05.14 - Nephrotic Syndrome 2 (Nichols, Showkat) - PP + Handout Flashcards
suPAR
Binds Beta3-integrin –> FSGS
Reduce __ is associated with secondary FSGS
Reduced nephron mass
Chronic, slowly progressive disease wih GBM thickening, Subepithelial immune complex deposits, and effacement of foot processes
Membranous Nephropathy
IF of Post-Strep GN
Diffuse granular deposts of IgG and C3
Prognosis of Post-Strep GN
Generally good in children; 40% of adults develop chronic azotemia
ApoL1 mutation makes you susceptible to
FSGS
AI w/ immune complexes formed in situ from binding of filtered auto-ab to podocyte m-type PLA2R
Probably pathogenic mechanism causing most cases of Primary Membranous Nephropathy
IF in MCD and FSGS are usually both
negative
Role of suPAR, beta3-integrin, and podocytes in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
suPAR binds to and activates beta3-integrin, a major podocyte anchoring protein
EM of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Effacement of foot processes
If poor response to steroids in MCD, think of
Unsampled focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Why is effacement of foot process likely mediated by MAC
Intermediary chemotactic fragments, C3a and C5a, are washed away into urinary space
Demographic of Post-Strep GN
School age children, male preponderance
LM of Membranous Nephropathy
Thickening of GBM
Most common demographic of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Adult black males
Why no inflammation in Membranous Nephropathy
Complement not activated b/c at a site that is not in contact with circulating inflammatory cells
Most common cause of Nephortic Syndrome in Caucasian Adults
Membranous Nephropathy
Thickened GBM w/out increased cellularity
Membranous Nephropathy
Most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in Black Adults
64% Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
IF of FSGS
Normal
Membranous Nephropathy vs Post-Infectious GN: Which is nephritic and which nephrotic
Membranous Nephropathy is nephrotic
Diffuse endocapillary proliferation and infiltration by numerous neutrophils
Post-Strep GN
IF of Membranous Nephropathy
Granular subepithelial deposits of IgG and Complement