サコタ モモコ   SAKOTA Momoko
  迫田 桃子
   所属   医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院)
   職種   助教
言語種別 英語
発表タイトル Disease-Specific Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Antinephrin Autoantibodies in Adult Japanese Patients with Podocytopathy: A Single-Center Cohort Study, 2016-2024
会議名 Kidney Week 2025
主催者 American Society of Nephrology
学会区分 国際学会及び海外の学会
発表形式 ポスター掲示
講演区分 一般
発表者・共同発表者◎Nakai Anna, Manabe Shun, Seki Momoko, Ushio Yusuke, Ito Naoko, Kataoka Hiroshi, Taneda Sekiko, Hoshino Junichi
発表年月日 2025/11/06
国名 アメリカ合衆国
開催地
(都市, 国名)
Houston, USA
開催期間 2025/11/05~2025/11/09
概要 Background
Anti-nephrin autoantibodies (ANeph-Ab) are proposed pathogenic antigens in podocyte injury, yet data in adult Asian populations are lacking. We aimed to investigate disease-specific prevalence, association with immunosuppressive therapy timing, and clinical significance of ANeph-Ab in adult Japanese podocytopathy.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed 57 adults diagnosed via kidney biopsy (2016–2024): 32 with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS), 20 with secondary FSGS, and 5 with primary FSGS. Age and sex were recorded. Serum collected at biopsy admission was tested via indirect ELISA using full-length human nephrin (1:400; anti-human IgG-HRP 1:2000), with a positivity cutoff of 226 U/mL. Outcomes included disease-specific positivity, timing relative to therapy, time to remission, and frequent relapse (FR) in MCNS.
Results
ANeph-Ab positivity was 18.8% in MCNS, 20.0% in secondary FSGS, and 60.0% in primary FSGS (p = 0.12). In MCNS, no patients were positive pre-therapy (0/4), while 21% were positive post-therapy (6/28). In secondary FSGS, 24% were positive pre-therapy (4/17) and 0% post-therapy. In primary FSGS, 0% (0/1) were positive pre-therapy, 75% (3/4) post-therapy. Time to remission was shorter in the antibody-positive group (median 17 vs 28 days, p = 0.60). In MCNS, FR occurred in 0% of antibody-positive vs 38% of negative cases (p = 0.04).
Conclusion
Most ANeph-Ab-positive MCNS cases were identified post-therapy, suggesting treatment-induced seronegativity and potential underestimation of true prevalence. The absence of FR among ANeph-Ab-positive MCNS cases supports a treatment-sensitive subtype. High positivity and brisk response in primary FSGS support immune-mediated injury. Some secondary FSGS cases also showed features suggestive of immune involvement. This is the first adult Asian cohort systematically evaluating ANeph-Ab prevalence and therapeutic context in podocytopathy.