Plasma Level of von Willebrand Factor Propeptide at Diagnosis: A Marker of Subsequent Renal Dysfunction in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.

Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren syndrome, and systemic sclerosis, which are chronic inflammatory diseases, are prone to develop renal dysfunction, which is related to vascular endothelial cell damage. We evaluated plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF), VWF propeptide (VWF-pp), disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13), and VWF multimer pattern in patients with SARDs at diagnosis and investigated whether they may serve as markers to identify patients destined to develop renal dysfunction within 1 year. Renal dysfunction was defined as subsequent reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by >25% or the new appearance of abnormal urine findings such as proteinuria (protein > 30 mg/dL) or hematuria (red blood cells >20/HPF in urine sediments). Overall, 63 patients with SARDs were studied. We observed a significant increase of VWF-pp and a significant decrease of ADAMTS13 in patients with SARDs compared with normal healthy controls. The highest level of VWF-pp was observed in patients with SLE among the groups. The levels of VWF and multimer pattern of VWF were not different compared with normal healthy controls. Von Willebrand factor propeptide predicted a subsequent decrease in eGFR at a cutoff point of 210% (sensitivity, 78.6%; specificity, 73.5%) and new urinary abnormal findings at a cutoff point of 232% (sensitivity, 77.8%; specificity, 77.8%) Using these cutoff points, multivariable analysis revealed that VWF-pp was a significant risk factor for renal dysfunction at an odds ratio of 8.78 and 22.8, respectively, and may lead to a new therapeutic approach to prevent vasculitis and renal dysfunction.

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Noritaka Yada, Kiyomi Yoshimoto, Hiromasa Kawashima, Ryo Yoneima, Nobushiro Nishimura, Yoshiaki Tai, Emiko Tsushima, Makiko Miyamoto, Shiro Ono, Masanori Matsumoto, Takashi Fujimoto, Kenji Nishio. Plasma Level of von Willebrand Factor Propeptide at Diagnosis: A Marker of Subsequent Renal Dysfunction in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2020 Jan-Dec;26:1076029620938874

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