Medullary ray injury in renal allografts
Medullary ray injury in renal allografts
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-1827.2010.02593.x
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发表时间:
2010-11-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Yamaguchi, Yutaka
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作者:
Kobayashi, Akimitsu;Yamamoto, Izumi;Yamaguchi, Yutaka
Non-immune injury leading to interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IF/TA) in renal allografts has various etiologies, but pathological means of verification have yet to be developed. Medullary ray injury (MRI) is a pathological feature of many non-immune injuries inducing IF/TA and pathological determination of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) toxicity proceeding to striped fibrosis. We investigated the contribution of CNI toxicity to MRI and other non-immune etiologies related to IF/TA. In this study MRI is defined as fibrosis and inflammation localized exclusively to the medullary ray. Thirty-six protocol biopsies showing MRI were analyzed and classified histopathologically as following: MRI related to CNI toxicity; chronic obstruction or reflux nephropathy; and acute or chronic pyelonephritis. The etiology of MRI was CNI toxicity (n = 16, 44.4%), chronic obstruction (n = 13, 36.1%), acute or chronic pyelonephritis (n = 2, 5.6%), and other (n = 5, 13.9%). We performed cystography in seven cases of MRI related to chronic obstruction or reflux nephropathy and six cases showing vesicoureteral reflux. The ci+ct score showed significant progression after one year in 30 of the 36 cases (1.53 +/- 1.04 vs. 3.03 +/- 1.13, P < 0.01). MRI has various etiologies and may also predict changes in urological complications. The classification of MRI may be useful to determine the non-immune etiology leading to IF/TA.