2024
Understanding the podocyte immune responses in proteinuric kidney diseases: from pathogenesis to therapy
Jiang H, Shen Z, Zhuang J, Lu C, Qu Y, Xu C, Yang S, Tian X. Understanding the podocyte immune responses in proteinuric kidney diseases: from pathogenesis to therapy. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 14: 1335936. PMID: 38288116, PMCID: PMC10822972, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1335936.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration barrierProteinuric glomerular diseasesKidney diseaseGlomerular diseaseImmune responseFiltration barrierTherapeutic targetCell-like characteristicsFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisProteinuric kidney diseaseTargets of immune responsesDamage to podocytesLupus nephritisPotential therapeutic targetGlomerular basement membraneImmune injuryGlomerular injuryMembranous nephropathyFenestrated endothelial cellsKidney functionSegmental glomerulosclerosisAdaptive immunityEpithelial cellsPathogenic mechanisms
2021
Case Report: The Monogenic Familial Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome Caused by a Novel Missense Mutation of NPHS2 Gene A593C in a Chinese Family
Bai L, Zhuang J, Zhang C, Lu C, Tian X, Jiang H. Case Report: The Monogenic Familial Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome Caused by a Novel Missense Mutation of NPHS2 Gene A593C in a Chinese Family. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2021, 9: 692727. PMID: 34631609, PMCID: PMC8497038, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.692727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSteroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeEnd-stage kidney diseaseFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisNephrotic syndromeHeterozygous asymptomatic carriersRenal pathological lesionsGene variantsTrio whole-exome sequencingPrediction of prognosisAutosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeWhole-exome sequencingMissense mutationsRituximab treatmentProgressive proteinuriaGlomerular filtration barrierMale patientsCalcineurin inhibitorsKidney diseaseAsymptomatic carriersSegmental glomerulosclerosisHemodialysis treatmentTreatment strategiesFamilial steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromePathological lesionsConsanguineous Chinese family