Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.
Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Rheumatol Int. 2019 Nov;39(11):1919-1926. doi: 10.1007/s00296-019-04447-w. Epub 2019 Sep 24.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) may target proteinase 3 (PR3) or myeloperoxidase (MPO). Although a few patients with vasculitis have both MPO- and PR3-ANCA, the details of their clinical characteristics are not known. The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics of patients with dual MPO- and PR3-ANCA-positive vasculitis. The medical records of patients with ANCA and vasculitis confirmed by biopsy were reviewed. The age at diagnosis, sex, and data on organ involvement of the kidney, lung, upper airways, skin, nervous system, and gastrointestinal tract were collected. Clinical variables were analyzed according to ANCA specificity. Of 85 patients with ANCA and vasculitis included in this study, 67 (78.8%) had MPO-ANCA, 10 (11.8%) had PR3-ANCA, and 8 (9.4%) had both MPO- and PR3-ANCA. Patients with MPO- PR3 + ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) were younger at diagnosis (median, 54.4 years; p < 0.05) than patients with MPO + PR3- AAV (67.0 years) or dual-ANCA AAV (MPO + PR3 + , 68.5 years). The initial glomerular filtration rate in patients with MPO + PR3- AAV (22.0 ml/min) was significantly lower than that in patients with MPO- PR3 + AAV (108.6 ml/min, p < 0.05), but was not different from that in dual-ANCA AAV patients (16.5 ml/min). Upper airway involvement also differed with ANCA type (MPO+ PR3- , 35.8% vs. MPO- PR3 + , 70.0% vs. MPO + PR3+ , 75.0%, p < 0.05). The involvement of other organs did not differ according to ANCA type. Age at diagnosis, kidney involvement, and upper airway involvement were associated with ANCA type. Patients with dual-ANCA-positive vasculitis had considerably more kidney dysfunction than patients with MPO- PR3+ AAV. They also had more upper airway involvement than patients with MPO+ PR3- AAV.
抗中性粒细胞胞浆抗体(ANCA)可能靶向蛋白酶 3(PR3)或髓过氧化物酶(MPO)。虽然少数血管炎患者同时存在 MPO 和 PR3-ANCA,但他们的临床特征细节尚不清楚。本研究的目的是分析同时存在 MPO 和 PR3-ANCA 阳性血管炎患者的特征。回顾了经活检证实为 ANCA 和血管炎的患者的病历。收集了诊断时的年龄、性别以及肾脏、肺部、上呼吸道、皮肤、神经系统和胃肠道受累的数据。根据 ANCA 特异性分析临床变量。在本研究中纳入的 85 例 ANCA 和血管炎患者中,67 例(78.8%)为 MPO-ANCA,10 例(11.8%)为 PR3-ANCA,8 例(9.4%)为 MPO 和 PR3-ANCA 均阳性。与 MPO+PR3-AAV(67.0 岁)或双 ANCA AAV(MPO+PR3+,68.5 岁)相比,MPO-PR3+AAV 相关血管炎(MPO-PR3+AAV)患者的诊断年龄更小(中位数,54.4 岁;p<0.05)。MPO+PR3-AAV 患者的初始肾小球滤过率(22.0 ml/min)明显低于 MPO-PR3+AAV 患者(108.6 ml/min,p<0.05),但与双 ANCA AAV 患者无差异(16.5 ml/min)。上呼吸道受累也因 ANCA 类型而异(MPO+PR3-,35.8%vs.MPO-PR3+,70.0%vs.MPO+PR3+,75.0%,p<0.05)。其他器官的受累情况与 ANCA 类型无关。诊断年龄、肾脏受累和上呼吸道受累与 ANCA 类型有关。双 ANCA 阳性血管炎患者的肾功能不全明显多于 MPO-PR3+AAV 患者。他们的上呼吸道受累也比 MPO+PR3-AAV 患者多。