Intraglomerular deposition of intact cross-linked fibrin in IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis

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T OnoS Sasayama

Abstract

To investigate the significance of intraglomerular coagulation and fibrinolysis in IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN), the distribution of intact cross-linked fibrin (XFb) modulated by plasmin activity was examined in 25 patients with IgA-N and in 12 with HSPN. In addition to the conventional method detecting fibrin-related antigen (FRA) with an antibody against fibrinogen, the enhanced intensity of immunoreactivity of cross-linked FRA (KL-FRA) using the monoclonal antibody DD3B6/22 after plasmin exposure was evaluated to assess intraglomerular deposition of intact XFb. Also, intraglomerular invasion of macrophages was detected using the monoclonal antibody KP1 against CD68. Sixteen of a total of 37 specimens (43%) showed increased intensity of XL-FRA staining after plasmin treatment which is considered to reflect the distribution of intact XFb. Increases in the intensity of XL-FRA staining were observed mainly in mesangium and partially along glomerular capillary loops and also in a few cases in the crescents. The incidence (67%) of increases in XL-FRA staining after plasmin exposure in HSPN specimens was significantly higher than that in IgA-N specimens (32%; p < 0.05). In the group positive...Continue Reading

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