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RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.
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Permeability factors in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

The pathologic diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is associated with a syndrome of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome and progressive renal insufficiency. The incidence of FSGS has increased in recent years. Known causes of FSGS include genetic abnormalities, viral infections, decreased nephron number, and hyperperfusion/hyperfiltration. The etiology is unknown in the majority of cases. FSGS recurs after initial renal transplantation in as many as 30% to 50% of patients. Recent studies have verified the hypothesis that plasma of patients with FSGS contains a factor or factors that increase permeability of glomerular capillaries and cause proteinuria after injection into rats. Patients who experience posttransplant recurrence of FSGS and those with rapidly progressive disease exhibit this activity. Permeability activity has been verified in functional assays and defined by measurement of albumin permeability (P(alb)) or glomerular volume variation (GVV). Permeability activity is decreased by plasmapheresis or immunoadsorption and can be recovered from discarded plasma or eluate from adsorption materials. Studies from our laboratory indicate that permeability activity is carried by small, highly glycosylated, hydrophobic protein(s)/peptide(s). Normal plasma contains substances capable of blocking or inactivating the FSGS permeability factor. Pharmacologic agents including cyclosporine, indomethacin, and derivatives of Trypterigium wilfordii also block permeability activity in vitro. The observation that permeability activity can be blocked by diverse agents raises hope that specific therapy may be designed for FSGS. Future investigations will permit identification of the active FSGS permeability factor, of mechanisms that initiate and perpetuate proteinuria, and of interventions to prevent renal failure in native kidneys and recurrence of disease in renal allografts.

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