イハラ　トシコ   Toshiko Ito-Ihara   猪原　登志子    所属   川崎医科大学  医学部 応用医学　先端医療開発学    職種   教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Neutrophil contribution to the crescentic glomerulonephritis in SCG/Kj mice.
掲載誌名	正式名：Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 略　 称：Nephrol Dial Transplant ISSNコード：09310509/09310509
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	19(7),pp.1708-15
著者・共著者	Akiko Ishida-Okawara, Toshiko Ito-Ihara, Eri Muso, Takahiko Ono, Kan Saiga, Kyuichi Nemoto, Kazuo Suzuki
発行年月	2004/07
概要	BACKGROUND:Myeloperoxidase-specific anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic auto-antibody (MPO-ANCA) has been a useful diagnostic marker in systemic vasculitis with crescentic glomerulonephritis (CrGN). It is highly suspected that the antigenic enzyme MPO released from activated neutrophils is involved in these lesions. We evaluated the relationship between neutrophil functions including peripheral neutrophil counts and renal lesions in SCG/Kj mice as a model of ANCA-associated CrGN and vasculitis.METHODS:Peripheral neutrophil counts, the plasma levels of MPO-ANCA and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured. The capacity of MPO release and superoxide generation were evaluated as neutrophil activity. The renal lesions were estimated by grade of proteinuria, histopathological lesion, such as glomerular neutrophil infiltration and active or chronic renal injury scores with crescent formation.RESULTS:MPO-ANCA and TNF-alpha levels were higher than those of normal mice C57BL/6 even before overt proteinuria; subsequently, peripheral neutrophils increased. In the phase of nephritis with low grade proteinuria, the spontaneous release of MPO from peripheral neutrophils increased, while superoxide generation increased before spontaneous MPO release occurred. In addition, the renal lesion in histological observations was aggravated with ageing and the glomerular neutrophil infiltration was positively correlated with MPO-ANCA levels, as well as with histological indices of nephritis, active renal injury score; in particular, crescent formation was correlated with spontaneous MPO release. In contrast, superoxide generation was negatively correlated with the severity of this lesion during the progression.CONCLUSIONS:These findings indicate that neutrophils are activated and contribute to the development of the active crescentic lesion in SCG/Kj mice.
DOI	10.1093/ndt/gfh275
PMID	15150352