Titre : Gastropoda

Gastropoda : Questions médicales fréquentes

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Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains
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Defining new reference intervals for serum free light chains in individuals with chronic kidney disease: Results of the iStopMM study.

Serum free light chain (FLC) concentration is greatly affected by kidney function. Using a large prospective population-based cohort, we aimed to establish a reference interval for FLCs in persons wit...

Clinicopathologic Significance of Predominant Lambda Light Chain Deposition in IgA Nephropathy.

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) differs from other glomerular diseases by the frequently predominant lambda over kappa light chain deposition. Using the Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) IgAN cohort, we aimed... Patients were categorized based on the intensity of light chain staining. The lambda dominant (LD) group was defined by a difference in intensity score of lambda minus kappa ≥ 1+ and the kappa-lambda ... Among 440 patients, we found no significant differences between groups in baseline clinical characteristics nor in rates of remission, 50% reduction in eGFR, or progression to ESKD. Patients in the LD... In IgAN, we found an association between lambda predominance and increased endocapillary hypercellularity, but no association with clinical outcomes....

Multimodal imaging of bilateral retinal pigment epithelial immunoglobulin light chain deposition in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain deposition.

To describe multimodal imaging of peculiar bilateral globular subretinal deposits and acquired serous retinal detachment in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain deposition.... A retrospective observational case series.... We examined six eyes in three patients (one with multiple myeloma, one with membranous nephropathy, and one with immunoglobulin A nephropathy) at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University. The pati... Fundus appearance was documented with multimodal imaging, which included fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), swept-source OCT (SS-OCT), en-... Multimodal imaging, course, and prognosis of bilateral RPE immunoglobulin light chain deposition in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain deposition.... Bilateral, multiple, speckled, or patchy RPE changes in the posterior fundus that corresponded to striking multifocal hyperautofluorescence on fundus autofluorescence and lumpy, globular hyperreflecti... We have documented the characteristic features, clinical course, and prognosis of bilateral RPE immunoglobulin light chain deposition in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain deposition. A...

Alterations of the gut microbiota in patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis.

Emerging evidence revealed that gut microbial dysbiosis is implicated in the development of plasma cell dyscrasias and amyloid deposition diseases, but no data are available on the relationship betwee... To characterize the gut microbiota in patients with AL amyloidosis, we collected fecal samples from patients with AL amyloidosis (n=27) and age-, gender-, and BMI-matched healthy controls (n=27), and ... There were significant differences in gut microbial communities between the two groups. At the phylum level, the abundance of... For the first time, we demonstrated the alterations of gut microbiota in AL amyloidosis and successfully established and validated the microbial-based diagnostic model, which boosted more studies abou...

Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: 2024 update on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is a clonal, nonproliferative plasma cell disorder in which fragments of immunoglobulin light or heavy chain are deposited in tissues. Clinical features depend o... Tissue biopsy stained with Congo red demonstrating amyloid deposits with apple-green birefringence is required for the diagnosis of AL amyloidosis. Organ biopsy is not required in 85% of patients. Ver... N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP or BNP), serum troponin T(or I), and difference between involved and uninvolved immunoglobulin free light chain values are used to classify patients... All patients with a systemic amyloid syndrome require therapy to prevent deposition of amyloid in other organs and prevent progressive organ failure. Current first-line therapy with the best outcome i... Delayed diagnosis remains a major obstacle to initiating effective therapy prior to the development of end-stage organ failure. Trials of antibodies to deplete deposited fibrils are underway....