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Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study

The association of nephropathy with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has been reported previously. However, there is limited information on the relationship between thyroid autoantibodies and nephropathy. A retrospective study was conducted using the medical records of 246 patients with nephropathy...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Liping, Liu, Yunxiao, Su, Hongchang, Shi, Xiangzhen
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34115025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000026273
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Liu, Yunxiao
Su, Hongchang
Shi, Xiangzhen
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description The association of nephropathy with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has been reported previously. However, there is limited information on the relationship between thyroid autoantibodies and nephropathy. A retrospective study was conducted using the medical records of 246 patients with nephropathy, 82 of whom had concurrent AITD. General characteristics, thyroid function, autoantibodies, and the pathological types of nephropathy were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) in the kidneys. We found nephropathy patients with AITD exhibited higher serum levels of TPO-Ab, TG-Ab, thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TR-Ab), and immunoglobulin G (IgG) (P < .05). Compared with the nephropathy without AITD group, the nephropathy with AITD group exhibited higher proportions of membranous nephropathy (MN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and relatively lower proportions of mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN) and minimal change nephropathy (MCN) (P = .005). TPO-Ab and TG-Ab levels in the kidney were more prevalent in nephropathy patients with AITD than those without AITD (P = .015 and P = .026, respectively). Subgroup analysis demonstrated that serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), TG-Ab, TPO-Ab, immunoglobulin M (IgM), and IgG in the MN group were significantly higher, whereas the levels of free thyroxine (FT4) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were lower, as compared with MN with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) group (P < .05). TPO-Ab and TG-Ab expression levels in the kidneys were more prevalent in the MN group than in the MN with HT group (P = .034). The expression levels of FT4, TG-Ab, TPO-Ab, and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TSHR-Ab) in the serum were significantly higher in the MN group than in the MN with Graves disease (GD) group (P < .05). The expression of TPO-Ab in the kidneys was more prevalent in the MN group than in the MN with GD group (P = .011). In sum, the expressions of TPO-Ab and TG-Ab were more prevalent in the kidneys of patients with nephropathy and AITD. Our findings indicate that TPO-Ab and TG-Ab may play a role in the development of AITD-related nephropathy.
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spelling pubmed-82026552021-06-15 Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study Zhao, Liping Liu, Yunxiao Su, Hongchang Shi, Xiangzhen Medicine (Baltimore) 5200 The association of nephropathy with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has been reported previously. However, there is limited information on the relationship between thyroid autoantibodies and nephropathy. A retrospective study was conducted using the medical records of 246 patients with nephropathy, 82 of whom had concurrent AITD. General characteristics, thyroid function, autoantibodies, and the pathological types of nephropathy were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) in the kidneys. We found nephropathy patients with AITD exhibited higher serum levels of TPO-Ab, TG-Ab, thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TR-Ab), and immunoglobulin G (IgG) (P < .05). Compared with the nephropathy without AITD group, the nephropathy with AITD group exhibited higher proportions of membranous nephropathy (MN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and relatively lower proportions of mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN) and minimal change nephropathy (MCN) (P = .005). TPO-Ab and TG-Ab levels in the kidney were more prevalent in nephropathy patients with AITD than those without AITD (P = .015 and P = .026, respectively). Subgroup analysis demonstrated that serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), TG-Ab, TPO-Ab, immunoglobulin M (IgM), and IgG in the MN group were significantly higher, whereas the levels of free thyroxine (FT4) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were lower, as compared with MN with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) group (P < .05). TPO-Ab and TG-Ab expression levels in the kidneys were more prevalent in the MN group than in the MN with HT group (P = .034). The expression levels of FT4, TG-Ab, TPO-Ab, and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TSHR-Ab) in the serum were significantly higher in the MN group than in the MN with Graves disease (GD) group (P < .05). The expression of TPO-Ab in the kidneys was more prevalent in the MN group than in the MN with GD group (P = .011). In sum, the expressions of TPO-Ab and TG-Ab were more prevalent in the kidneys of patients with nephropathy and AITD. Our findings indicate that TPO-Ab and TG-Ab may play a role in the development of AITD-related nephropathy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8202655/ /pubmed/34115025 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000026273 Text en Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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title_full Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study
title_fullStr Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study
title_short Relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: A clinicopathological study
title_sort relationship between autoimmune thyroid disease and nephropathy: a clinicopathological study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34115025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000026273
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