Interferon-α for IgM nephropathy?

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作者
Liu, Sha [1 ]
Zhang, Dongliang [1 ]
Zhang, Qidong [1 ]
Liu, Wenhu [1 ]
机构
[1] Capital Med Univ, Beijing Friendship Hosp, Fac Nephrol, Dept Nephrol, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
关键词
immunoglobulin M nephropathy; interferon-alpha; nephrotic syndrome; glomerulonephritis; FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; MESANGIAL PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS-C; IFN-ALPHA; RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VIRUS-INFECTION; THERAPY; GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-6;
D O I
10.5414/CN107793
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) nephropathy is an idiopathic glomerulonephritis characterized by mesangial deposits of IgM. IgM nephropathy presenting with proteinuria, especially nephrotic syndrome, frequently is steroid-dependent or steroid-resistant and associated with reaching end-stage renal disease after a 15-year follow-up. Because no long-term effective treatment is known for patients with IgM nephropathy, there is a clear need for therapeutic alternatives. We describe a patient with IgM nephropathy represented by recurrence of nephrotic syndrome who achieved long-term remission with interferon-alpha sustained treatment.
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