CONTRACTILE CELLS OF THE KIDNEY IN PRIMARY GLOMERULAR DISORDERS - AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY USING AN ANTI-ALPHA-SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY

被引:50
作者
MACPHERSON, BR
LESLIE, KO
LIZASO, KV
SCHWARZ, JE
机构
[1] Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
关键词
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ACTIN; MESANGIUM; GLOMERULAR DISORDER;
D O I
10.1016/0046-8177(93)90006-3
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
Mesangial cells of the renal glomerulus are thought to have contractile properties, resembling those of smooth muscle cells. Since actin synthesis in mesangial cells is increased in selected animal models of glomerulonephritis, we evaluated the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (ASMA), the principal actin isoform found in smooth muscle cells, in biopsy specimens from patients with primary glomerular disorders and in control tissues. Normal glomeruli and glomeruli in acute tubulointerstitial disorders showed few or no ASMA-positive cells in the glomeruli. In contrast, ASMA expression in mesangial cells was increased in minimal change disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, membranous glomerulonephritis, and immunoglobulin A nephropathy. In membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis both mesangial and capillary loop ASMA-positive cells were observed with a segmental distribution. In addition, ASMA-positive interstitial cells were seen in many biopsy specimens and often were increased in number in biopsy specimens showing early interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. We conclude that ASMA synthesis in mesangial cells is upregulated in a variety of glomerular disorders, frequently associated with increased cell proliferation and mesangial matrix production. This phenotypic change may be an indicator of mesangial cell activation after injury and may have important pathophysiologic consequences. © 1993.
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