Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China.
Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China.
Clin Chim Acta. 2018 Jan;476:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.11.006. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
The M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is a specific target autoantigen identified in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). The autoantibody against PLA2R (anti-PLA2R) may be used to diagnose IMN. However, the appropriate diagnosis cut-off value for Chinese patients with IMN has not been established.
In total, 119 patients who underwent renal biopsy (57 patients with IMN and 62 patients with non-IMN glomerulonephritis) and 22 healthy individuals were recruited for our observation study from Qianfoshan Hospital between September 2011 and March 2016. The serum concentration of anti-PLA2R was measured using a quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of anti-PLA2R in diagnosing IMN were analysed based on the ELISA detection.
The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of anti-PLA2R in the diagnosis of IMN in the Chinese patients were 82.5, 75, 69.1, and 86.3% for the 2RU/ml cut-off value; 78.9, 91.7, 86.5, and 86.5% for the 2.6RU/ml cut-off value; 59.6, 95.2, 89.5, and 77.7% for the 14RU/ml cut-off value; 50.9, 96.4, 90.6, and 74.3% for the 20RU/ml cut-off value; and 47.4, 97.6, 93.1, and 73.2% for the 40RU/ml cut-off value, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.879.
The cut-off value of 2.6RU/ml is recommended for the use of anti-PLA2R for the diagnosis of IMN in Chinese patients based on the ELISA.
M 型磷脂酶 A2 受体(PLA2R)是特异地在特发性膜性肾病(IMN)中发现的自身抗原靶标。针对 PLA2R 的自身抗体(抗-PLA2R)可用于诊断 IMN。然而,尚未建立针对中国 IMN 患者的适当诊断截断值。
我们的观察性研究共纳入 2011 年 9 月至 2016 年 3 月期间在千佛山医院接受肾活检的 119 名患者(57 名 IMN 患者和 62 名非 IMN 肾小球肾炎患者)和 22 名健康个体。使用定量酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)测量血清抗-PLA2R 浓度。基于 ELISA 检测,分析了抗-PLA2R 在诊断 IMN 中的灵敏度、特异性、阳性预测值(PPV)、阴性预测值(NPV)和受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线。
对于 2RU/ml 截断值,抗-PLA2R 诊断中国患者 IMN 的灵敏度、特异性、PPV 和 NPV 分别为 82.5%、75%、69.1%和 86.3%;对于 2.6RU/ml 截断值,分别为 78.9%、91.7%、86.5%和 86.5%;对于 14RU/ml 截断值,分别为 59.6%、95.2%、89.5%和 77.7%;对于 20RU/ml 截断值,分别为 50.9%、96.4%、90.6%和 74.3%;对于 40RU/ml 截断值,分别为 47.4%、97.6%、93.1%和 73.2%。ROC 曲线下面积为 0.879。
根据 ELISA,建议将 2.6RU/ml 截断值用于中国患者的抗-PLA2R 诊断 IMN。