目的分析伴恶性高血压IgA肾病(IgAN—MHT)的临床病理特征并探讨其与肾血管病变的相关性。方法从我科1997年4月至2007年5月间肾活检确诊的2000例原发性IgA肾病中筛选出29例IgAN.MHT患者,收集其临床、病理及预后资料。半定量分析肾小球、肾小管间质及血管(肾内微动脉、小动脉)的病理改变,包括436条入球动脉、124条小叶间动脉及5条弓形动脉。分析血管病变与肾脏病理改变、临床指标及预后的相关性。终点事件为基线Scr水平增加1倍或终末期肾病。结果原发性IgAN中MHT发生率约为1.5%。IgAN.MHT患者的临床表现主要为肾功能不全(100%)、高尿酸血症(62.7%)、高三酰甘油血症(51.7%),尿蛋白量(24h)平均为2.8g。常见肾脏病理改变为中度系膜细胞增殖、重度肾小球硬化、重度间质炎细胞浸润、重度肾小管萎缩及间质纤维化。IgAN—MHT患者的肾内小动脉(弓形动脉和小叶间动脉)及微动脉(入球动脉)均可受累。常见肾内血管病变特点为动脉闭塞、动脉中膜增厚、增生性动脉内膜炎(洋葱皮样改变、黏液样变性)、血管壁透明样变性,其中以肾内动脉闭塞为主(86.2%)。微动脉病变程度与年龄、总蛋白水平呈负相关;血管闭塞程度与尿酸水平呈正相关。平均随访21.1个月(1~84个月),14例患者达到终点。肾内微动脉病变是IgAN—MHT患者预后不良的主要危险因素(RR=10.21,95%CI=1.16~89.67)。结论IgAN—MHT的主要临床特点是肾功能不全;主要病理特征是以动脉闭塞为主的微动脉病变。微动脉病变是IgAN—MHT患者预后不良的主要危险因素。
Objective To explore the clinicopathological features of IgA nephrolpathy associated with malignant hypertension (IgAN-MHT) and to analyze their correlation with renal vascular lesions. Methods Twenty-nine patients of IgAN-MHT were screened from 2000 biopsy-proven cases with primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in our department from April 1997 to May 2007. Data of clinicopathology and follow-up of these 29 patients were collected. Semiquantitative analysis was performed to evaluate the pathological changes. Inner lumen, outer lumen, intimal thickness, tunica media-to-internal lumen ratio of 436 arterioles, 124 interlobular arteries and 5 areuate arteries were measured. The primary endpoint was the composite of a doubling of serum creatinine level and ESRD. Correlations of renal vascular lesions with clinical manifestation, pathological change and prognosis were examined by Spearman and Cox methods. Results 1.5% of all the IgAN patients presented malignant hypertension. The common clinical features were renal failure (100%), hyperuricacidemia (62.7%) and hypertriglyceridemia (51.7%). The average amount of urine protein excretion was 2.8 g/d. The common pathological changes were moderate mesangial proliferation, severe global sclerosis, severe interstitial inflammation and severe interstitial- tubular fibrosis. The small arteries (arcuate arteries and interlobular arteries) and arterioles (afferent arterioles) were both involved in IgAN-MHT. The characteristic lesions of intrarenal arteries included vascular occlusion, media thickening, proliferative endarteritis (onionskin lesion, musculomucoid intimal hyperplasia), hyaline arteriosclerosis, but mainly vascular occlusion (86.2%). The arteriole lesion was negatively correlated with age and total protein level; vascular occlusion was positively correlated with uric acid level. The average follow-up period was 21.1 months. Forteen patients reached the endpoint. The arteriole lesion was the main independent risk factor for the progressio