Association Between Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Derived From the Tonsils and Recurrence of IgA Nephropathy in Patients Who Underwent Kidney Transplantation

Association Between Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Derived From the Tonsils and Recurrence of IgA Nephropathy in Patients Who Underwent Kidney Transplantation

Background: Recurrence of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in the transplanted kidney is associated with graft survival, but no specific treatment is available. Tonsillectomy (TE) reportedly arrests the progression of IgAN in the native kidney. Thus, we conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study to...

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Main Authors: Mayuko Kawabe, Izumi Yamamoto, Takafumi Yamakawa, Haruki Katsumata, Nao Isaka, Ai Katsuma, Yasuyuki Nakada, Akimitsu Kobayashi, Kentaro Koike, Hiroyuki Ueda, Yudo Tanno, Yusuke Koike, Jun Miki, Hiroki Yamada, Takahiro Kimura, Ichiro Ohkido, Nobuo Tsuboi, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Hiromi Kojima, Takashi Yokoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
IgA nephropathy
tonsillectomy
galactose-deficient IgA1
recurrent glomerulonephritis
kidney transplantation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.02068/full

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