Article ; Online: Ultrastructural Examination of Glomerular Fibrillary Deposits in Diabetic Nephropathy.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
2023 Volume 104, Issue 3, Page(s) 100322
Abstract: Glomerular fibrillary deposits have occasionally been reported in diabetic nephropathy, but no large-scale, ultrastructural evaluation of these deposits has been reported so far. Here, we report our study of glomerular non-Congophilic, DnaJ homolog ... ...
| Abstract | Glomerular fibrillary deposits have occasionally been reported in diabetic nephropathy, but no large-scale, ultrastructural evaluation of these deposits has been reported so far. Here, we report our study of glomerular non-Congophilic, DnaJ homolog subfamily B member 9 negative fibrillary deposits in diabetic nephropathy as characterized by transmission electron microscopy. Clinical data from 55 patients with biopsy-confirmed diabetic nephropathy and 18 healthy living donors were reviewed, and their biopsies were evaluated by light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Small fibrillary structures with a diameter of 10 ± 1 nm were present in all cases with diabetic nephropathy, regardless of the histologic class. In addition, glomerular fibrillary structures with a diameter of 23 ± 5 nm or 30 ± 7 nm were present in 35 cases. Interestingly, especially the small- and medium-sized fibrils, usually without apparent organization, were comparable with fibrils in fibrillary glomerulopathy. We conclude that glomerular fibrillary deposits occur far more commonly in renal biopsies of patients with diabetic nephropathy than generally considered. This is an important finding because their similarity to fibrils in fibrillary glomerulonephritis may complicate the histologic diagnostic process, especially in cases of overlapping clinical manifestations. Therefore, when encountering fibrillary deposits on electron microscopy, it is important to consider diabetic nephropathy as an alternative diagnosis. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Diabetic Nephropathies/pathology ; Kidney Glomerulus/pathology ; Glomerulonephritis ; Microscopy, Electron ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ; Diabetes Mellitus | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2023-12-30 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 80178-1 | |||||
| ISSN | 1530-0307 ; 0023-6837 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1530-0307 | |||||
| ISSN | 0023-6837 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.labinv.2023.100322 | |||||
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