1
|
Muhammad A, Zhang Y, Huang L, Yuan Q, Wang W, Pu J, Lin W, Tang R, Xiao X. The diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis caused by infection versus antibiotic-induced interstitial nephritis: a narrative review. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfae054. [PMID: 38572500 PMCID: PMC10986214 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a significant contributor to acute kidney injury and can be attributed to a variety of factors, including but not limited to allergens or drugs, infections, autoimmune or systemic diseases, and idiopathic forms of the disease. In some cases, AIN requires a therapeutic action according to a single specific etiology by handling the offending agent and applying an immunosuppressant. Although AIN can be diagnosed through renal biopsy, it is not able to pinpoint the precise cause when multiple causes are suspected to be present simultaneously. Such situations arise when a patient suffering from infection develops AIN during antibiotic therapy, the exact causative factor of which becomes a challenge for the clinicians to determine. This is attributed to the different approaches employed in different etiologies, wherein clinicians are required to maintain the current antibiotic therapy or augment the dose in cases of infection as AIN etiology, without resorting to immunosuppressant therapy as the primary objective is infection killing. In contrast, antibiotics as an etiology for AIN require an alternative drug from the antibiotics group, along with an immunosuppressant. In the interim, delaying the identification of the precise cause may result in interstitial fibrosis and chronic kidney disease. This narrative review highlights certain findings that can be typical of infection-associated ATIN compared with antibiotic-associated ATIN based on clinical history and physical examination, clinical presentation of different antibiotic drug classes, histopathological features, classical and novel biomarkers, serum and urine cytokines and chemokines, cellular biomarkers, and genetic biomarkers. Although these findings cannot provide conclusive and clear recommendations that can be useful in the clinical practice, they can entice researchers to conduct original research on these features to discover clear recommendations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Amir Muhammad
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Yingli Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Third Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China
| | - Ling Huang
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Qiongjing Yuan
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Wei Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Jiaxi Pu
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Wei Lin
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Rong Tang
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| | - Xiangcheng Xiao
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Bhatia D, Capili A, Nakahira K, Muthukumar T, Torres LK, Choi AMK, Choi ME. Conditional deletion of myeloid-specific mitofusin 2 but not mitofusin 1 promotes kidney fibrosis. Kidney Int 2022; 101:963-986. [PMID: 35227692 PMCID: PMC9038692 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Macrophages exert critical functions during kidney injury, inflammation, and tissue repair or fibrosis. Mitochondrial structural and functional aberrations due to an imbalance in mitochondrial fusion/fission processes are implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease. Therefore, we investigated macrophage-specific functions of mitochondrial fusion proteins, mitofusin (MFN)1 and MFN2, in modulating macrophage mitochondrial dynamics, biogenesis, oxidative stress, polarization, and fibrotic response. MFN1 and MFN2 were found to be suppressed in mice after adenine diet-induced chronic kidney disease, in transforming growth factor-beta 1-treated bone marrow-derived macrophages, and in THP-1-derived human macrophages (a human leukemic cell line). However, abrogating Mfn2 but not Mfn1 in myeloid-lineage cells resulted in greater macrophage recruitment into the kidney during fibrosis and the macrophage-derived fibrotic response associated with collagen deposition culminating in worsening kidney function. Myeloid-specific Mfn1 /Mfn2 double knockout mice also showed increased adenine-induced fibrosis. Mfn2-deficient bone marrow-derived macrophages displayed enhanced polarization towards the profibrotic/M2 phenotype and impaired mitochondrial biogenesis. Macrophages in the kidney of Mfn2-deficient and double knockout but not Mfn1-deficient mice exhibited greater mitochondrial mass, size, oxidative stress and lower mitophagy under fibrotic conditions than the macrophages in the kidney of wild-type mice. Thus, downregulation of MFN2 but not MFN1 lead to macrophage polarization towards a profibrotic phenotype to promote kidney fibrosis through a mechanism involving suppression of macrophage mitophagy and dysfunctional mitochondrial dynamics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Divya Bhatia
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
| | - Allyson Capili
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
| | - Kiichi Nakahira
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
| | - Thangamani Muthukumar
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
| | - Lisa K Torres
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
| | - Augustine M K Choi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
| | - Mary E Choi
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Abstract
The traditional chronic kidney disease (CKD) biomarkers (eGFR based on serum creatinine, sex and age and albuminuria) cannot predict a patient's individual risk for developing progressive CKD. For this reason, it is necessary to identify novel CKD biomarkers that will be able to predict which patients are prone to develop progressive disease and discriminate between disease processes in different parts of the nephron (glomeruli or tubules). A good biomarker should change before or simultaneously with lesion development and its changes should correlate strongly with lesion development. Also, there should be a close relationship between severity of injury and amount of detectable biomarker and its levels should decrease with diminishing injury. Among the large number of molecules under investigation, we have reviewed the most promising ones: NGAL and KIM-1, MCP-1, MMP-9, clusterin, MMP-9, TIMP-1, Procollagen I alpha 1 and suPAR. All these, have been studied as biomarkers for prediction of CKD progression in cohorts of patients with chronic kidney disease of different stages and various aetiologies (proteinuric and non-proteinuric, glomerulonephritides, diabetic, hypertensive and polycystic kidney disease). There is evidence that these molecules could be useful as biomarkers for progressive chronic kidney disease, however, the available data are not enough to draw final conclusions. Further studies with large cohorts and long follow-up are required to identify appropriate biomarkers, that will be able to accurately and reliably define the risk for progressive chronic kidney disease.
Collapse
|
4
|
Martinez Valenzuela L, Draibe J, Fulladosa X, Torras J. New Biomarkers in Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: A Novel Approach to a Classic Condition. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4690. [PMID: 32630151 PMCID: PMC7369789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) is an immunomediated cause of acute kidney injury. The prevalence of ATIN among the causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) is not negligible, especially those cases related to certain drugs. To date, there is a lack of reliable non-invasive diagnostic and follow-up markers. The gold standard for diagnosis is kidney biopsy, which shows a pattern of tubulointerstitial leukocyte infiltrate. The urinalysis findings can aid in the diagnosis but are no longer considered sensitive or specific. Atthe present time, there is a rising attentiveness tofinding trustworthy biomarkers of the disease, with special focus in urinary cytokines and chemokines that may reflect kidney local inflammation. Cell-based tests are of notable interest to identify the exact drug involved in hypersensitivity reactions to drugs, manifesting as ATIN. Certain single-nucleotide polymorphisms in HLA or cytokine genes may confer susceptibility to the disease according to pathophysiological basis. In this review, we aim to critically examine and summarize the available evidence on this topic.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Laura Martinez Valenzuela
- Bellvitge University Hospital, Nephrology Department, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- IDIBELL Biomedical Research Institute, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Juliana Draibe
- Bellvitge University Hospital, Nephrology Department, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- IDIBELL Biomedical Research Institute, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Xavier Fulladosa
- Bellvitge University Hospital, Nephrology Department, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- IDIBELL Biomedical Research Institute, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Juan Torras
- Bellvitge University Hospital, Nephrology Department, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- IDIBELL Biomedical Research Institute, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Sciences Department, Campus de Bellvitge, Barcelona University, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Moyses Neto M, Romão EA, Silva GE, Dantas M, Nardim ME, Tucci S, Francescato HD, Coimbra TM. Urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and interstitial changes in the renal cortex and their relationship with loss of renal function in renal transplant patients with delayed graft function. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2015; 2:1. [PMID: 25780624 PMCID: PMC4349798 DOI: 10.1186/s40697-015-0038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Inflammatory cell infiltration and residual areas of fibrosis in kidneys after renal transplantation can lead to functional abnormalities with long-term implications. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (uMCP-1) levels, relative cortical interstitial area (RCIA), and cortical tubulointerstitial macrophage infiltration in renal transplant patients with delayed graft function (DGF) and their possible correlation with graft outcome. Design Patients were followed after biopsies for one year, and their renal function and structure were evaluated, as well as parameters of inflammatory process. Setting Clinical Hospital of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto. Patients Twenty-two cadaveric kidney transplant recipients with DGF were followed for one year. Measurements Renal function, RCIA, macrophages infiltration and uMCP-1 levels were evaluated. Methods Renal function was evaluated by plasma creatinine levels. RCIA was determined by morphometry. Immunohistochemical staining of macrophages was performed using an anti-CD68 monoclonal antibody. uMCP-1 levels were determined using a human MCP-1/CCL2 immunoassay kit. Results There was a significant increase in uMCP-1 levels in transplant patients compared with controls (p < 0.001). RCIA was 7.1% (6.4 to 9.2; median and 25th to 75th percentiles) in controls and 37.1% (28.1 to 43.7) in patients with kidney transplants (p < 0.001). The patients who presented with a higher RCIA in the first biopsy showed higher levels of plasma creatinine one year after transplantation (r = 0.44; p < 0.05). The number of tubulointerstitial macrophages per 0.10 mm2 grid field was higher in the renal cortex of transplant patients compared with the controls (19.4 (9.0 to 47.1) vs. 2.5 (1.8 to 3.4), p < 0.001). There was also a positive correlation between the RCIA and the number of tubulointerstitial macrophages in the renal cortex of these patients (r = 0.49; p < 0.001). Limitations The number of patients studied was relatively small and may not be reflecting outcomes over a larger spectrum of kidney cadaveric transplants. Conclusions Our results demonstrate increased levels of uMCP-1 in transplant patients with DGF, in addition to increased tubulointerstitial macrophage infiltration and RCIA, which could predict the outcome of renal function in these patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Miguel Moyses Neto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Elen A Romão
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Gyl Eb Silva
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Marcio Dantas
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Maria Ep Nardim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Sylvio Tucci
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Heloísa Dc Francescato
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| | - Terezila M Coimbra
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Duarte DB, Vanderlei LA, de Azevêdo Bispo RK, Pinheiro ME, da Silva Junior GB, Martins AMC, Meneses GC, De Francesco Daher E. Renal function in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis--an assessment of renal tubular disorders. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115197. [PMID: 25531759 PMCID: PMC4274079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Renal involvement in Schistosoma mansoni infection is not well studied. The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence of renal abnormalities in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS), especially renal tubular disorders. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with 20 consecutive patients with HSS followed in a medical center in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Urinary acidification and concentration tests were performed using calcium chloride (CaCl2) after a 12-h period of water and food deprivation. The biomarker monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) was quantified in urine. Fractional excretion of sodium (FENa+), transtubular potassium gradient (TTKG) and solute-free water reabsorption (TcH2O) were calculated. The HSS group was compared to a group of 17 healthy volunteers. Results Patients' mean age and gender were similar to controls. Urinary acidification deficit was found in 45% of HSS patients. Urinary osmolality was significantly lower in HSS patients (588±112 vs. 764±165 mOsm/kg, p = 0,001) after a 12-h period of water deprivation. TcH2O was lower in HSS patients (0.72±0.5 vs. 1.1±0.3, p = 0.04). Urinary concentration deficit was found in 85% of HSS patients. The values of MCP-1 were higher in HSS group than in control group (122±134 vs. 40±28 pg/mg-Cr, p = 0.01) and positively correlated with the values of microalbuminuria and proteinuria. Conclusions HSS is associated with important kidney dysfunction. The main abnormalities found were urinary concentrating ability and incomplete distal acidification defect, demonstrating the occurrence of tubular dysfunction. There was also an increase in urinary MCP-1, which appears to be a more sensitive marker of renal damage than urinary albumin excretion rate.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Daniella Bezerra Duarte
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
- Department of Internal Medicine, Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
| | - Lucas Alexandre Vanderlei
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
| | | | - Maria Eliete Pinheiro
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
| | - Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
- School of Medicine, Post-Graduation Program in Collective Health, Health Sciences Center, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
| | | | | | - Elizabeth De Francesco Daher
- Department of Internal Medicine, Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- * E-mail:
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Activation of Toll-like receptor 9 attenuates unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2010; 31:1583-92. [PMID: 21113175 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2010.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
AIM to study whether activation of TLR9 by CpG-ODN would protect against and/or reverse renal fibrosis. METHODS animals were treated with CpG-ODN before or after undergoing a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) procedure. The interstitial fibrotic lesions of obstructed kidneys were evaluated using histology and immunohistostaining. The Th2-type cytokine profile and the expression and activity of sma and mad related protein (Smad)3, signal transducers and activators of transcription (Stat)3, extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and p38 kinase were determined using RT-PCR or Western blot. RESULTS the obstructed kidneys displayed a significant increase in interstitial fibrosis, an infiltration of macrophages in the interstitium, and an enhanced expression of Th2 cytokines. Prophylactic application of CpG-ODN (40 microg/kg every 3 days from 2 h before UUO until the 14th day after UUO) suppressed the expression of α-smooth muscle actin, collagen deposition, and hydroxyproline in the UUO kidneys of rats. Moreover, CpG-ODN not only decreased the infiltration of macrophages but also inhibited the expression of chemokines CCL2 and CCL5, the Th2 cytokine IL-13, and the profibrogenic cytokines transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 in UUO kidneys of rats. Importantly, therapeutic administration of CpG-ODN (10 microg/mouse, ip, every 3 days from the 4th day to 21st day after UUO) reversed the established renal fibrosis, which was accompanied by significant reductions in the activity of ERK, Smad3, and Stat3 and an increase in the activity of p38 kinase. CONCLUSION the activation of TLR9 by CpG-ODN attenuates UUO-induced renal fibrosis by reversing an immunosuppressive microenvironment in the fibrotic renal tissue, which might be a novel therapeutic strategy against fibrotic renal diseases.
Collapse
|