1. Positive association of serum FUT8 activity with renal tubulointerstitial injury in IgA nephropathy patients
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Ning Yang, Long‐kai Li, Hui He, Xia‐nan Guo, Xue‐feng Yuan, Zhi‐tong Li, Wei‐dong Wang, Biao‐jie Qin, Xiang‐ning Du, Xu Zhang, Shu‐ni Chen, and Hong‐li Lin
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IgA nephropathy ,serum FUT8 activity ,tubulointerstitial injury ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Abstract Background α‐1,6 Fucosyltransferase (FUT8) appears to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. However, it remained unknown whether FUT8 also contributed to renal fibrosis in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). In the present study, we explored the association of serum FUT8 activity with renal tubulointerstitial injury in IgAN patients. Methods Serum FUT8 activity was measured in 135 IgAN patients and 68 healthy controls from January 2016 to December 2018. The relationships of serum FUT8 activity with clinical and pathological features were analyzed. Results Relative to healthy controls, IgAN patients had significantly higher serum FUT8 activity and upregulation of renal FUT8 protein (p 12.2 pmol/h/ml, n = 95). The high serum FUT8 activity group had a higher Oxford T score, increased inflammatory cell infiltration, more severe fibrosis and poor renal function (p
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- 2022
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