remuzzi, Giuseppe, Bottanelli, L., Donadelli, R., Cuccarolo, P., Abbate, M., Carrara, C., Cannata, A., Ferrari, S., Gaspari, F., Stucchi, N., Bassani, C., Lena, M., Omati, G., Taruscia, D., Bellantuono, R., Giordano, M., Messina, G., Caruso, M., Gotti, E., Mescia, F., Perticucci, E., Schieppati, A., Verdoni, L., Berto, M., Baraldi, O., Montini, G., Pasini, A., Passler, W., Degasperi, T., Gaggiotti, M., Gregorini, G., Miglietti, N., Guarnieri, A., Cirami, L., Roperto, R. M., Di Giorgio, G., Barbano, G., Innocenti, M. L. D., Ghiggeri, G. M., Magnasco, A., Rolla, D., Casartelli, D., Lambertini, D., Maggio, M., Cosci, P. M., Conti, G., Amar, K., Ardissino, G., Marinosci, A., Sinico, R. A., Montoli, A., Bonucchi, D., Facchini, F., Furci, L., Ferretti, A., Nuzzi, F., Pecoraro, C., Visciano, B., Canavese, C., Radin, E., Stratta, P., Nordio, M., Benetti, E., Parolin, M., Alberici, F., Manenti, L., Brugnano, R., Manenti, F., Capitanini, A., Emma, F., Massella, L., Rosa, M., Mazzon, M., Basso, E., Besso, L., Lavacca, A., Mella, A., Bertero, M., Coppo, R., Peruzzi, L., Porcellini, M. G., Piccoli, G. B., Clari, R., Pasi, A., Gangemi, C., Alfandary, H., Dagan, A., Conceiçao, M., Sameiro, F. M., Croze, L., Malvezzi, P., Tsygin, A., Zelan, B., Nastasi, null, Iatropoulos, P, Daina, E, Curreri, M, Piras, R, Valoti, E, Mele, C, Bresin, E, Gamba, S, Alberti, M, Breno, M, Perna, A, Bettoni, S, Sabadini, E, Murer, L, Vivarelli, M, Noris, M, Remuzzi, G, Bottanelli, L, Donadelli, R, Cuccarolo, P, Abbate, M, Carrara, C, Cannata, A, Ferrari, S, Gaspari, F, Stucchi, N, Bassani, C, Lena, M, Omati, G, Taruscia, D, Bellantuono, R, Giordano, M, Messina, G, Caruso, M, Gotti, E, Mescia, F, Perticucci, E, Schieppati, A, Verdoni, L, Berto, M, Baraldi, O, Montini, G, Pasini, A, Passler, W, Degasperi, T, Gaggiotti, M, Gregorini, G, Miglietti, N, Guarnieri, A, Cirami, L, Roperto, R, Di Giorgio, G, Barbano, G, Innocenti, M, Ghiggeri, G, Magnasco, A, Rolla, D, Casartelli, D, Lambertini, D, Maggio, M, Cosci, P, Conti, G, Amar, K, Ardissino, G, Marinosci, A, Sinico, R, Montoli, A, Bonucchi, D, Facchini, F, Furci, L, Ferretti, A, Nuzzi, F, Pecoraro, C, Visciano, B, Canavese, C, Radin, E, Stratta, P, Nordio, M, Benetti, E, Parolin, M, Alberici, F, Manenti, L, Brugnano, R, Manenti, F, Capitanini, A, Emma, F, Massella, L, Rosa, M, Mazzon, M, Basso, E, Besso, L, Lavacca, A, Mella, A, Bertero, M, Coppo, R, Peruzzi, L, Porcellini, M, Piccoli, G, Clari, R, Pasi, A, Gangemi, C, Alfandary, H, Dagan, A, Conceiçao, M, Sameiro, F, Croze, L, Malvezzi, P, Tsygin, A, Zelan, B, Nastasi, N, Iatropoulos, Paraskevas, Daina, Erica, Curreri, Manuela, Piras, Rossella, Valoti, Elisabetta, Mele, Caterina, Bresin, Elena, Gamba, Sara, Alberti, Marta, Breno, Matteo, Perna, Annalisa, Bettoni, Serena, Sabadini, Ettore, Murer, Luisa, Vivarelli, Marina, Noris, Marina, Remuzzi, Giuseppe, Bottanelli, L., Donadelli, R., Cuccarolo, P., Abbate, M., Carrara, C., Cannata, A., Ferrari, S., Gaspari, F., Stucchi, N., Bassani, C., Lena, M., Omati, G., Taruscia, D., Bellantuono, R., Giordano, M., Messina, G., Caruso, M., Gotti, E., Mescia, F., Perticucci, E., Schieppati, A., Verdoni, L., Berto, M., Baraldi, O., Montini, G., Pasini, A., Passler, W., Degasperi, T., Gaggiotti, M., Gregorini, G., Miglietti, N., Guarnieri, A., Cirami, L., Roperto, R. M., Di Giorgio, G., Barbano, G., Innocenti, M. L. D., Ghiggeri, G. M., Magnasco, A., Rolla, D., Casartelli, D., Lambertini, D., Maggio, M., Cosci, P. M., Conti, G., Amar, K., Ardissino, G., Marinosci, A., Sinico, R. A., Montoli, A., Bonucchi, D., Facchini, F., Furci, L., Ferretti, A., Nuzzi, F., Pecoraro, C., Visciano, B., Canavese, C., Radin, E., Stratta, P., Nordio, M., Benetti, E., Parolin, M., Alberici, F., Manenti, L., Brugnano, R., Manenti, F., Capitanini, A., Emma, F., Massella, L., Rosa, M., Mazzon, M., Basso, E., Besso, L., Lavacca, A., Mella, A., Bertero, M., Coppo, R., Peruzzi, L., Porcellini, M. G., Piccoli, G. B., Clari, R., Pasi, A., Gangemi, C., Alfandary, H., Dagan, A., Conceiçao, M., Sameiro, F. M., Croze, L., Malvezzi, P., Tsygin, A., Zelan, B., and Nastasi, null
Abstract: Membranoproliferative GN (MPGN) was recently reclassified as alternative pathway complement–mediated C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and immune complex–mediated membranoproliferative GN (IC-MPGN). However, genetic and acquired alternative pathway abnormalities are also observed in IC-MPGN. Here, we explored the presence of distinct disease entities characterized by specific pathophysiologic mechanisms. We performed unsupervised hierarchical clustering, a data-driven statistical approach, on histologic, genetic, and clinical data and data regarding serum/plasma complement parameters from 173 patients with C3G/IC-MPGN. This approach divided patients into four clusters, indicating the existence of four different pathogenetic patterns. Specifically, this analysis separated patients with fluid-phase complement activation (clusters 1–3) who had low serum C3 levels and a high prevalence of genetic and acquired alternative pathway abnormalities from patients with solid-phase complement activation (cluster 4) who had normal or mildly altered serum C3, late disease onset, and poor renal survival. In patients with fluid-phase complement activation, those in clusters 1 and 2 had massive activation of the alternative pathway, including activation of the terminal pathway, and the highest prevalence of subendothelial deposits, but those in cluster 2 had additional activation of the classic pathway and the highest prevalence of nephrotic syndrome at disease onset. Patients in cluster 3 had prevalent activation of C3 convertase and highly electron-dense intramembranous deposits. In addition, we provide a simple algorithm to assign patients with C3G/IC-MPGN to specific clusters. These distinct clusters may facilitate clarification of disease etiology, improve risk assessment for ESRD, and pave the way for personalized treatment.
Published: 2018

11. Improving treatment decisions using personalized risk assessment from the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool

Author: Barbour, Sean J., primary, Canney, Mark, additional, Coppo, Rosanna, additional, Zhang, Hong, additional, Liu, Zhi-Hong, additional, Suzuki, Yusuke, additional, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, additional, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, additional, Induruwage, Dilshani, additional, Er, Lee, additional, Reich, Heather N., additional, Feehally, John, additional, Barratt, Jonathan, additional, Cattran, Daniel C., additional, Russo, M.L., additional, Troyanov, S., additional, Cook, H.T., additional, Roberts, I., additional, Tesar, V., additional, Maixnerova, D., additional, Lundberg, S., additional, Gesualdo, L., additional, Emma, F., additional, Fuiano, L., additional, Beltrame, G., additional, Rollino, C., additional, Amore, A., additional, Camilla, R., additional, Peruzzi, L., additional, Praga, M., additional, Feriozzi, S., additional, Polci, R., additional, Segoloni, G., additional, Colla, L., additional, Pani, A., additional, Piras, D., additional, Angioi, A., additional, Cancarini, G., additional, Ravera, S., additional, Durlik, M., additional, Moggia, E., additional, Ballarin, J., additional, Di Giulio, S., additional, Pugliese, F., additional, Serriello, I., additional, Caliskan, Y., additional, Sever, M., additional, Kilicaslan, I., additional, Locatelli, F., additional, Del Vecchio, L., additional, Wetzels, J.F.M., additional, Peters, H., additional, Berg, U., additional, Carvalho, F., additional, da Costa Ferreira, A.C., additional, Maggio, M., additional, Wiecek, A., additional, Ots-Rosenberg, M., additional, Magistroni, R., additional, Topaloglu, R., additional, Bilginer, Y., additional, D’Amico, M., additional, Stangou, M., additional, Giacchino, F., additional, Goumenos, D., additional, Kalliakmani, P., additional, Gerolymos, M., additional, Galesic, K., additional, Geddes, C., additional, Siamopoulos, K., additional, Balafa, O., additional, Galliani, M., additional, Stratta, P., additional, Quaglia, M., additional, Bergia, R., additional, Cravero, R., additional, Salvadori, M., additional, Cirami, L., additional, Fellstrom, B., additional, Kloster Smerud, H., additional, Ferrario, F., additional, Stellato, T., additional, Egido, J., additional, Martin, C., additional, Floege, J., additional, Eitner, F., additional, Lupo, A., additional, Bernich, P., additional, Menè, P., additional, Morosetti, M., additional, van Kooten, C., additional, Rabelink, T., additional, Reinders, M.E.J., additional, Boria Grinyo, J.M., additional, Cusinato, S., additional, Benozzi, L., additional, Savoldi, S., additional, Licata, C., additional, Mizerska-Wasiak, M., additional, Martina, G., additional, Messuerotti, A., additional, Dal Canton, A., additional, Esposito, C., additional, Migotto, C., additional, Triolo, G., additional, Mariano, F., additional, Pozzi, C., additional, Boero, R., additional, Bellur, S., additional, Mazzucco, G., additional, Giannakakis, C., additional, Honsova, E., additional, Sundelin, B., additional, Di Palma, A.M., additional, Gutiérrez, E., additional, Asunis, A.M., additional, Barratt, J., additional, Tardanico, R., additional, Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., additional, Arce Terroba, J., additional, Fortunato, M., additional, Pantzaki, A., additional, Ozluk, Y., additional, Steenbergen, E., additional, Soderberg, M., additional, Riispere, Z., additional, Furci, L., additional, Orhan, D., additional, Kipgen, D., additional, Casartelli, D., additional, Galesic Ljubanovic, D., additional, Gakiopoulou, H., additional, Bertoni, E., additional, Cannata Ortiz, P., additional, Karkoszka, H., additional, Groene, H.J., additional, Stoppacciaro, A., additional, Bajema, I., additional, Bruijn, J., additional, Fulladosa Oliveras, X., additional, Maldyk, J., additional, Ioachim, E., additional, Bavbek, N., additional, Cook, T., additional, Alpers, C., additional, Berthoux, F., additional, Bonsib, S., additional, D’Agati, V., additional, D’Amico, G., additional, Emancipator, S., additional, Emmal, F., additional, Fervenza, F., additional, Florquin, S., additional, Fogo, A., additional, Groene, H., additional, Haas, M., additional, Hill, P., additional, Hogg, R., additional, Hsu, S., additional, Hunley, T., additional, Hladunewich, M., additional, Jennette, C., additional, Joh, K., additional, Julian, B., additional, Kawamura, T., additional, Lai, F., additional, Leung, C., additional, Li, L., additional, Li, P., additional, Liu, Z., additional, Massat, A., additional, Mackinnon, B., additional, Mezzano, S., additional, Schena, F., additional, Tomino, Y., additional, Walker, P., additional, Wang, H., additional, Weening, J., additional, Yoshikawa N, N., additional, Zeng, C.-H., additional, Shi, S., additional, Nogi, C., additional, Suzuki, H., additional, Koike, K., additional, Hirano, K., additional, Yokoo, T., additional, Hanai, M., additional, Fukami, K., additional, Takahashi, K., additional, Yuzawa, Y., additional, Niwa, M., additional, Yasuda, Y., additional, Maruyama, S., additional, Ichikawa, D., additional, Suzuki, T., additional, Shirai, S., additional, Fukuda, A., additional, Fujimoto, S., additional, and Trimarchi, H., additional
Published: 2020
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12. Reproducibility of the Oxford classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy, impact of biopsy scoring on treatment allocation and clinical relevance of disagreements: Evidence from the VALidation of IGA study cohort

Author: Bellur, S.S. Roberts, I.S.D. Troyanov, S. Royal, V. Coppo, R. Cook, H.T. Cattran, D. Terroba, Y.A. Asunis, A.M. Bajema, I. Bertoni, E. Bruijn, J.A. Cannata-Ortiz, P. Casartelli, D. Di Palma, A.M. Ferrario, F. Fortunato, M. Furci, L. Gakiopoulou, H. Ljubanovic, D.G. Giannakakis, K. Gomá, M. Gröne, H.-J. Gutiérrez, E. Haider, S.A. Honsova, E. Ioachim, E. Karkoszka, H. Kipgen, D. Maldyk, J. Mazzucco, G. Orhan, D. Ozluk, Y. Pantzaki, A. Perkowska-Ptasinska, A. Riispere, Z. Soderberg, M.P. Steenbergen, E. Stoppacciaro, A. Von Feilitzen, B.S. Tardanico, R. Tesar, V. Maixnerova, D. Lundberg, S. Gesualdo, L. Emma, F. Fuiano, L. Beltrame, G. Rollino, C. Coppo, R. Amore, A. Camilla, R. Peruzzi, L. Praga, M. Feriozzi, S. Polci, R. Segoloni, G. Colla, L. Pani, A. Angioi, A. Piras, L. Feehally, J. Barratt, J. Cancarini, G. Ravera, S. Durlik, M. Moggia, E. Ballarin, J. Di Giulio, S. Pugliese, F. Serriello, I. Caliskan, Y. Sever, M. Locatelli, F. Del Vecchio, L. Wetzels, J.F.M. Peters, H. Berg, U. Carvalho, F. da Costa Ferreira, A.C. Maggio, M. Wiecek, A. Ots-Rosenberg, M. Magistroni, R. Topaloglu, R. Bilginer, Y. D'Amico, M. Stangou, M. Giacchino, F. Goumenos, D. Kalliakmani, P. Gerolymos, M. Galesic, K. Geddes, C. Siamopoulos, K. Balafa, O. Galliani, M. Stratta, P. Quaglia, M. Bergia, R. Cravero, R. Salvadori, M. Cirami, L. Fellstrom, B. Kloster Smerud, H. Ferrario, F. Stellato, T. Egido, J. Martin, C. Floege, J. Eitner, F. Lupo, A. Bernich, P. Menè, P. Morosetti, M. van Kooten, C. Rabelink, T. Reinders, M.E.J. Grinyo, J.M. Fulladosa, X. Cusinato, S. Benozzi, L. Savoldi, S. Licata, C. Mizerska-Wasiak, M. Roszkowska-Blaim, M. Martina, G. Messuerotti, A. Dal Canton, A. Esposito, C. Migotto, C. Triolo, G. Mariano, F. Pozzi, C. Boero, R. Kilicaslan, I.
Abstract: Background: The VALidation of IGA (VALIGA) study investigated the utility of the Oxford Classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in 1147 patients from 13 European countries. Methods. Biopsies were scored by local pathologists followed by central review in Oxford. We had two distinct objectives: to assess how closely pathology findings were associated with the decision to give corticosteroid/immunosuppressive (CS/IS) treatments, and to determine the impact of differences in MEST-C scoring between central and local pathologists on the clinical value of the Oxford Classification. We tested for each lesion the associations between the type of agreement (local and central pathologists scoring absent, local present and central absent, local absent and central present, both scoring present) with the initial clinical assessment, as well as long-term outcomes in those patients who did not receive CS/IS. Results: All glomerular lesions (M, E, C and S) assessed by local pathologists were independently associated with the decision to administer CS/IS therapy, while the severity of tubulointerstitial lesions was not. Reproducibility between local and central pathologists was moderate for S (segmental sclerosis) and T (tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis), and poor for M (mesangial hypercellularity), E (endocapillary hypercellularity) and C (crescents). Local pathologists found statistically more of each lesion, except for the S lesion, which was more frequent with central review. Disagreements were more likely to occur when the proportion of glomeruli affected was low. The M lesion, assessed by central pathologists, correlated better with the severity of the disease at presentation and discriminated better with outcomes. In contrast, the E lesion, evaluated by local pathologists, correlated better with the clinical presentation and outcomes when compared with central review. Both C and S lesions, when discordant between local and central pathologists, had a clinical phenotype intermediate to double absent lesions (milder disease) and double present (more severe). Conclusion: We conclude that differences in the scoring of MEST-C criteria between local pathologists and a central reviewer have a significant impact on the prognostic value of the Oxford Classification. Since the decision to offer immunosuppressive therapy in this cohort was intimately associated with the MEST-C score, this study indicates a need for a more detailed guidance for pathologists in the scoring of IgAN biopsies. © 2018 The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved.
Published: 2019

13. Reproducibility of the Oxford classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy, impact of biopsy scoring on treatment allocation and clinical relevance of disagreements: Evidence from the VALidation of IGA study cohort

Author: Bellur, S. S., Roberts, I. S. D., Troyanov, S., Royal, V., Coppo, R., Cook, H. T., Cattran, D., Terroba, Y. A., Asunis, A. M., Bajema, I., Bertoni, E., Bruijn, J. A., Cannata-Ortiz, P., Casartelli, D., Di Palma, A. M., Ferrario, F., Fortunato, M., Furci, L., Gakiopoulou, H., Ljubanovic, D. G., Giannakakis, K., Goma, M., Grone, H. -J., Gutierrez, E., Haider, S. A., Honsova, E., Ioachim, E., Karkoszka, H., Kipgen, D., Maldyk, J., Mazzucco, G., Orhan, D., Ozluk, Y., Pantzaki, A., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Riispere, Z., Soderberg, M. P., Steenbergen, E., Stoppacciaro, A., Von Feilitzen, B. S., Tardanico, R., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Angioi, A., Piras, L., Feehally, J., Barratt, J., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F. M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Grinyo, J. M., Fulladosa, X., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., and Kilicaslan, I.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, IgA nephropathy, immunosuppression, kidney biopsy, Oxford classification, proteinuria, medicine.medical_treatment, Biopsy, 030232 urology & nephrology, Disease, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Lesion, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Glomerulonephritis, Models, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Endocapillary hypercellularity, Clinical significance, IGA, Retrospective Studies, Observer Variation, Transplantation, Models, Statistical, Proteinuria, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Patient Selection, Oxford classification, Reproducibility of Results, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Immunosuppression, Statistical, Prognosis, Nephrology, proteinuria, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Immunosuppressive Agents, Cohort, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract: Background The VALidation of IGA (VALIGA) study investigated the utility of the Oxford Classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in 1147 patients from 13 European countries. Methods. Biopsies were scored by local pathologists followed by central review in Oxford. We had two distinct objectives: to assess how closely pathology findings were associated with the decision to give corticosteroid/immunosuppressive (CS/IS) treatments, and to determine the impact of differences in MEST-C scoring between central and local pathologists on the clinical value of the Oxford Classification. We tested for each lesion the associations between the type of agreement (local and central pathologists scoring absent, local present and central absent, local absent and central present, both scoring present) with the initial clinical assessment, as well as long-term outcomes in those patients who did not receive CS/IS. Results All glomerular lesions (M, E, C and S) assessed by local pathologists were independently associated with the decision to administer CS/IS therapy, while the severity of tubulointerstitial lesions was not. Reproducibility between local and central pathologists was moderate for S (segmental sclerosis) and T (tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis), and poor for M (mesangial hypercellularity), E (endocapillary hypercellularity) and C (crescents). Local pathologists found statistically more of each lesion, except for the S lesion, which was more frequent with central review. Disagreements were more likely to occur when the proportion of glomeruli affected was low. The M lesion, assessed by central pathologists, correlated better with the severity of the disease at presentation and discriminated better with outcomes. In contrast, the E lesion, evaluated by local pathologists, correlated better with the clinical presentation and outcomes when compared with central review. Both C and S lesions, when discordant between local and central pathologists, had a clinical phenotype intermediate to double absent lesions (milder disease) and double present (more severe). Conclusion We conclude that differences in the scoring of MEST-C criteria between local pathologists and a central reviewer have a significant impact on the prognostic value of the Oxford Classification. Since the decision to offer immunosuppressive therapy in this cohort was intimately associated with the MEST-C score, this study indicates a need for a more detailed guidance for pathologists in the scoring of IgAN biopsies.
Published: 2019

14. Evaluating a New International Risk-Prediction Tool in IgA Nephropathy

Author: Barbour, S.J., Coppo, R., Zhang, H., Liu, Z.H., Suzuki, Y., Matsuzaki, K., Katafuchi, R., Er, L., Espino-Hernandez, G., Kim, S.J., Reich, H.N., Feehally, J., Cattran, D.C., Russo, M.L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H.T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Giulio, S. di, Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Vecchio, L. del, Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., Ferreira, A.C.D., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrorn, B., Smerud, H.K., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, R., Morosetti, M., Kooten, C. van, Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Grinyo, J.M.B., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Canton, A. dal, Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Palma, A.M. di, Gutierrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Terroba, J.A., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Ljubanovic, D.G., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Ortiz, P.C., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Oliveras, X.F., Maldyk, J., Loachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D'Agati, V., D'Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, C.H., Shi, S.F., Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Int IgA Nephropathy Network, and Pathology
Subjects: Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Risk Assessment, 01 natural sciences, Nephropathy, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, Internal Medicine, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, 0101 mathematics, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Clinical study design, 010102 general mathematics, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, Cohort, Female, business, Risk assessment, Kidney disease
Abstract: ImportanceAlthough IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis in the world, there is no validated tool to predict disease progression. This limits patient-specific risk stratification and treatment decisions, clinical trial recruitment, and biomarker validation. ObjectiveTo derive and externally validate a prediction model for disease progression in IgAN that can be applied at the time of kidney biopsy in multiple ethnic groups worldwide. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsWe derived and externally validated a prediction model using clinical and histologic risk factors that are readily available in clinical practice. Large, multi-ethnic cohorts of adults with biopsy-proven IgAN were included from Europe, North America, China, and Japan. Main Outcomes and MeasuresCox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the risk of a 50% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or end-stage kidney disease, and were evaluated using the R-D(2) measure, Akaike information criterion (AIC), C statistic, continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and calibration plots. ResultsThe study included 3927 patients; mean age, 35.4 (interquartile range, 28.0-45.4) years; and 2173 (55.3%) were men. The following prediction models were created in a derivation cohort of 2781 patients: a clinical model that included eGFR, blood pressure, and proteinuria at biopsy; and 2 full models that also contained the MEST histologic score, age, medication use, and either racial/ethnic characteristics (white, Japanese, or Chinese) or no racial/ethnic characteristics, to allow application in other ethnic groups. Compared with the clinical model, the full models with and without race/ethnicity had better R-D(2) (26.3% and 25.3%, respectively, vs 20.3%) and AIC (6338 and 6379, respectively, vs 6485), significant increases in C statistic from 0.78 to 0.82 and 0.81, respectively (Delta C, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.03-0.04 and Delta C, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.02-0.03, respectively), and significant improvement in reclassification as assessed by the NRI (0.18; 95% CI, 0.07-0.29 and 0.51; 95% CI, 0.39-0.62, respectively) and IDI (0.07; 95% CI, 0.06-0.08 and 0.06; 95% CI, 0.05-0.06, respectively). External validation was performed in a cohort of 1146 patients. For both full models, the C statistics (0.82; 95% CI, 0.81-0.83 with race/ethnicity; 0.81; 95% CI, 0.80-0.82 without race/ethnicity) and R-D(2) (both 35.3%) were similar or better than in the validation cohort, with excellent calibration. Conclusions and RelevanceIn this study, the 2 full prediction models were shown to be accurate and validated methods for predicting disease progression and patient risk stratification in IgAN in multi-ethnic cohorts, with additional applications to clinical trial design and biomarker research.
Published: 2019

15. Evaluating a New International Risk-Prediction Tool in IgA Nephropathy

Author: Barbour, Sean J. Coppo, Rosanna Zhang, Hong Liu, Zhi-Hong and Suzuki, Yusuke Matsuzaki, Keiichi Katafuchi, Ritsuko Er, Lee Espino-Hernandez, Gabriela Kim, S. Joseph Reich, Heather N. Feehally, John Cattran, Daniel C. Russo, M. L. and Troyanov, S. Cook, H. T. Roberts, I. Tesar, V. and Maixnerova, D. Lundberg, S. Gesualdo, L. Emma, F. and Fuiano, L. Beltrame, G. Rollino, C. Amore, A. Camilla, R. Peruzzi, L. Praga, M. Feriozzi, S. Polci, R. and Segoloni, G. Colla, L. Pani, A. Piras, D. Angioi, A. and Cancarini, G. Ravera, S. Durlik, M. Moggia, E. Ballarin, J. Di Giulio, S. Pugliese, F. Serriello, I. Caliskan, Y. and Sever, M. Kilicaslan, I. Locatelli, F. Del Vecchio, L. and Wetzels, J. F. M. Peters, H. Berg, U. Carvalho, F. and da Costa Ferreira, A. C. Maggio, M. Wiecek, A. and Ots-Rosenberg, M. Magistroni, R. Topaloglu, R. Bilginer, Y. and D'Amico, M. Stangou, M. Giacchino, F. Goumenos, D. and Kalliakmani, P. Gerolymos, M. Galesic, K. Geddes, C. and Siamopoulos, K. Balafa, O. Galliani, M. Stratta, P. and Quaglia, M. Bergia, R. Cravero, R. Salvadori, M. Cirami, L. Fellstrorn, B. Smerud, H. Kloster Ferrario, F. and Stellato, T. Egido, J. Martin, C. Floege, J. Eitner, F. and Lupo, A. Bernich, P. Mene, R. Morosetti, M. van Kooten, C. Rabelink, T. Reinders, M. E. J. Boria Grinyo, J. M. Cusinato, S. Benozzi, L. Savoldi, S. Licata, C. and Mizerska-Wasiak, M. Martina, G. Messuerotti, A. Dal Canton, A. Esposito, C. Migotto, C. Triolo, G. Mariano, F. and Pozzi, C. Boero, R. Bellur, S. Mazzucco, G. Giannakakis, C. Honsova, E. Sundelin, B. Di Palma, A. M. Ferrario, F. and Gutierrez, E. Asunis, A. M. Barratt, J. Tardanico, R. and Perkowska-Ptasinska, A. Arce Terroba, J. Fortunato, M. and Pantzaki, A. Ozluk, Y. Steenbergen, E. Soderberg, M. and Riispere, Z. Furci, L. Orhan, D. Kipgen, D. Casartelli, D. Ljubanovic, D. Galesic Gakiopoulou, H. Bertoni, E. and Cannata Ortiz, P. Karkoszka, H. Groene, H. J. Stoppacciaro, A. Bajema, I. Bruijn, J. Fulladosa Oliveras, X. Maldyk, J. Loachim, E. Bavbek, N. Cook, T. Troyanov, S. and Alpers, C. Amore, A. Barratt, J. Berthoux, F. Bonsib, S. and Bruijn, J. D'Agati, V D'Amico, G. Emancipator, S. and Emmal, F. Ferrario, F. Fervenza, F. Florquin, S. Fogo, A. Geddes, C. Groene, H. Haas, M. Hill, P. Hogg, R. and Hsu, S. Hunley, T. Hladunewich Jennette, C. Joh, K. and Julian, B. Kawamura, T. Lai, F. Leung, C. Li, L. and Li, P. Liu, Z. Massat, A. Mackinnon, B. Mezzano, S. and Schena, F. Tomino, Y. Walker, P. Wang, H. Weening, J. and Yoshikawa, N. Zeng, Cai-Hong Shi, Sufang Nogi, C. and Suzuki, H. Koike, K. Hirano, K. Kawamura, T. Yokoo, T. and Hanai, M. Fukami, K. Takahashi, K. Yuzawa, Y. Niwa, M. Yasuda, Y. Maruyama, S. Ichikawa, D. Suzuki, T. and Shirai, S. Fukuda, A. Fujimoto, S. Trimarchi, H. Int IgA Nephropathy Network
Abstract: ImportanceAlthough IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis in the world, there is no validated tool to predict disease progression. This limits patient-specific risk stratification and treatment decisions, clinical trial recruitment, and biomarker validation. ObjectiveTo derive and externally validate a prediction model for disease progression in IgAN that can be applied at the time of kidney biopsy in multiple ethnic groups worldwide. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsWe derived and externally validated a prediction model using clinical and histologic risk factors that are readily available in clinical practice. Large, multi-ethnic cohorts of adults with biopsy-proven IgAN were included from Europe, North America, China, and Japan. Main Outcomes and MeasuresCox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the risk of a 50% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or end-stage kidney disease, and were evaluated using the R-D(2) measure, Akaike information criterion (AIC), C statistic, continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and calibration plots. ResultsThe study included 3927 patients; mean age, 35.4 (interquartile range, 28.0-45.4) years; and 2173 (55.3%) were men. The following prediction models were created in a derivation cohort of 2781 patients: a clinical model that included eGFR, blood pressure, and proteinuria at biopsy; and 2 full models that also contained the MEST histologic score, age, medication use, and either racial/ethnic characteristics (white, Japanese, or Chinese) or no racial/ethnic characteristics, to allow application in other ethnic groups. Compared with the clinical model, the full models with and without race/ethnicity had better R-D(2) (26.3% and 25.3%, respectively, vs 20.3%) and AIC (6338 and 6379, respectively, vs 6485), significant increases in C statistic from 0.78 to 0.82 and 0.81, respectively (Delta C, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.03-0.04 and Delta C, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.02-0.03, respectively), and significant improvement in reclassification as assessed by the NRI (0.18; 95% CI, 0.07-0.29 and 0.51; 95% CI, 0.39-0.62, respectively) and IDI (0.07; 95% CI, 0.06-0.08 and 0.06; 95% CI, 0.05-0.06, respectively). External validation was performed in a cohort of 1146 patients. For both full models, the C statistics (0.82; 95% CI, 0.81-0.83 with race/ethnicity; 0.81; 95% CI, 0.80-0.82 without race/ethnicity) and R-D(2) (both 35.3%) were similar or better than in the validation cohort, with excellent calibration. Conclusions and RelevanceIn this study, the 2 full prediction models were shown to be accurate and validated methods for predicting disease progression and patient risk stratification in IgAN in multi-ethnic cohorts, with additional applications to clinical trial design and biomarker research.
Published: 2019

16. Evaluating a New International Risk-Prediction Tool in IgA Nephropathy

Author: Barbour, Sean J., Coppo, Rosanna, Zhang, Hong, Liu, Zhi-Hong, Suzuki, Yusuke, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, Er, Lee, Espino-Hernandez, Gabriela, Kim, S. Joseph, Reich, Heather N., Feehally, John, Cattran, Daniel C., Russo, M. L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H. T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F. M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellström, Bengt, Smerud, Hilde Kloster, Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, R., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A. M., Gutierrez, E., Asunis, A. M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Ljubanovic, D. Galesic, Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Loachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D'Agati, V, D'Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, Cai-Hong, Shi, Sufang, Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Barbour, Sean J., Coppo, Rosanna, Zhang, Hong, Liu, Zhi-Hong, Suzuki, Yusuke, Matsuzaki, Keiichi, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, Er, Lee, Espino-Hernandez, Gabriela, Kim, S. Joseph, Reich, Heather N., Feehally, John, Cattran, Daniel C., Russo, M. L., Troyanov, S., Cook, H. T., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F. M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellström, Bengt, Smerud, Hilde Kloster, Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Mene, R., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A. M., Gutierrez, E., Asunis, A. M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Ljubanovic, D. Galesic, Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Loachim, E., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D'Agati, V, D'Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, Cai-Hong, Shi, Sufang, Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., and Trimarchi, H.
Abstract: Importance Although IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis in the world, there is no validated tool to predict disease progression. This limits patient-specific risk stratification and treatment decisions, clinical trial recruitment, and biomarker validation. Objective To derive and externally validate a prediction model for disease progression in IgAN that can be applied at the time of kidney biopsy in multiple ethnic groups worldwide. Design, Setting, and Participants We derived and externally validated a prediction model using clinical and histologic risk factors that are readily available in clinical practice. Large, multi-ethnic cohorts of adults with biopsy-proven IgAN were included from Europe, North America, China, and Japan. Main Outcomes and Measures Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the risk of a 50% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or end-stage kidney disease, and were evaluated using the R2D measure, Akaike information criterion (AIC), C statistic, continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and calibration plots. Results The study included 3927 patients; mean age, 35.4 (interquartile range, 28.0-45.4) years; and 2173 (55.3%) were men. The following prediction models were created in a derivation cohort of 2781 patients: a clinical model that included eGFR, blood pressure, and proteinuria at biopsy; and 2 full models that also contained the MEST histologic score, age, medication use, and either racial/ethnic characteristics (white, Japanese, or Chinese) or no racial/ethnic characteristics, to allow application in other ethnic groups. Compared with the clinical model, the full models with and without race/ethnicity had better R2D (26.3% and 25.3%, respectively, vs 20.3%) and AIC (6338 and 6379, respectively, vs 6485), significant increases in C statistic from 0.78 to 0.82 and 0.81, respectively (ΔC, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.03-0.04 and ΔC, 0.03
Published: 2019
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17. Cluster Analysis Identifies Distinct Pathogenetic Patterns in C3 Glomerulopathies/Immune Complex–Mediated Membranoproliferative GN

Author: Iatropoulos, Paraskevas, Daina, Erica, Curreri, Manuela, Piras, Rossella, Valoti, Elisabetta, Mele, Caterina, Bresin, Elena, Gamba, Sara, Alberti, Marta, Breno, Matteo, Perna, Annalisa, Bettoni, Serena, Sabadini, Ettore, Murer, Luisa, Vivarelli, Marina, Noris, Marina, Remuzzi, Giuseppe, Bottanelli, L., Donadelli, R., Cuccarolo, P., Abbate, M., Carrara, C., Cannata, A., Ferrari, S., Gaspari, F., Stucchi, N., Bassani, C., Lena, M., Omati, G., Taruscia, D., Bellantuono, R., Giordano, M., Messina, G., Caruso, M., Gotti, E., Mescia, F., Perticucci, E., Schieppati, A., Verdoni, L., Berto, M., Baraldi, O., Montini, G., Pasini, A., Passler, W., Degasperi, T., Gaggiotti, M., Gregorini, G., Miglietti, N., Guarnieri, A., Cirami, L., Roperto, R. M., Di Giorgio, G., Barbano, G., Innocenti, M. L. D., Ghiggeri, G. M., Magnasco, A., Rolla, D., Casartelli, D., Lambertini, D., Maggio, M., Cosci, P. M., Conti, G., Amar, K., Ardissino, G., Marinosci, A., Sinico, R. A., Montoli, A., Bonucchi, D., Facchini, F., Furci, L., Ferretti, A., Nuzzi, F., Pecoraro, C., Visciano, B., Canavese, C., Radin, E., Stratta, P., Nordio, M., Benetti, E., Parolin, M., Alberici, F., Manenti, L., Brugnano, R., Manenti, F., Capitanini, A., Emma, F., Massella, L., Rosa, M., Mazzon, M., Basso, E., Besso, L., Lavacca, A., Mella, A., Bertero, M., Coppo, R., Peruzzi, L., Porcellini, M. G., Piccoli, G. B., Clari, R., Pasi, A., Gangemi, C., Alfandary, H., Dagan, A., Conceiçao, M., Sameiro, F. M., Croze, L., Malvezzi, P., Tsygin, A., Zelan, B., Nastasi, null, Iatropoulos, P, Daina, E, Curreri, M, Piras, R, Valoti, E, Mele, C, Bresin, E, Gamba, S, Alberti, M, Breno, M, Perna, A, Bettoni, S, Sabadini, E, Murer, L, Vivarelli, M, Noris, M, Remuzzi, G, Bottanelli, L, Donadelli, R, Cuccarolo, P, Abbate, M, Carrara, C, Cannata, A, Ferrari, S, Gaspari, F, Stucchi, N, Bassani, C, Lena, M, Omati, G, Taruscia, D, Bellantuono, R, Giordano, M, Messina, G, Caruso, M, Gotti, E, Mescia, F, Perticucci, E, Schieppati, A, Verdoni, L, Berto, M, Baraldi, O, Montini, G, Pasini, A, Passler, W, Degasperi, T, Gaggiotti, M, Gregorini, G, Miglietti, N, Guarnieri, A, Cirami, L, Roperto, R, Di Giorgio, G, Barbano, G, Innocenti, M, Ghiggeri, G, Magnasco, A, Rolla, D, Casartelli, D, Lambertini, D, Maggio, M, Cosci, P, Conti, G, Amar, K, Ardissino, G, Marinosci, A, Sinico, R, Montoli, A, Bonucchi, D, Facchini, F, Furci, L, Ferretti, A, Nuzzi, F, Pecoraro, C, Visciano, B, Canavese, C, Radin, E, Stratta, P, Nordio, M, Benetti, E, Parolin, M, Alberici, F, Manenti, L, Brugnano, R, Manenti, F, Capitanini, A, Emma, F, Massella, L, Rosa, M, Mazzon, M, Basso, E, Besso, L, Lavacca, A, Mella, A, Bertero, M, Coppo, R, Peruzzi, L, Porcellini, M, Piccoli, G, Clari, R, Pasi, A, Gangemi, C, Alfandary, H, Dagan, A, Conceiçao, M, Sameiro, F, Croze, L, Malvezzi, P, Tsygin, A, Zelan, B, and Nastasi, N
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Complement system, Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), 030232 urology & nephrology, Disease, Antigen-Antibody Complex, Biology, Kidney, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Glomerulopathy, Clinical Research, medicine, Dense Deposit Disease, Humans, C3 glomerulopathy, General Medicine, Complement System Proteins, C3 glomerulonephriti, medicine.disease, C3-convertase, Immune complex, 030104 developmental biology, Nephrology, Immunology, Alternative complement pathway, Nephrotic syndrome, Rare disease
Abstract: Membranoproliferative GN (MPGN) was recently reclassified as alternative pathway complement–mediated C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and immune complex–mediated membranoproliferative GN (IC-MPGN). However, genetic and acquired alternative pathway abnormalities are also observed in IC-MPGN. Here, we explored the presence of distinct disease entities characterized by specific pathophysiologic mechanisms. We performed unsupervised hierarchical clustering, a data-driven statistical approach, on histologic, genetic, and clinical data and data regarding serum/plasma complement parameters from 173 patients with C3G/IC-MPGN. This approach divided patients into four clusters, indicating the existence of four different pathogenetic patterns. Specifically, this analysis separated patients with fluid-phase complement activation (clusters 1–3) who had low serum C3 levels and a high prevalence of genetic and acquired alternative pathway abnormalities from patients with solid-phase complement activation (cluster 4) who had normal or mildly altered serum C3, late disease onset, and poor renal survival. In patients with fluid-phase complement activation, those in clusters 1 and 2 had massive activation of the alternative pathway, including activation of the terminal pathway, and the highest prevalence of subendothelial deposits, but those in cluster 2 had additional activation of the classic pathway and the highest prevalence of nephrotic syndrome at disease onset. Patients in cluster 3 had prevalent activation of C3 convertase and highly electron-dense intramembranous deposits. In addition, we provide a simple algorithm to assign patients with C3G/IC-MPGN to specific clusters. These distinct clusters may facilitate clarification of disease etiology, improve risk assessment for ESRD, and pave the way for personalized treatment.
Published: 2017

18. Reproducibility of the Oxford Classification of IgA nephropathy, impact of biopsy scoring on treatment allocation and clinical relevance of disagreements: evidence from the VALIGA study cohort

Author: Bellur, S, Roberts, ISD, Troyanov, S, Royal, V, Coppo, R, Cook, HT, Cattran, D, Terroba, YA, Asunis, AM, Bajema, I, Bertoni, E, Bruijn, JA, Cannata-Ortiz, P, Casartelli, D, Di Palma, AM, Ferrario, F, Fortunato, M, Furci, L, Gakiopoulou, H, Ljubanovic, DG, Giannakakis, K, Gomà, M, Gröne, H-J, Gutiérrez, E, Haider, SA, Honsova, E, Ioachim, E, Karkoszka, H, Kipgen, D, Maldyk, J, Mazzucco, G, Orhan, D, Ozluk, Y, Pantzaki, A, Perkowska-Ptasinska, A, Riispere, Z, Soderberg, M, Steenbergen, E, Stoppacciaro, A, Sundelin, B, and Tardanico, R
Subjects: immunosuppression, kidney biopsy, Oxford classification, 1103 Clinical Sciences, IgA nephropathy, proteinuria, Urology & Nephrology
Abstract: Objective & Methods: The VALIGA study investigated the utility of the Oxford Classification of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in 1147 patients from 13 European countries. Biopsies were scored by local pathologists followed by central review in Oxford. We had two distinct objectives: to assess how closely pathology findings were associated with the decision to give corticosteroid/immunosuppressive treatments (CS/IS), and to determine the impact of differences in MEST-C scoring between central and local pathologists on the clinical value of the Oxford Classification. We tested for each lesion the associations between the type of agreement (local and central pathologists scoring absent, local present-central absent, local absent-central present, both scoring present) with the initial clinical assessment, as well as long-term outcomes in those patients who did not receive CS/IS. Results: All glomerular lesions (M, E, C and S) assessed by local pathologists were independently associated with the decision to administer CS/IS therapy whilst the severity of tubulointerstitial lesions was not. Reproducibility between local and central pathologists was moderate for S (segmental sclerosis) and T (tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis), and poor for M (mesangial hypercellularity), E (endocapillary hypercellularity), and C (crescents). Local pathologists found statistically more of each lesion, except for the S lesion, which was more frequent with central review. Disagreements were more likely to occur when the proportion of glomeruli affected was low. The M lesion, assessed by central pathologists, correlated better with the severity of the disease at presentation and discriminated better with outcomes. By contrast, the E lesion, evaluated by local pathologists, correlated better with the clinical presentation and outcomes compared to central review. Both C and S lesions, when discordant between local and central pathologists, had a clinical phenotype intermediate to double absent lesions (milder disease) and double present (more severe). Conclusion: We conclude that differences in the scoring of MEST-C criteria between local pathologists and central reviewer have a significant impact on the prognostic value of the Oxford Classification. Since the decision to offer immunosuppressive therapy in this cohort was intimately associated with the MEST-C score, this study indicates a need for a more detailed guidance for pathologists in the scoring of IgAN biopsies.
Published: 2018

19. Development and testing of an artificial intelligence tool for predicting end-stage kidney disease in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Author: Schena, Francesco Paolo, Anelli, Vito Walter, Trotta, Joseph, Di Noia, Tommaso, Manno, Carlo, Tripepi, Giovanni, D’Arrigo, Graziella, Chesnaye, Nicholas C., Russo, Maria Luisa, Stangou, Maria, Papagianni, Aikaterini, Zoccali, Carmine, Tesar, Vladimir, Coppo, Rosanna, Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Coppo, R., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Angioi, A., Piras, L., Feehally, J., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papasotiriou, M., Galesic, K., Toric, L., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Smerud, H. Kloster, Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Rauen, T., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Grinyo, J.M. Boria, Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Canton, A. Dal, Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Mazzucco, Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Ferrario, F., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Terroba, J. Arce, Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., GalesicLjubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Ortiz, P. Cannata, Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., FulladosaOliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Abbrescia, Daniela, Kouri, Nikoleta, Stangou, Maria, Papagianni, Aikaterini, Scolari, Francesco, Delbarba, Elisa, Bonomini, Mario, Piscitani, Luca, Stallone, Giovanni, Infante, Barbara, Godeas, Giulia, Madio, Desiree, Biancone, Luigi, Campagna, Marco, Zaza, Gianluigi, Squarzoni, Isabella, and Cangemi, Concetta
Abstract: We have developed an artificial neural network prediction model for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in patients with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) using a retrospective cohort of 948 patients with IgAN. Our tool is based on a two-step procedure of a classifier model that predicts ESKD, and a regression model that predicts development of ESKD over time. The classifier model showed a performance value of 0.82 (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve) in patients with a follow-up of five years, which improved to 0.89 at the ten-year follow-up. Both models had a higher recall rate, which indicated the practicality of the tool. The regression model showed a mean absolute error of 1.78 years and a root mean square error of 2.15 years. Testing in an independent cohort of 167patients with IgAN found successful results for 91% of the patients. Comparison of our system with other mathematical models showed the highest discriminant Harrell C index at five- and ten-years follow-up (81% and 86%, respectively), paralleling the lowest Akaike information criterion values (355.01 and 269.56, respectively). Moreover, our system was the best calibrated model indicating that the predicted and observed outcome probabilities did not significantly differ. Finally, the dynamic discrimination indexes of our artificial neural network, expressed as the weighted average of time-dependent areas under the curve calculated at one and two years, were 0.80 and 0.79, respectively. Similar results were observed over a 25-year follow-up period. Thus, our tool identified individuals who were at a high risk of developing ESKD due to IgAN and predicted the time-to-event endpoint. Accurate prediction is an important step toward introduction of a therapeutic strategy for improving clinical outcomes.
Published: 2021
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20. Tonsillectomy in a European Cohort of 1,147 Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Author: Feehally, J, Coppo, R, Troyanov, S, Bellur, Ss, Cattran, D, Cook, T, Roberts, Is, Verhave, Jc, Camilla, R, Vergano, L, Egido, J, Wiecek, A, Karkoszka, H, Tesar, V, Maixnerova, D, Ots-Rosenberg, M, Quaglia, M, Rollino, C, Magistroni, R, Cusinato, S, Cravero, R, Peruzzi, L, Lundberg, S, Gesualdo, L, Cancarini, G, Feriozzi, S, Ferrario, F, Emma, F, Fuiano, L, Beltrame, G, Amore, A, Praga, M, Polci, R, Biancone, L, Colla, L, Pani, A, Angioi, A, Piras, D, Ravera, S, Durlik, M, Moggia, E, Ballarin, J, Di Giulio, S, Pierucci, A, Caliskan, Y, Sever, M, Kilicaslan, I, Locatelli, F, Del Vecchio, L, Wetzels, Jf, Peters, H, Berg, U, Carvalho, F, da Costa Ferreira AC, Maggio, M, Topaloglu, R, Bilginer, Y, D'Amico, M, Stangou, M, Giacchino, F, Goumenos, D, Kalliakmani, P, Gerolymos, M, Galesic, K, Geddes, C, Siamopoulos, K, Balafa, O, Galliani, M, Stratta, P, Bergia, R, Salvadori, M, Cirami, L, Fellstrom, B, Kloster Smerud, H, Stellato, T, Cleary, C, Floege, J, Rauen, T, Lupo, A, Bernich, P, Menè, P, Morosetti, M, van Kooten, C, Rabelink, T, Reinders, Me, Boria Grinyo JM, Benozzi, L, Savoldi, S, Licata, C, Mizerska-Wasiak, M, Roszkowska-Blaim, M, Martina, G, Messuerotti, A, Dal Canton, A, Esposito, C, Migotto, C, Triolo, G, Mariano, F, Pozzi, C, Di Palma AM, Boero, R, Mazzucco, G, Giannakakis, C, Honsova, E, Sundelin, B, Gutiérrez, E, Asunis, Am, Barratt, J, Tardanico, R, Perkowska-Ptasinska, A, Arce Terroba, J, Fortunato, M, Pantzaki, A, Ozluk, Y, Steenbergen, E, Soderberg, M, Riispere, Z, Furci, L, Orhan, D, Kipgen, D, Casartelli, D, Galesic Ljubanovic, D, Gakiopoulou, H, Bertoni, E, Cannata Ortiz, P, Groene, Hj, Stoppacciaro, A, Bajema, I, Bruijn, J, Fulladosa Oliveras, X, Maldyk, J, and Ioachim, E.
Subjects: Male, Physiology, medicine.medical_treatment, IgA nephropathy, Tonsillectomy, Risk factors, Progression of chronic renal failure, 030232 urology & nephrology, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, urologic and male genital diseases, Gastroenterology, Progression of chronic renal failure, Cohort Studies, Kidney Failure, Glomerulonephritis, 0302 clinical medicine, Ethnicity, Chronic, Proteinuria, medicine.diagnostic_test, Age Factors, IgA nephropathy, Middle Aged, Europe, Treatment Outcome, Nephrology, Cohort, Disease Progression, Female, Renal biopsy, medicine.symptom, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Cohort study, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Urology, Renal function, Ethnic Groups, Nephropathy, iga nephropathy, tonsillectomy, risk factors, progression of chronic renal failure, 03 medical and health sciences, Sex Factors, Physiology (medical), Internal medicine, Risk factors, Tonsillectomy, medicine, Humans, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Propensity Score, Retrospective Studies, IGA, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11], business
Abstract: Background: Tonsillectomy has been considered a treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN). It is aimed at removing a source of pathogens, reducing mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and decreasing polymeric IgA synthesis. However, its beneficial effect is still controversial. In Asia, favorable outcomes have been claimed mostly in association with corticosteroids. In Europe, small, single-center uncontrolled studies have failed to show benefits. Methods: The European validation study of the Oxford classification of IgAN (VALIGA) collected data from 1,147 patients with IgAN over a follow-up of 4.7 years. We investigated the outcome of progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and/or 50% loss of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and the annual loss of eGFR in 61 patients who had had tonsillectomy. Results: Using the propensity score, which is a logistic regression model, we paired 41 patients with tonsillectomy and 41 without tonsillectomy with similar risk of progression (gender, age, race, mean blood pressure, proteinuria, eGFR at renal biopsy, previous treatments and Oxford MEST scores). No significant difference was found in the outcome. Moreover, we performed an additional propensity score pairing 17 patients who underwent tonsillectomy after the diagnosis of IgAN and 51 without tonsillectomy with similar risk of progression at renal biopsy and subsequent treatments. No significant difference was found in changes in proteinuria, or in the renal end point of 50% reduction in GFR and/or ESRD, or in the annual loss of eGFR. Conclusion: In the large VALIGA cohort of European subjects with IgAN, no significant correlation was found between tonsillectomy and renal function decline.
Published: 2016

21. Evidence from the large VALIGA cohort validates the subclassification of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in IgA nephropathy

Author: Bellur, Shubha S., Troyanov, Stéphan, Vorobyeva, Olga, Coppo, Rosanna, Roberts, Ian S.D., Coppo, R., Feehaly, J., Troyanov, S., Cattran, D.C., Cook, H.T., Roberts, I., Radcliffe, John, Russo, M.L., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Papagianni, K., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papasotirious, M., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Toric, L., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Boria Grinyo, J.M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Roszkowska-Blaim, M., Durlik, M., Hryszko, T., Klinger, M., Kamińska, D., Krajewska, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Cambier, A., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Ferrario, F., Diomedi-Casadei, F., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., and Royal, V.
Abstract: Evidence from the Oxford IgA nephropathy (IgAN) cohort supports the clinical value of subclassifying focal segmental glomerulosclerosis lesions (S1). Using the larger Validation in IgA (VALIGA) study cohort, we investigated the association between podocytopathic changes and higher proteinuria, kidney outcome and response to immunosuppressive therapy. All biopsies were evaluated for glomeruli with segmental capillary occlusion by matrix (“not otherwise specified”, NOS lesion), simple capsular adhesion without capillary occlusion (Adh), tip lesions, and podocyte hypertrophy (PH). S1 required a NOS lesion and/or Adh. A Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection method was used to identify subgroups of FSGS lesions associated with distinctive proteinuria at biopsy and assessed survival from a combined event (kidney failure or 50% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate). Finally, we evaluated within each subgroup if immunosuppression was associated with a favorable outcome using propensity analysis. In 1147 patients, S1 was found in 70% of biopsies. Subclassification found NOS lesions in 44%, Adh in 59%, PH in 13%, and tip lesions in 3%, with much overlap. Four subgroups were identified with progressively higher proteinuria: from lowest, S1 without NOS, S1 with NOS but without Adh/PH, to highest, S1 with NOS and Adh but without PH, and S1 with NOS and PH. These four subgroups showed progressively worse kidney survival. Immunosuppression was associated with a better outcome only in the two highest proteinuria subgroups. Propensity analysis in these two groups, adjusted for clinical and pathological findings, found a significant time-dependent hazard of combined outcome with corticosteroids. Podocyte hypertrophy and glomeruli with simple adhesions appeared to reflect active lesions associated with a response to corticosteroids, while other S1 lesions defined chronicity. Thus, our findings support subclassifying S1 lesions in IgAN.
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22. Validation of the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy in cohorts with different presentations and treatments

Author: Coppo, Rosanna, Troyanov, Stéphan, Bellur, Shubha, Cattran, Daniel, Cook, H. Terence, Feehally, John, Roberts, Ian S.D., Morando, Laura, Camilla, Roberta, Tesar, Vladimir, Lunberg, Sigrid, Gesualdo, Loreto, Emma, Francesco, Rollino, Cristiana, Amore, Alessandro, Praga, Manuel, Feriozzi, Sandro, Segoloni, Giuseppe, Pani, Antonello, Cancarini, Giovanni, Durlik, Magalena, Moggia, Elisabetta, Mazzucco, Gianna, Giannakakis, Costantinos, Honsova, Eva, Sundelin, B. Brigitta, Palma, Anna Maria Di, Ferrario, Franco, Gutierrez, Eduardo, Asunis, Anna Maria, Barratt, Jonathan, Tardanico, Regina, Perkowska-Ptasinska, Agnieszka, Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Peruzzi, L., Polci, R., Colla, L., Angioi, A., Piras, D., Ravera, S., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Caliskan, Y., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., Van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E.J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Ferrario, F., Gutiérrez, E., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Ozluk, Y., Kilicaslan, I., Steenberger, E., Soderberg, M., Da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Coppo, Rosanna, Troyanov, Stéphan, Bellur, Shubha, Cattran, Daniel, Cook, H. Terence, Feehally, John, Roberts, Ian S.D., Morando, Laura, Camilla, Roberta, Tesar, Vladimir, Lunberg, Sigrid, Gesualdo, Loreto, Emma, Francesco, Rollino, Cristiana, Amore, Alessandro, Praga, Manuel, Feriozzi, Sandro, Segoloni, Giuseppe, Pani, Antonello, Cancarini, Giovanni, Durlik, Magalena, Moggia, Elisabetta, Mazzucco, Gianna, Giannakakis, Costantinos, Honsova, Eva, Sundelin, B. Brigitta, Palma, Anna Maria Di, Ferrario, Franco, Gutierrez, Eduardo, Asunis, Anna Maria, Barratt, Jonathan, Tardanico, Regina, Perkowska-Ptasinska, Agnieszka, Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Peruzzi, L., Polci, R., Colla, L., Angioi, A., Piras, D., Ravera, S., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Caliskan, Y., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., Van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E.J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Ferrario, F., Gutiérrez, E., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Ozluk, Y., Kilicaslan, I., Steenberger, E., Soderberg, M., Da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., and Ioachim, E.
Abstract: The Oxford Classification of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) identified mesangial hypercellularity (M), endocapillary proliferation (E), segmental glomerulosclerosis (S), and tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis (T) as independent predictors of outcome. Whether it applies to individuals excluded from the original study and how therapy influences the predictive value of pathology remain uncertain. The VALIGA study examined 1147 patients from 13 European countries that encompassed the whole spectrum of IgAN. Over a median follow-up of 4.7 years, 86% received renin-angiotensin system blockade and 42% glucocorticoid/immunosuppressive drugs. M, S, and T lesions independently predicted the loss of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a lower renal survival. Their value was also assessed in patients not represented in the Oxford cohort. In individuals with eGFR less than 30 ml/min per 1.73 m 2, the M and T lesions independently predicted a poor survival. In those with proteinuria under 0.5 g/day, both M and E lesions were associated with a rise in proteinuria to 1 or 2 g/day or more. The addition of M, S, and T lesions to clinical variables significantly enhanced the ability to predict progression only in those who did not receive immunosuppression (net reclassification index 11.5%). The VALIGA study provides a validation of the Oxford classification in a large European cohort of IgAN patients across the whole spectrum of the disease. The independent predictive value of pathology MEST score is reduced by glucocorticoid/immunosuppressive therapy.
Published: 2014

23. Clinical significance and antigen specificity of ANCA [SIGNIFICATO CLINICO E SPECIFICITA ANTIGENICA DEGLI ANTICORPI ANTI-CITOPLASMA DEI NEUTROFILI (ANCA)]

Author: Sinico, R, Radice, A, Pozzi, C, Campanini, M, Scalia, A, Rotolo, U, Casartelli, D, SINICO, RENATO ALBERTO, Radice A, Pozzi C, Campanini M, Scalia A, Rotolo U, Casartelli D., Sinico, R, Radice, A, Pozzi, C, Campanini, M, Scalia, A, Rotolo, U, Casartelli, D, SINICO, RENATO ALBERTO, Radice A, Pozzi C, Campanini M, Scalia A, Rotolo U, and Casartelli D.
Published: 1991

24. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GLOMERULONEPHRITIDES 2

Author: Monova, D., primary, Monov, S., additional, Todorov, T., additional, Soderberg, D., additional, Kurz, T., additional, Weiner, M., additional, Eriksson, P., additional, Segelmark, M., additional, Jakuszko, K., additional, Sebastian, A., additional, Bednarz, Z., additional, Krajewska, M., additional, Wiland, P., additional, Madziarska, K., additional, Weyde, W., additional, Klinger, M., additional, Naidoo, J., additional, Wearne, N., additional, Jones, E., additional, Swanepoel, C., additional, Rayner, B., additional, Okpechi, I., additional, Endo, N., additional, Tsuboi, N., additional, Furuhashi, K., additional, Matsuo, S., additional, Maruyama, S., additional, Clerte, M., additional, Levi, C., additional, Touzot, M., additional, Fakhouri, F., additional, Monge, C., additional, Lebas, C., additional, Abboud, I., additional, Huart, A., additional, Durieux, P., additional, Charlin, E., additional, Thervet, E., additional, Karras, A., additional, Smykal-Jankowiak, K., additional, Niemir, Z. I., additional, Polcyn-Adamczak, M., additional, Whatmough, S., additional, Sweeney, N., additional, Fernandez, S., additional, Hussain, M., additional, Dhaygude, A., additional, Gniewek, K., additional, Manenti, L., additional, Urban, M. L., additional, Vaglio, A., additional, Gintoli, E., additional, Galletti, M., additional, Buzio, C., additional, Monova, D., additional, Argirova, T., additional, Wong, I., additional, Ibrahim, F. H., additional, Goh, B. L., additional, Lim, T. S., additional, Chan, M. W., additional, Hiramtasu, R., additional, Ubara, Y., additional, Hoshino, J., additional, Takaichi, K., additional, Ghafoor, V., additional, Sahay, M., additional, Soma, J., additional, Nakaya, I., additional, Sasaki, N., additional, Yoshikawa, K., additional, Sato, H., additional, Kaminskyy, V., additional, ZAbi Ska, M., additional, Ko Cielska-Kasprzak, K., additional, Niemir, Z., additional, Wozniczka, K., additional, Swierzko, A., additional, Cedzynski, M., additional, Sokolowska, A., additional, Szala, A., additional, Arjunan, A., additional, Mikhail, A., additional, Shrivastava, R., additional, Parker, C., additional, Aithal, S., additional, Gursu, M., additional, Ozari, M., additional, Yucetas, E., additional, Sumnu, A., additional, Doner, B., additional, Cebeci, E., additional, Ozkan, O., additional, Aktuglu, M. B., additional, Karaali, Z., additional, Koldas, M., additional, Ozturk, S., additional, Marco, H., additional, Picazo, M., additional, Da Silva, I., additional, Gonzalez, A., additional, Arce, Y., additional, Gracia, S., additional, Corica, M., additional, Llobet, J., additional, Diaz, M., additional, Ballarin, J., additional, Schonermarck, U., additional, Hagele, H., additional, Baumgartner, A., additional, Fischereder, M., additional, Muller, S., additional, Oliveira, C. B. L., additional, Oliveira, A. S. A., additional, Carvalho, C. J. B., additional, Pessoa, C. T. B. C., additional, Sette, L. H. B. C., additional, Fernandes, G. V., additional, Cavalcante, M. A. G. M., additional, Valente, L. M., additional, Wan, Q., additional, Hu, H., additional, He, Y., additional, Li, T., additional, Aazair, N., additional, Houmaid, Z., additional, Rhair, A., additional, Bennani, N., additional, Demin, A., additional, Petrova, O., additional, Kotova, O., additional, Demina, L., additional, Roccatello, D., additional, Sciascia, S., additional, Rossi, D., additional, Naretto, C., additional, Baldovino, S., additional, Alpa, M., additional, Salussola, I., additional, Modena, V., additional, Zakharova, E. V., additional, Vinogradova, O. V., additional, Stolyarevich, E. S., additional, Yap, D. Y. H., additional, Chan, T. M., additional, Thanaraj, V., additional, Ponnusamy, A., additional, Pillai, S., additional, Argentiero, L., additional, Schena, A., additional, Rossini, M., additional, Manno, C., additional, Castellano, G., additional, Martino, M., additional, Mitrotti, A., additional, Giliberti, M., additional, Digiorgio, C., additional, Di Palma, A. M., additional, Battaglia, M., additional, Ditonno, P., additional, Grandaliano, G., additional, Gesualdo, L., additional, Neprintseva, N., additional, Tchebotareva, N., additional, Bobkova, I., additional, Kozlovskaya, L., additional, Rabrenovi , V., additional, Kova Evi , Z., additional, Jovanovi , D., additional, Rabrenovi , M., additional, Anti , S., additional, Ignjatovi , L., additional, Petrovi , M., additional, Longhi, S., additional, Del Vecchio, L., additional, Vigano, S., additional, Casartelli, D., additional, Bigi, M. C., additional, Corti, M., additional, Limardo, M., additional, Tentori, F., additional, Pontoriero, G., additional, Zeraati, A. A., additional, Shariati Sarabi, Z., additional, Davoudabadi Farahani, A., additional, Mirfeizi, Z., additional, and Bae, E., additional
Published: 2014
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25. Clinical significance and antigen specificity of ANCA [SIGNIFICATO CLINICO E SPECIFICITA ANTIGENICA DEGLI ANTICORPI ANTI-CITOPLASMA DEI NEUTROFILI (ANCA)]

Author: SINICO, RENATO ALBERTO, Radice A, Pozzi C, Campanini M, Scalia A, Rotolo U, Casartelli D., Sinico, R, Radice, A, Pozzi, C, Campanini, M, Scalia, A, Rotolo, U, and Casartelli, D
Subjects: ANCA, vasculitis
Published: 1991

26. Outcome of fibrillary glomerulonephritis

Author: Kalbermatter, SA, primary, Marone, C, additional, Casartelli, D, additional, Hausberg, M, additional, Banfi, G, additional, Mihatsch, M, additional, and Dickenmann, M, additional
Published: 2012
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27. The MEST score provides earlier risk prediction in lgA nephropathy

Author: Barbour, Sean J., Espino-Hernandez, Gabriela, Reich, Heather N., Coppo, Rosanna, Roberts, Ian S.D., Feehally, John, Herzenberg, Andrew M., Cattran, Daniel C., Bavbek, N., Cook, T., Troyanov, S., Alpers, C., Amore, A., Barratt, J., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., Bruijn, J., D’Agati, V., D’Amico, G., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Ferrario, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Geddes, C., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zhang, H., Coppo, R., Troyanov, S., Cattran, D.C., Cook, H.T., Feehally, J., Roberts, I., Tesar, V., Maixnerova, D., Lundberg, S., Gesualdo, L., Emma, F., Fuiano, L., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., RC, Amore, A., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Angioi, A., Piras, L., JF, Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J.F.M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A.C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D’Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Kalliakmani, P., Gerolymos, M., Galesic, K., Geddes, C., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Kloster Smerud, H., Ferrario, F., Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Floege, J., Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M.E.J., Boria Grinyo, J.M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A.M., Ferrario, F., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A.M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Arce Terroba, J., Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Galesic Ljubanovic, D., Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H.J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., and Ioachim, E.
Abstract: The Oxford Classification of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) includes the following four histologic components: mesangial (M) and endocapillary (E) hypercellularity, segmental sclerosis (S) and interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (T). These combine to form the MEST score and are independently associated with renal outcome. Current prediction and risk stratification in IgAN requires clinical data over 2 years of follow-up. Using modern prediction tools, we examined whether combining MEST with cross-sectional clinical data at biopsy provides earlier risk prediction in IgAN than current best methods that use 2 years of follow-up data. We used a cohort of 901 adults with IgAN from the Oxford derivation and North American validation studies and the VALIGA study followed for a median of 5.6 years to analyze the primary outcome (50% decrease in eGFR or ESRD) using Cox regression models. Covariates of clinical data at biopsy (eGFR, proteinuria, MAP) with or without MEST, and then 2-year clinical data alone (2-year average of proteinuria/MAP, eGFR at biopsy) were considered. There was significant improvement in prediction by adding MEST to clinical data at biopsy. The combination predicted the outcome as well as the 2-year clinical data alone, with comparable calibration curves. This effect did not change in subgroups treated or not with RAS blockade or immunosuppression. Thus, combining the MEST score with cross-sectional clinical data at biopsy provides earlier risk prediction in IgAN than our current best methods.
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28. Case report. MPO antibody-positive vasculitis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis and gold-induced membranous glomerulonephritis.

Author: Quarenghi, MI, Del Vecchio, L, Casartelli, D, Manunta, P, and Rossi, R
Published: 1998
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29. MPO antibody-positive vasculitis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis and gold-induced membranous glomerulonephritis.

Author: Quarenghi, M I, Del Vecchio, L, Casartelli, D, Manunta, P, and Rossi, R
Published: 1998
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30. Erythropoietin in kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.

Author: Locatelli F, Del Vecchio L, Casartelli D, Locatelli, Francesco, Del Vecchio, Lucia, and Casartelli, Donatella
Published: 2011
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31. Application of the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool one or two years post-biopsy

Author: Sean J. Barbour, Rosanna Coppo, Hong Zhang, Zhi-Hong Liu, Yusuke Suzuki, Keiichi Matsuzaki, Lee Er, Heather N. Reich, Jonathan Barratt, Daniel C. Cattran, M.L. Russo, S. Troyanov, H.T. Cook, I. Roberts, V. Tesar, D. Maixnerova, S. Lundberg, L. Gesualdo, F. Emma, L. Fuiano, G. Beltrame, C. Rollino, A. Amore, R. Camilla, L. Peruzzi, M. Praga, S. Feriozzi, R. Polci, G. Segoloni, L. Colla, A. Pani, D. Piras, A. Angioi, G. Cancarini, S. Ravera, M. Durlik, E. Moggia, J. Ballarin, S. Di Giulio, F. Pugliese, I. Serriello, Y. Caliskan, M. Sever, I. Kilicaslan, F. Locatelli, L. Del Vecchio, J.F.M. Wetzels, H. Peters, U. Berg, F. Carvalho, A.C. da Costa Ferreira, M. Maggio, A. Wiecek, M. Ots-Rosenberg, R. Magistroni, R. Topaloglu, Y. Bilginer, M. D’Amico, M. Stangou, F. Giacchino, D. Goumenos, E. Papachristou, K. Galesic, C. Geddes, K. Siamopoulos, O. Balafa, M. Galliani, P. Stratta, M. Quaglia, R. Bergia, R. Cravero, M. Salvadori, L. Cirami, B. Fellstrom, H. Kloster Smerud, F. Ferrario, T. Stellato, J. Egido, C. Martin, J. Floege, F. Eitner, A. Lupo, P. Bernich, P. Menè, M. Morosetti, C. van Kooten, T. Rabelink, M.E.J. Reinders, J.M. Boria Grinyo, S. Cusinato, L. Benozzi, S. Savoldi, C. Licata, M. Mizerska-Wasiak, G. Martina, A. Messuerotti, A. Dal Canton, C. Esposito, C. Migotto, G. Triolo, F. Mariano, C. Pozzi, R. Boero, S. Bellur, G. Mazzucco, C. Giannakakis, E. Honsova, B. Sundelin, A.M. Di Palma, E. Gutiérrez, A.M. Asunis, J. Barratt, R. Tardanico, A. Perkowska-Ptasinska, J. Arce Terroba, M. Fortunato, A. Pantzaki, Y. Ozluk, E. Steenbergen, M. Soderberg, Z. Riispere, L. Furci, D. Orhan, D. Kipgen, D. Casartelli, D. Galesic Ljubanovic, H. Gakiopoulou, E. Bertoni, P. Cannata Ortiz, H. Karkoszka, H.J. Groene, A. Stoppacciaro, I. Bajema, J. Bruijn, X. Fulladosa Oliveras, J. Maldyk, E. Ioachim, N. Bavbek, T. Cook, C. Alpers, F. Berthoux, S. Bonsib, V. D’Agati, G. D’Amico, S. Emancipator, F. Emmal, F. Fervenza, S. Florquin, A. Fogo, H. Groene, M. Haas, P. Hill, R. Hogg, S. Hsu, T. Hunley, M. Hladunewich, C. Jennette, K. Joh, B. Julian, T. Kawamura, F. Lai, C. Leung, L. Li, P. Li, Z. Liu, A. Massat, B. Mackinnon, S. Mezzano, F. Schena, Y. Tomino, P. Walker, H. Wang, J. Weening, N. Yoshikawa, C.-H. Zeng, S. Shi, C. Nogi, H. Suzuki, K. Koike, K. Hirano, T. Yokoo, M. Hanai, K. Fukami, K. Takahashi, Y. Yuzawa, M. Niwa, Y. Yasuda, S. Maruyama, D. Ichikawa, T. Suzuki, S. Shirai, A. Fukuda, S. Fujimoto, H. Trimarchi, Triolo, G., Mariano, F., Pozzi, C., Boero, R., Bellur, S., Mazzucco, G., Giannakakis, C., Honsova, E., Sundelin, B., Di Palma, A. M., Russo, M. L., Ferrario, F., Gutiérrez, E., Asunis, A. M., Barratt, J., Tardanico, R., Perkowska-Ptasinska, A., Terroba, J. Arce, Fortunato, M., Pantzaki, A., Ozluk, Y., Troyanov, S., Steenbergen, E., Soderberg, M., Riispere, Z., Furci, L., Orhan, D., Kipgen, D., Casartelli, D., Ljubanovic, D. Galesic, Gakiopoulou, H., Bertoni, E., Cook, H. T., Cannata Ortiz, P., Karkoszka, H., Groene, H. J., Stoppacciaro, A., Bajema, I., Bruijn, J., Fulladosa Oliveras, X., Maldyk, J., Ioachim, E., Bavbek, N., Roberts, I., Cook, T., Alpers, C., Amore, A., Berthoux, F., Bonsib, S., D'Agati, V., D'Amico, G., Tesar, V., Emancipator, S., Emmal, F., Fervenza, F., Florquin, S., Fogo, A., Geddes, C., Groene, H., Haas, M., Hill, P., Maixnerova, D., Hogg, R., Hsu, S., Hunley, T., Hladunewich, M., Jennette, C., Joh, K., Julian, B., Kawamura, T., Lai, F., Leung, C., Lundberg, S., Li, L., Li, P., Liu, Z., Massat, A., Mackinnon, B., Mezzano, S., Schena, F., Tomino, Y., Walker, P., Wang, H., Gesualdo, L., Weening, J., Yoshikawa, N., Zeng, C.-H., Shi, S., Nogi, C., Suzuki, H., Koike, K., Hirano, K., Yokoo, T., Emma, F., Hanai, M., Fukami, K., Takahashi, K., Yuzawa, Y., Niwa, M., Yasuda, Y., Maruyama, S., Ichikawa, D., Suzuki, T., Shirai, S., Fuiano, L., Fukuda, A., Fujimoto, S., Trimarchi, H., Beltrame, G., Rollino, C., Camilla, R., Peruzzi, L., Praga, M., Feriozzi, S., Polci, R., Segoloni, G., Colla, L., Pani, A., Piras, D., Angioi, A., Cancarini, G., Ravera, S., Durlik, M., Moggia, E., Ballarin, J., Di Giulio, S., Pugliese, F., Serriello, I., Caliskan, Y., Sever, M., Kilicaslan, I., Locatelli, F., Del Vecchio, L., Wetzels, J. F. M., Peters, H., Berg, U., Carvalho, F., da Costa Ferreira, A. C., Maggio, M., Wiecek, A., Ots-Rosenberg, M., Magistroni, R., Topaloglu, R., Bilginer, Y., D'Amico, M., Stangou, M., Giacchino, F., Goumenos, D., Papachristou, E., Galesic, K., Siamopoulos, K., Balafa, O., Galliani, M., Stratta, P., Quaglia, M., Bergia, R., Cravero, R., Salvadori, M., Cirami, L., Fellstrom, B., Smerud, H. Kloster, Stellato, T., Egido, J., Martin, C., Flöge, Jürgen, Eitner, F., Lupo, A., Bernich, P., Menè, P., Morosetti, M., van Kooten, C., Rabelink, T., Reinders, M. E. J., Boria Grinyo, J. M., Cusinato, S., Benozzi, L., Savoldi, S., Licata, C., Mizerska-Wasiak, M., Martina, G., Messuerotti, A., Dal Canton, A., Esposito, C., Migotto, C., Pathology, Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School, and ACS - Heart failure & arrhythmias
Subjects: Adult, disease progression, end-stage kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, prediction tool, risk prediction, Biopsy, Glomerulonephritis, IGA, Prognosis, Cohort Studies, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Nephrology, Humans, Renal Insufficiency, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Glomerular Filtration Rate
Abstract: Kidney international 102(1), 160-172 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.kint.2022.02.042, Published by Elsevier, New York, NY
Published: 2022

32. Darbepoetin alfa and chronic kidney disease.

Author: Locatelli F, Del Vecchio L, and Casartelli D
Published: 2010

33. MPO antibody-positive vasculitis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis and gold-induced membranous glomerulonephritis

Author: Donatella Casartelli, Roberta Rossi, Paolo Manunta, M I Quarenghi, L Del Vecchio, Quarenghi, Mi, DEL VECCHIO, L, Casartelli, D, Manunta, Paolo, and Rossi, R.
Subjects: Male, Vasculitis, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Arthritis, Kidney, Glomerulonephritis, Membranous, Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic, Psoriatic arthritis, Membranous nephropathy, Psoriasis, medicine, Humans, Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, Autoantibodies, Peroxidase, Transplantation, business.industry, Arthritis, Psoriatic, Autoantibody, Glomerulonephritis, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Nephrology, Immunology, Gold, business
Published: 1998

34. Humoral and T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA BNT162b2 vaccination in a cohort of kidney transplant recipients and their cohabitant living kidney donor partners.

Author: La Milia V, Tonolo S, Luzzaro F, Bonato C, Casartelli D, Limardo M, Longhi S, Ravasi C, Viganò S, and Cavalli A
Published: 2022
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35. Erratum.

Author: Bellur SS, Roberts ISD, Troyanov S, Royal V, Coppo R, Cook HT, Cattran D, Arce Terroba Y, Maria Asunis A, Bajema I, Bertoni E, Bruijn JA, Cannata-Ortiz P, Casartelli D, Maria Di Palma A, Ferrario F, Fortunato M, Furci L, Gakiopoulou H, Galesic Ljubanovic D, Giannakakis K, Gomà M, Gröne HJ, Gutiérrez E, Haider SA, Honsova E, Ioachim E, Karkoszka H, Kipgen D, Maldyk J, Mazzucco G, Orhan D, Ozluk Y, Pantzaki A, Perkowska-Ptasinska A, Riispere Z, Soderberg MP, Steenbergen E, Stoppacciaro A, Sundelin Von Feilitzen B, and Tardanico R
Published: 2020
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36. COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Hemodialysis Center in Lombardy, Italy.

Author: La Milia V, Bacchini G, Bigi MC, Casartelli D, Cavalli A, Corti M, Crepaldi M, Limardo M, Longhi S, Manzoni C, Ravasi C, Stucchi V, and Viganò S
Published: 2020
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37. Reproducibility of the Oxford classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy, impact of biopsy scoring on treatment allocation and clinical relevance of disagreements: evidence from the VALidation of IGA study cohort.

Author: Bellur SS, Roberts ISD, Troyanov S, Royal V, Coppo R, Cook HT, Cattran D, Arce Terroba Y, Asunis AM, Bajema I, Bertoni E, Bruijn JA, Cannata-Ortiz P, Casartelli D, Maria Di Palma A, Ferrario F, Fortunato M, Furci L, Gakiopoulou H, Galesic Ljubanovic D, Giannakakis K, Gomà M, Gröne HJ, Gutiérrez E, Asma Haider S, Honsova E, Ioachim E, Karkoszka H, Kipgen D, Maldyk J, Mazzucco G, Orhan D, Ozluk Y, Pantzaki A, Perkowska-Ptasinska A, Riispere Z, Soderberg MP, Steenbergen E, Stoppacciaro A, Sundelin Von Feilitzen B, and Tardanico R
Subjects: Biopsy, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Glomerulonephritis, IGA drug therapy, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Glomerulonephritis, IGA classification, Glomerulonephritis, IGA pathology, Models, Statistical, Observer Variation, Patient Selection
Abstract: Background: The VALidation of IGA (VALIGA) study investigated the utility of the Oxford Classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in 1147 patients from 13 European countries. Methods. Biopsies were scored by local pathologists followed by central review in Oxford. We had two distinct objectives: to assess how closely pathology findings were associated with the decision to give corticosteroid/immunosuppressive (CS/IS) treatments, and to determine the impact of differences in MEST-C scoring between central and local pathologists on the clinical value of the Oxford Classification. We tested for each lesion the associations between the type of agreement (local and central pathologists scoring absent, local present and central absent, local absent and central present, both scoring present) with the initial clinical assessment, as well as long-term outcomes in those patients who did not receive CS/IS., Results: All glomerular lesions (M, E, C and S) assessed by local pathologists were independently associated with the decision to administer CS/IS therapy, while the severity of tubulointerstitial lesions was not. Reproducibility between local and central pathologists was moderate for S (segmental sclerosis) and T (tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis), and poor for M (mesangial hypercellularity), E (endocapillary hypercellularity) and C (crescents). Local pathologists found statistically more of each lesion, except for the S lesion, which was more frequent with central review. Disagreements were more likely to occur when the proportion of glomeruli affected was low. The M lesion, assessed by central pathologists, correlated better with the severity of the disease at presentation and discriminated better with outcomes. In contrast, the E lesion, evaluated by local pathologists, correlated better with the clinical presentation and outcomes when compared with central review. Both C and S lesions, when discordant between local and central pathologists, had a clinical phenotype intermediate to double absent lesions (milder disease) and double present (more severe)., Conclusion: We conclude that differences in the scoring of MEST-C criteria between local pathologists and a central reviewer have a significant impact on the prognostic value of the Oxford Classification. Since the decision to offer immunosuppressive therapy in this cohort was intimately associated with the MEST-C score, this study indicates a need for a more detailed guidance for pathologists in the scoring of IgAN biopsies., (© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2019
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38. ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in IgA nephropathy with mild proteinuria: the ACEARB study.

Author: Pozzi C, Del Vecchio L, Casartelli D, Pozzoni P, Andrulli S, Amore A, Peruzzi L, Coppo R, and Locatelli F
Subjects: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Irbesartan, Middle Aged, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers therapeutic use, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors therapeutic use, Biphenyl Compounds therapeutic use, Glomerulonephritis, IGA drug therapy, Proteinuria drug therapy, Ramipril therapeutic use, Tetrazoles therapeutic use
Abstract: Few studies have investigated IgA nephropathy patients presenting with 'favorable' clinical features at onset, such as normal renal function, proteinuria<1 g/24 hours and the absence of hypertension, and no controlled clinical trials have tested the effects of treatment in such patients who may nevertheless develop end-stage renal disease. It is therefore important to find a well-tolerated and economic therapy capable of decreasing their risk of high proteinuria and blood pressure levels. The aim of this multicenter open-label randomized clinical trial is to test whether blocking the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) decreases the risk of progression in patients aged 3-60 years with biopsy-proven benign IgA glomerulonephritis, proteinuria levels of 0.3-0.9 g/24 hours, and normal renal function and blood pressure. The RAS is blocked by first using a single drug class (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker), and then combining the 2 classes as soon as the 1-drug blockade has become ineffective. We plan to enroll 378 patients over the next 3 years and randomize them to receive ramipril 5 mg/day (3 mg/m2 in children) (group A), irbesartan 300 mg/day (175 mg/m 2 in children) (group B) or supportive therapy (group C); if an increase in proteinuria of at least 50% from baseline is detected after 6 months of treatment, the other RAS inhibitor will be added. The observation period will be at least 5 years (except in the case of the development of the primary end point).
Published: 2006

39. Glomerular monocyte-macrophage features in ANCA-positive renal vasculitis and cryoglobulinemic nephritis.

Author: Rastaldi MP, Ferrario F, Crippa A, Dell'antonio G, Casartelli D, Grillo C, and D'Amico G
Subjects: Adult, Aged, Apoptosis, Cell Adhesion, Cell Division, Cryoglobulinemia complications, Humans, Middle Aged, Monocytes pathology, Nephritis pathology, Reference Values, Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic analysis, Kidney Glomerulus pathology, Macrophages pathology, Renal Circulation, Vasculitis immunology, Vasculitis pathology
Abstract: Although it is widely known that many macrophages are present in glomeruli of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive renal vasculitis (ANCA + RV) and are believed to contribute to necrotizing extracapillary damage, their precise role is not yet completely understood, especially in humans. The goal of this study was to provide evidence of glomerular macrophage properties in human vasculitis. Twenty-five renal biopsies of ANCA + RV and 18 cases of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (cryoGN), a disease characterized by massive glomerular macrophage infiltration but absence of necrotizing extracapillary lesions, were selected, and macrophage number, adhesion, acute activation, proliferation, and apoptosis were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Accumulation of macrophages in ANCA + RV was found in areas of glomerular active lesions, whereas in cryoGN, they homogeneously occupied the entire glomerular tuft. Considering the areas of accumulation, comparable macrophage numbers were detected in both diseases. Glomerular vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 was found only in ANCA + RV and only in areas of active lesions. Acute macrophage activation (HLA class II, 27E10) and proinflammatory cytokine production (tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1alpha) were prominent in ANCA + RV, whereas in cryoGN, 30% of glomerular macrophages seemed activated and cytokine expression was limited to a few glomerular cells (P: = 0.01). Moreover, only in ANCA + RV proliferative markers were shown on glomerular macrophages and apoptotic macrophages were found. From the data, it seems that ANCA + RV and cryoGN differ profoundly in macrophage properties, namely adhesion, proliferation, and apoptotic clearance. Moreover, acute activation and cytokine production seem to be present in a greater number of macrophages in ANCA + RV, giving this disease a stronger severity that could be taken into account for therapeutic strategies.
Published: 2000
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