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KMID : 1040420200240010036
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Childhood Kidney Diseases
2020 Volume.24 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.41
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Expression of Phospholipase A2 Receptor in Pediatric Hepatitis B Virus-Related Membranous Nephropathy
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Choi Sung-Eun
Bae Yoon-Sung
Lee Keum-Hwa
Shin Jae-Il
Jeong Hyeon-Joo
Lim Beom-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is among etiologies of secondary membranous nephropathy (MN) in pediatric patients. We evaluated expression of phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R), a specific target antigen of primary MN, in pediatric HBV-related MN.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with biopsy-proven HBV-related MN from the renal biopsy registry and electronic medical records of Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, from 1993 to 2004. Paraffin-embedded human kidney tissues were retrieved and immunohistochemically stained for PLA2R.
Results: Ten pediatric patients with 13 biopsied specimens were reviewed. The predominant pathological stage was stage II?III, and second was stage II. The intensity of staining for IgG was greatest, with less intense staining for IgM, IgA, C3, C4, and C1q. All the patients had angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor combined with glucocorticoid, and four patients converted to cyclosporine treatment from glucocorticoid monotherapy. Urinalysis of all the patients normalized after variable period. PLA2R staining was demonstrated in the outer glomerulus in 3 out of 13 biopsies, 2 of which were obtained from the same patient over a 5-year interval.
Conclusions: PLA2R was expressed in a small number of cases diagnosed as pediatric HBV-related MN, indicating that some HBV-related MN cases may be primary MN concurrent with HBV infection.
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KEYWORD
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Membranous glomerulonephritis, Phospholipase A2 receptor, Hepatitis B, Childhood
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