Minor Glomerular Abnormalities are Associated with Deterioration of Long-Term Kidney Function and Mitochondrial Injury
Open Access
- 21 December 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Vol. 9 (1), 33
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010033
Abstract
Minor glomerular abnormalities (MGAs) are unclassified glomerular lesions indicated by the presence of minor structural abnormalities that are insufficient for a specific pathological diagnosis. The long-term clinical outcomes and pathogenesis have not been examined. We hypothesized that MGAs would be associated with the deterioration of long-term kidney function and increased urinary mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy numbers. We retrospectively enrolled patients with MGAs, age-/sex-/estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)-matched patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), and similarly matched healthy controls (MHCs; n = 49 each). We analyzed the time × group interaction effects of the eGFR and compared mean annual eGFR decline rates between the groups. We prospectively enrolled patients with MGAs, age- and sex-matched patients with IgAN, and MHCs (n = 15 each) and compared their urinary mtDNA copy numbers. Compared to the MHC group, the MGA and IgAN groups displayed differences in the time × group effects of eGFR, higher mean annual rates of eGFR decline, and higher urinary mtDNA copy numbers; however, these groups did not significantly differ from each other. The results indicate that MGAs are associated with deteriorating long-term kidney function, and mitochondrial injury, despite few additional pathological changes. We suggest that clinicians conduct close long-term follow-up of patients with MGAs.This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
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