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The Change of Immunologic Parameters in Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

급성 연쇄상구균 감염후 사구체신염에서 면역학적 지표의 변화

  • Kim, Do-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Yil (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Youn, You-Sook (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Hwang, Ja-Young (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Rhim, Jung-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Koh, Dae-Kyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Sung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 김도희 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이승우 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이경일 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 윤유숙 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 황자영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 임정우 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 고대균 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이준성 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose : This study was aimed to evaluate the changes of immunologic parameters during hospitalization, and the relationship between IgG and other laboratory or clinical indices in patients with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN). Methods : We reviewed the medical charts of 36 children with APSGN who showed ASO titer>250 Todd U/L and C3<70 mg/dL. We evaluated the levels of IgG and other laboratory parameters including C3 and ASO at admission and at discharge (14 cases). Results : The mean age of APSGN patients was $7.5{\pm}2.6$ year of age, and male-to-female ratio was 2.3:1. At presentation, hypertension (systolic blood pressure>125 mmHg), gross hematuria, and weight gain were observed in 27.8% (10/36), 80.1% (29/36), and 80% (24/30) of the patients, respectively. The mean IgG level was $1,432{\pm}322$ mg/dL ($1,025{\pm}234$ mg/dL in control group, P<0.001), and C3 and ASO levels were $26.1{\pm}16.1$ mg/dL and $1,068{\pm}730$ Todd U, respectively. There were no correlation between IgG level and the levels of any of the parameters analyzed (ASO, C3, BUN, creatinine and white blood cell count), and the severity of the disease assessed by the weight-change during admission. The patients aged<6 years of age (10 cases) had less degree of the weight-change, compared to those of the patients aged>8 years of age (15 cases) (-0.6% vs. -5.7%, P=0.01). The IgG and ASO levels did not change, but C3 (P=0.001) and IgM (P=0.02) levels increased during admission. Conclusion : Increased IgG and ASO levels in APSGN did not change, but C3 level increased during admission. IgG level was not correlated with other laboratory parameters (ASO and C3) and the severity of the disease. Younger children seem to have less severe clinical course compare to older children. With our hypothetic pathogenesis of APSGN, further studies are needed to resolve the pathogenesis of the disease including the increase of IgG.

목적 : 급성 연쇄상구균 감염후 사구체신염 (APSGN)에서 관찰되는 증가된 IgG를 포함한 면역학적 지표들의 입원 기간 중 변화와 IgG와 C3, ASO 및 임상 증상의 중증도와 연관이 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 가톨릭대학교 대전 성모병원 소아과에 입원한 APSGN 환아(ASO 250>Todd unit, C3<70 mg/dL) 36명을 대상으로 입원 시의 면역학적 검사 결과(IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, C3 및 ASO 치)를 조사하였다. 또한 14명에서 퇴원 시(평균 9.5일 후) 실시한 검사 결과를 비교하였다. 결과 : APSGN 환아들의 평균 연령은 $7.5{\pm}2.6$세(3-15세)이었고, 남녀비는 2.3:1이었다. 입원 시의 고혈압(>125 mmHg)은 27.8%(10명/36명), 육안적 혈뇨는 80.1% (29명/36명), 체중 증가는 80% (24명/ 30명)에서 관찰되었다. 입원 시의 평균 IgG 값은 $1,432{\pm}322$ mg/dL으로 증가되어 있었으며(대조군 $1,025{\pm}234$ mg/dL, P<0.001), C3 값은 $26.1{\pm}16.1$ mg/dL, ASO 값은 $1,068{\pm}730$ Todd unit를 보였다. IgG 값과 ASO, C3를 포함한 검사실 지표 값들 및 임상적 중증도(체중 변화율)와는 연관이 없었다. 6세 이하 환아들(10명)과 8세 이상 환아들(15명)를 비교 시, 연장아에서 체중 변화율이 더 높았다(-0.6 % vs. -5.7%, P=0.01). 입원 기간 중 IgG 및 ASO 값은 차이를 보이지 않았으나, C3 (P=0.001) 및 IgM 값(P=0.02)은 증가를 보였다. 결론 : 입원 기간 중 APSGN 환아에서 IgG 및 ASO 값의 변화는 없었으나 C3 값은 유의하게 증가하였다. IgG 값은 C3, ASO를 포함한 검사실 소견 및 임상적 중증도와는 연관이 없었다. APSGN의 임상 양상은 연령이 어릴수록 이 더 경한 것으로 보이며, IgG 증가를 포함한 병태생리에 대해서 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

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