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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Aberrant O-glycosylation of serum and tonsillar IgA1 is one of the main pathogeneses of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, the synthesis of underglycosylated IgA1 in tonsils has not yet been characterized. This study examined tonsillar B lymphocytes of IgAN (n=34) using tonsils derived from patients with chronic tonsillitis (n=24) and sleep apnea syndrome (n=14) as a control. Gene expression of beta1,3-galactosyltransferase (beta3GalT), and the core 1 beta3GalT-specific molecular chaperone, Cosmc, UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl-transferase 2, were significantly decreased in tonsillar CD19-positive B lymphocytes from IgAN patients compared to control tonsillar tissues as determined by real-time RT-PCR. Tonsillar B cell beta3GalT gene expression significantly correlated with estimated GFR and negatively correlated with proteinuria and histological injury score. Western blotting showed the protein expression of beta3GalT in the tonsils to significantly decrease in IgAN in comparison to the controls. These data suggest the downregulation of beta3GalT in tonsillar B lymphocytes to be closely associated with the clinical characteristics of IgAN.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1521-7035
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
136
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
447-55
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Galactosyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Glomerulonephritis, IGA, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Immunoglobulin A, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Palatine Tonsil, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Proteinuria, pubmed-meshheading:20538527-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential expression of glycogenes in tonsillar B lymphocytes in association with proteinuria and renal dysfunction in IgA nephropathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't