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C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a potentially life-threatening systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is characterized by pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in case of kidney involvement, representing a major denominator of AAV mortality. Innate immunity with c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9959037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36834488 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043072 |
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author | Korsten, Peter Baier, Eva Hakroush, Samy Tampe, Björn |
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description | Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a potentially life-threatening systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is characterized by pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in case of kidney involvement, representing a major denominator of AAV mortality. Innate immunity with complement system activation is increasingly recognized in the pathogenesis of AAV and as an attractive therapeutic target. Although C-reactive protein (CRP) was thought to be a passive, nonspecific marker of inflammation, recent studies indicate that CRP plays a key role in the innate immune system by recognizing pathogens and altered self-determinants. Elevated baseline CRP at disease onset of AAV has already been described as a determinant of poor long-term outcomes. However, its clinical implications at disease onset of AAV, with respect to vasculitis manifestations and complement system activation that might also affect long-term outcomes, remain elusive. CRP levels were retrospectively analyzed in 53 kidney-biopsy-confirmed cases of ANCA-associated renal vasculitis; a total of 138 disease controls were also evaluated. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis was performed on clinicopathological parameters associated with CRP levels in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis. Results: Compared to disease controls, CRP elevation was common in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis and associated with de novo disease (p = 0.0169), critical illness (p = 0.0346), and severe deterioration of kidney function (p = 0.0167), independent of extrarenal disease manifestations. As confirmed by multiple regression analysis, CRP levels were correlated with active lesions predominated by interstitial arteritis in renal vasculitis, specifically with MPO-ANCA seropositivity (p = 0.0017). Based on analysis of systemic complement system activation and intrarenal complement deposits, CRP elevation was correlated specifically with complement C4 deposits in interstitial arteries in the subgroup with myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA seropositivity (p = 0.039). Finally, this association was independent of systemic complement system activation, as reflected by the consumption of respective complement components. Here, we expand our current understanding of CRP in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis not only as an inflammatory marker, but potentially also as being involved in the pathogenesis of kidney injury by interaction with the complement system. |
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spelling | pubmed-99590372023-02-26 C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis Korsten, Peter Baier, Eva Hakroush, Samy Tampe, Björn Int J Mol Sci Article Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a potentially life-threatening systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is characterized by pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in case of kidney involvement, representing a major denominator of AAV mortality. Innate immunity with complement system activation is increasingly recognized in the pathogenesis of AAV and as an attractive therapeutic target. Although C-reactive protein (CRP) was thought to be a passive, nonspecific marker of inflammation, recent studies indicate that CRP plays a key role in the innate immune system by recognizing pathogens and altered self-determinants. Elevated baseline CRP at disease onset of AAV has already been described as a determinant of poor long-term outcomes. However, its clinical implications at disease onset of AAV, with respect to vasculitis manifestations and complement system activation that might also affect long-term outcomes, remain elusive. CRP levels were retrospectively analyzed in 53 kidney-biopsy-confirmed cases of ANCA-associated renal vasculitis; a total of 138 disease controls were also evaluated. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis was performed on clinicopathological parameters associated with CRP levels in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis. Results: Compared to disease controls, CRP elevation was common in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis and associated with de novo disease (p = 0.0169), critical illness (p = 0.0346), and severe deterioration of kidney function (p = 0.0167), independent of extrarenal disease manifestations. As confirmed by multiple regression analysis, CRP levels were correlated with active lesions predominated by interstitial arteritis in renal vasculitis, specifically with MPO-ANCA seropositivity (p = 0.0017). Based on analysis of systemic complement system activation and intrarenal complement deposits, CRP elevation was correlated specifically with complement C4 deposits in interstitial arteries in the subgroup with myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA seropositivity (p = 0.039). Finally, this association was independent of systemic complement system activation, as reflected by the consumption of respective complement components. Here, we expand our current understanding of CRP in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis not only as an inflammatory marker, but potentially also as being involved in the pathogenesis of kidney injury by interaction with the complement system. MDPI 2023-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9959037/ /pubmed/36834488 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043072 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Korsten, Peter Baier, Eva Hakroush, Samy Tampe, Björn C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title | C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title_full | C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title_fullStr | C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title_full_unstemmed | C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title_short | C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated with Complement C4 Deposits and Interstitial Arteritis in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis |
title_sort | c-reactive protein levels are associated with complement c4 deposits and interstitial arteritis in anca-associated renal vasculitis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9959037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36834488 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043072 |
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