Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration

Tina Storm; Lisbeth Tranebjærg; Carina Frykholm; Henrik Birn; Pierre J. Verroust; Tryggve Nevéus; Birgitta Sundelin; Jens Michael Hertz; Gerd Holmström; Katharina Ericson; Erik Ilsø Christensen; Rikke Nielsen

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Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration

Tina Storm, Lisbeth Tranebjærg, Carina Frykholm, Henrik Birn, Pierre J. Verroust, Tryggve Nevéus, Birgitta Sundelin, Jens Michael Hertz, Gerd Holmström, Katharina Ericson, Erik Ilsø Christensen, Rikke Nielsen

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Background. The reabsorption of filtered plasma proteins, hormones and vitamins by the renal proximal tubules is vital for body homeostasis. Studies of megalin-deficient mice suggest that the large multi-ligand endocytic receptor megalin plays an essential role in this process. In humans, dysfunctional megalin causes the extremely rare Donnai-Barrow/Facio-Oculo-Acustico-Renal (DB/FOAR) syndrome characterized by a characteristic and multifaceted phenotype including low-molecular-weight proteinuria. In this study, we examined the role of megalin for tubular protein reabsorption in humans through analysis of proximal tubular function in megalin-deficient patients. Methods. Direct sequencing of the megalin-encoding gene (LRP2) was performed in a family in which three children presented with classical DB/FOAR manifestations. Renal consequences of megalin deficiency were investigated through immunohistochemical analyses of renal biopsy material and immunoblotting of urine samples. Results. In the patients, a characteristic urinary protein profile with increased urinary excretion of vitamin D-binding protein, retinol-binding protein and albumin was associated with absence of, or reduced, proximal tubular endocytic uptake as shown by renal immunohistochemistry. In the absence of tubular uptake, urinary albumin excretion was in the micro-albuminuric range suggesting that limited amounts of albumin are filtered in human glomeruli. Conclusion. sThis study demonstrated that megalin plays an essential role for human proximal tubular protein reabsorption and suggests that only limited amounts of albumin is normally filtered in the human glomeruli. Finally, we propose that the characteristic urinary protein profile of DB/FOAR patients may be utilized as a diagnostic marker of megalin dysfunction.

Original language	English
Journal	Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
Volume	28
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	585-91
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0931-0509
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfs462
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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Storm, T., Tranebjærg, L., Frykholm, C., Birn, H., Verroust, P. J., Nevéus, T., Sundelin, B., Hertz, J. M., Holmström, G., Ericson, K., Christensen, E. I., & Nielsen, R. (2013). Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 28(3), 585-91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfs462

Storm, T, Tranebjærg, L, Frykholm, C, Birn, H, Verroust, PJ, Nevéus, T, Sundelin, B, Hertz, JM, Holmström, G, Ericson, K, Christensen, EI & Nielsen, R 2013, 'Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration', Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 585-91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfs462

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Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration

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