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What is this disease?

Path findings
- cysts that vary in size
- undifferentiated mesenchyme such as cartilage, immature collecting ducts
- disorganized architecture
- dilated tubules wuth cuffs of primitive stroma
cystic renal dysplasia
- associated lesions include ureterpelvic obstruction, ureteral agenesis/atresia
What disease is this? What genetic defects may be involved?
Adult polycystic kidney disease (AD)
- 85% have PKD1 (polycystin-1) mutation: chromosome 16
- others have PKD2 (polycystin-2) mutation: chromosome 4
What is this disease? What other symptoms may be present?
Adult polycystic kidney disease
- bilateral kidney enlargement
- insidious onset of hematuria, proteinuria, HTN
- may also have cystic liver, berry aneurysm, mitral valve prolapse
What is this disease? pathogenesis?

- bilateral kidney enlargement
- cysts filled with fluid
- cysts also found in the liver
- may also have berry aneurysm
adult polycystic kidney disease
- mutations in PKD1 or PKD2 which encodes for polycystin1 and polycystin2 respectively.
- altered epithelial growth and differentiation -> abnormal ECM, cell proliferation, fluid secretion
PKD1 or PKD2?

- more severe, end stage renal disease and death at age 53
PKD1
What is this disease? What is its genetic defect? symptoms?
Childhood polycystic disease (AR)
- mutation in PKHD1 (fibrocystin): chromosome6
- picture shows dilated channels at right angle with the cortex
- symtoms: portal hypertension with splenomegaly
What is this disease?
childhood polycystic kidney disease
- dilated collecting duct: cylindrical or saccular
What is this disease?
Nephronopththisis (medullary cystic disease complex)
- medullary cysts at corticomedullary junction
- cortical tubulointerstitial damage
What is this cystic disease?

- cysts in collecting duct
- hematuria, UTI, recurrent stones
medullary sponge kidney
What type of glomerular lesion is this?

- proliferative/hypercellular
- crescent
- membranous
- mesangial increase
proliferative/hypercellular
- acute glomeruloneohritis
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- class IV SLE (diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis)
- bacterial endocarditis
What type of glomerular lesion is this?

- proliferative/hypercellular
- crescent
- membranous
- mesangial increase
crescent
- rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
What type of glomerular lesion is this?

- proliferative/hypercellular
- crescent
- membranous
- mesangial increase
crescent
- rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
What type of glomerular lesion is this?

- proliferative/hypercellular
- crescent
- membranous
- mesangial increase
membranous
- membranous glomerulopathy
- class V SLE
What type of glomerular lesion is this?

- proliferative/hypercellular
- crescent
- membranous
- mesangial increase
mesangial increase
- acute glomeruloneohritis
- IgA nephropathy
- alport syndrome
- ClassII SLE
- HS purpura
- diabetic glomerulosclerosis
What is this disease? pathogenesis?

Morphology
- enlarged hypercellular glomeruli
- widened mesangium
- subepithelial immune complex deposits: subepithelial hump
acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
- group A beta-hemolytic strep
- circulating immune complex: cytoplasmic endostreptosin, cationic antigens
A 5 y/o kid presents with fever, malaise, hematuria (smoky/cocoa colored urine), RBC casts, and mild proteinuria. He has recently recovered from a sore throat more than 1 wk ago. ASO titer is positive and serum C3 level is low.

What does the kid have?
What is his prognosis?
What would his kidney biopsy show?
1) acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
2) good prognosis, 95% recover
3) morphology
- enlarged hypercellular glomeruli: leukocyte infiltrate, endothelial and mesangial proliferation
- subepithelial hump
- IgG, IgM, C3 deposits in mesangium and basement membrane
A 30 y/o male presents with acute onset on HTN, edema, hematuria. Lab showed elevated ASO titer, decreased C3.

What illness might he had about 2 wks ago?
What does he have right now?What is his prognosis?
1) strep throat.
2) He has acute proliferative glomerulonephritis right now
3) prognosis is not as good as in children: 60% recover, may progress to chronic glomerulonephritis, or rapidly progressive glomeruloneohritis.
Which type of rapidly progressive GN is this?

- linear deposits in GBM: IgG, C3
- HLA-DRB1 prevalence
- antigen: NC1 portion of alpha3-chain of type IV collagen
Type I: anti-GBM-antibody induced disease (Goodpasture syndrome)
- treat with palsmapheresis + steroids and cytotoxic drugs
Which type of rapidly progressive GN is this?

- granular fluorescence
TypeII: complication of immune complex mediated disease
- post-infectious glomerulonephritis
- SLE
- IgA nephropathy
- HS purpura
Which type of rapidly progressive GN is this?

- no fluorescence
- positive for p-ANCA
TypeIII: pauci-immune type (small vessel vasculitis or polyangiitis)
- wegener granulomatosis
- microscopic polyarteritis
What causes the ruptures of GBM in this EM?
proliferating crescent -> obliterate bowmen space and compress the gloerular tuft
What is the second most common nephrotic syndrome in adults?
membranous glomerulopathy
What class of disease are these?

- proteinuria
- hypoalbuminemia
- generalized edema
- hyperlipidemia and lipiduria
nephrotic syndrome
What is this disease?

Morphology
- diffuse thickening of glomerular capillary wall
- granular subepithelial and mesangial deposits
- sliver stain show spikes
- no increase in cellularity
- effacement of foot process
membranous glomerulopathy
Pathogenesis of idiopathic membranous glomerulopathy.
direct C5b-C9 action -> activation of glomerular epithelial and mesangial cell -> release proteases and oxidants -> capillary wall injury -> protein leakage
Give some secondary causes of membranous glomerulopathy.
- drug: penicillamine, catapril, gold, NSAIDs
- malignant tumors
- SLE: Class V
- infections: chronic HepB,C, syphilis, schistosomiasis, malaria.
What is this disease?
Membranous glomerulopathy
- subepithelial deposits
- diffuse thickening of glomerular capillary wall
What is this disease?

Mophology
- LM: normal glomeruli
- EM: diffuse effacement of foot processes (shown)
minimal change disease
- dramatic response to corticosteroids
- highly selective proteinuria
What is this disease?

- massive proteinuria (highly selective)
- intact renal function
- may be associated with Hodgekin's disease
- may follow NSAID therapy in association with acute interstitial nephritis
minimal change disease
- immune dysfunction -> cytokines that damage visceral epithelial cells -> proteinuria
- loss of glomerular polyanions
- detachment of epithelial cells
- often associated with respiratory infections and immunizations
What is the most frequent cause of nephrotic syndrome in children?
minimal change disease
What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults?
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- mutation in NPHS1 (CH19) which encodes nephrin
- mutation in NPHS1 (CH1) which encode podocin
- mutation in gene encoding podocyte actin-binding protein alpha-actinin4
- mutation in cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction mediated by alpha3beta1 integrins
Pathogenesis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- mutation in NPHS1 (CH19) which encodes nephrin
- mutation in NPHS1 (CH1) which encode podocin: AR
- mutation in gene encoding podocyte actin-binding protein alpha-actinin4: AD
- mutation in cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction mediated by alpha3beta1 integrins
What is this disease?

Mophology
- sclerotic areas in deep glomeruli (juxtamedullary glomeruli)
- segmental hyaline deposition
- mesangial matrix and cell proliferation
- diffuse foot process effacement and detachment of epithelial cells from GBM
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
What is this disease?

Symptoms
- nonselective proteinuria
- poor response to corticosteroids
- may also have hematuria, HTN, low GFR
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is more common in what enthic group?
- hispanic
- african americans
What is this disease?

- focal cystic dilation of tubule segments filled with proteinaceous material, inflammation, fibrosis
- tubular inclusion in endothelial cells
focal segmental glomeruloslcerosis associated with HIV:
- severe form of the collapsing variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
What is this disease?

- adaptive response to loss of renal tissue (renal ablation)
focal segmental glomeruloslcerosis
What is this disease?

- secondary to IgA nephropathy
focal segmental glomeruloslcerosis
What type of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is this?
Type I
- subendothelial deposits: C3 and IgG, C1q, C4
- activation of classical and alternative complement pathways
What type of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is this?
Type2
- deposits in GBM proper: ribbon like
- activation of alternative complement pathway
What is this disease?
membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- hypercellular glomeruli
- double contour ("tram track")
- thick basement membrane
- not responsive to steroids
What is this molecule?

- present in 70% of people who have MPGN type II
- stabilizes alternative C3 convertase
C3NEF
What are some secondary causes of MPGN?
- chronic immune complex disease
- alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
- CLL
- hereditary deficiency of complement regulatory proteins
What is the most common GN worldwide?
IgA nephropathy (Berger disease)
What are some causes of secondary IgA nephropathy?
- liver disease: defective hepatobiliary clearance of IgA complexes
- intestinal disease: celiac disease
Pathogenesis of primary IgA nephropathy.
- respiratory/GI mucosal infection -> IgA1 containing immune complex trapped in mesangium -> activate complement pathway
- defect in normal glycosylation -> IgA1 complex more likely to bind to mesangial antigens
- increased IgA production by mucosa
Pathogenesis of Alport syndrome.
X-linked
- mutation in alpha5 chain of type IV collagen
- lesser alpha3 and alpha4 chain of type IV collagen: protective for goodpasture syndrome
What is this disease?

- hematuria
- nephritis
- nerve deafness
- lens discoloration, posterior cataracts, corneal dystrophy
Alport syndrome
What is this disease?
Alport syndrome
- mesangial increase
- foam cells
- lipid tubular cells
- fetal-like glomerulus
What is this disease?
Alport syndrome (basket weave appearance)
- lamination of lamina densa
- focally attenuated basement membrane (splitting GBM)
What is this disease?

- normal renal function
- hematuria
- mutation in alpha3 or alpha4 chains of type IV collagen
- GBM thinned to about 150-250nm
thin basement membrane disease
- most common cause of benign familial hematuria
What is the most common cause of benign familial hematuria?
thin basement membrane disease
- mutation in alpha3 or alpha4 chains of type IV collagen
What is this disease?

Gross
- symetrically contracted small kidney with granular cortical surface
- thinned cortex, increased pelvic fat
Morphology
- hyaline obliteration of glomeruli: bloodless
- marked atrophy of associated tubules
chronic glomerulonephritis
What is this disease?

Clinical presentation
- loss of appetite, anemia, vomiting, weakness
- azotemia
chronic glomerulonephritis
- insidious, slow progessing to renal failure
- HTN, cerebral, CV manifestations
What are the following associated with?

- pericarditis
- chronic anemia
- uremic gastroenteritis
- secondary hyperparathyroidism with nephrocalcinosis
- LVH
- diffuse alveolar damage
uremia
What are some etiology of chronic glomerulonephritis?
- post-strep glomerulonephritis in adults
- rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- membranous glomerulonephritis
- focal glomerulosclerosis
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
What is the most common cause of death in SLE?
renal failure
Which class SLE is this?
ClassII: mesangial lupus
- mild hematuria, proteinuria
- mesangial/ subendothelial immune complexes: IgG, C3
- mesangial hypertrophy
Which class of SLE is this?
ClassIII: focal proliferative GN
- hematuria, proteinuria
- proliferation of mesangial and endothelial cells
- neutrophils and fibrinoid deposits
- capillary thrombi
Which class of SLE is this?
ClassIV: diffuse proliferative GN
- proliferation of endothelial, mesangial, and epithelial cells (resemble acute proliferative GN)
- subendothelial deposits
Which class of SLE is this?
ClassV: membranous GN
- subepithelial deposits
Which class of SLE is this?

- no renal lesion
Class I
What is this disease?
SLE
- LE body: degenerating nuclei of cells reacting with anti-nuclear antibodies
What is this? What disease may this be associated with?
SLE
- virus particle
What is this skin lesion associated with?
SLE
- linear deposits of IgG along epidermal-dermal junction.
- liquefactive degeneration of basal keratinocytes and edema
What is this called? What disease is this associated with?
SLE
- wire-loop lesion; subendothelial deposits
What is this disease?

- purpura on extensor surface of arms and legs, buttocks
- abdominal pain
- non-migratory arthralgia
- often follows URI
HS-purpura
- IgA deposits in mesangium
- mesangial enlargement
What is this disease?

- IgA deposits in mesangium
- mesangial enlargement
HS-purpura
What renal manifestation would bacterial endocarditis present?
- hematuria, proteinuria
- diffuse proliferative GN with focal necrotizing GN
What is this disease?

- diffuse mesangial sclerosis
- tubular basement membrane thickening
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
- increased GBM synthesis: typeIV collagen and fibronectin
- glycosylated proteins damage glomerulus
What is this? What disease is this associated with?
Diabetic glomerulosclerosis
- nodular glomerulosclerosis
Pathogenesis of diabetic glomerulosclerosis.
- increased GBM synthesis with capillary thickening: type IV collagen and fibronectin
- glycosylated proteins: damage glomerulus
What are some types of amyloid proteins?
- AL: Ig light chains
- AA: non-Ig synthesized by liver
- beta amyloid: amyloid protein in alzhemier disease
What is this disease?

- fibrillary deposits in mesangium and capillary walls
- do not stain with congo red
fibrillay glomerulonephritis
What is this disease?

- ciculating paraproteins
- monoclonal Ig deposits in glomeruli
immunotactoid glomerulonephritis
What is this disease?

congo red stain
amyloid
What is this disease?
amyloid
- yellow-green birefringence deposits under polarized light
What is this disease?
amyloid
- amyloid fibrils in GBM