URINARY LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-6 AND DISEASE-ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY

被引:38
作者
TOMINO, Y [1 ]
FUNABIKI, K [1 ]
OHMURO, H [1 ]
SHIMIZU, M [1 ]
YOKOYAMA, K [1 ]
SHIRATO, I [1 ]
SHIRAI, T [1 ]
TAKAHASHI, M [1 ]
KOIDE, H [1 ]
机构
[1] JUNTENDO UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
关键词
INTERLEUKIN-6; RENAL HISTOLOGY; IGA NEPHROPATHY;
D O I
10.1159/000168359
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We studied, using ELISA, 27 patients with IgA nephropathy to determine if levels of urinary interleukin-6 (IL-6) might reflect the disease activity. The levels of urinary IL-6 in patients with the advanced stage were significantly higher than those in patients with the mild stage of the disease or in healthy adults. The results showed a significant correlation between the levels of urinary IL-6 and the disease activity, i.e., levels of urinary cast and urinary protein. It was thus suggested that the measurement of urinary IL-6 is useful in evaluating the degree of glomerular injuries and/or prognosis in patients with IgA nephropathy.
引用
收藏
页码:459 / 464
页数:6
相关论文
共 13 条
[1]  
Berger J, 1968, J UROL NEPHROL, V74, P694
[2]  
DOHI K, 1991, CLIN NEPHROL, V35, P1
[3]   COMPLEMENTARY-DNA FOR A NOVEL HUMAN INTERLEUKIN (BSF-2) THAT INDUCES LYMPHOCYTES-B TO PRODUCE IMMUNOGLOBULIN [J].
HIRANO, T ;
YASUKAWA, K ;
HARADA, H ;
TAGA, T ;
WATANABE, Y ;
MATSUDA, T ;
KASHIWAMURA, S ;
NAKAJIMA, K ;
KOYAMA, K ;
IWAMATSU, A ;
TSUNASAWA, S ;
SAKIYAMA, F ;
MATSUI, H ;
TAKAHARA, Y ;
TANIGUCHI, T ;
KISHIMOTO, T .
NATURE, 1986, 324 (6092) :73-76
[4]  
HORII Y, 1989, J IMMUNOL, V143, P3949
[5]  
HORII Y, 1990, PATHOGENESIS IGA NEP, P127
[6]   MOLECULAR REGULATION OF LYMPHOCYTE-B RESPONSE [J].
KISHIMOTO, T ;
HIRANO, T .
ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY, 1988, 6 :485-512
[7]  
SHIMAMURA T, 1990, 12TH ANN M JPN MOL B
[8]  
Shirai T, 1978, Contrib Nephrol, V9, P88
[9]   IGG1 PLASMACYTOSIS IN INTERLEUKIN-6 TRANSGENIC MICE [J].
SUEMATSU, S ;
MATSUDA, T ;
AOZASA, K ;
AKIRA, S ;
NAKANO, N ;
OHNO, S ;
MIYAZAKI, J ;
YAMAMURA, K ;
HIRANO, T ;
KISHIMOTO, T .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1989, 86 (19) :7547-7551
[10]   DETECTION OF IMMUNE-COMPLEXES IN POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES BY DOUBLE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY [J].
TOMINO, Y ;
SAKAI, H ;
ENDOH, M ;
KANESHIGE, H ;
NOMOTO, Y .
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY, 1982, 24 (01) :63-71