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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Jan 15;21(1):18.
doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1675-5.

C1GALT1 expression is associated with galactosylation of IgA1 in peripheral B lymphocyte in immunoglobulin a nephropathy

Yue Xing  1 , Lina Li  1 , Yaru Zhang  1 , Fanghao Wang  1 , Dandan He  1 , Youxia Liu  2 , Junya Jia  1 , Tiekun Yan  1 , Shan Lin  1
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Meta-Analysis

C1GALT1 expression is associated with galactosylation of IgA1 in peripheral B lymphocyte in immunoglobulin a nephropathy

Yue Xing et al. BMC Nephrol. .

Abstract

Background: More and more studies demonstrated that genetic variation at C1GALT1 influences Gd-IgA1 level in IgAN. However, whether the expression of β1, 3-galactosyltransferase (β1, 3Gal-T) was influenced may provide insights into how Gd-IgA1 levels are controlled in IgAN.

Methods: Thirty IgAN patients diagnosed in Tianjin Medical University General Hospital from April to September 2018 and 30 healthy volunteers whose age and gender matched with patients were enrolled in this study. Total Gd-IgA1 levels in plasma were determined by ELISA and C1GALT1 levels were determined by RT-PCR. Four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, WanFang Medical Network) were searched to identify eligible studies that evaluated a difference in the expression of C1GALT1 in IgAN patients compared with total controls (non-IgAN and health controls). The C1GALT1C1 expression levels, which was indispensable to β1, 3Gal-T of IgA1, was also been compared.

Results: Gd-IgA1 levels were remarkable higher in IgAN patients compared with healthy control. The expression levels of C1GALT1 gene were remarkably down-regulated in IgAN patients compared with healthy control. And the mRNA level of C1GALT1 was inversely correlated to Gd-IgA1 levels. In meta-analysis, six articles including 316 participants that analyzed the expression of β1, 3Gal-T were met inclusion criteria. There was no significant difference in the expression of C1GALT1 between IgAN patients compared with controls. And we found patients with IgAN had lower levels of C1GALT1 gene expression in the B cells compared to controls. The C1GALT1C1 levels in the IgAN patients were not different from the levels in the control group, which were unchanged no matter according to different ethnic population, different control group and different cell source. Two studies including 46 persons compared enzymatic activity of β1, 3Gal-T in B cells, and the result showed the β1, 3Gal-T activity was decreased in B cells.

Conclusions: We found expression levels of C1GALT1 were remarkably downregulated in IgAN patients and negatively correlated with higher levels of Gd-IgA1. Subsequent meta-analysis validated the low expression and activity of β1, 3Gal-T in B cells in patients with IgAN. However, there was no apparent disparity in the aspect of C1GALT1C1 expression between IgAN and control groups.

Keywords: 3-galactosyltransferase; C1GALT1; Galactose-deficient IgA1; IgA nephropathy; Meta-analysis; β1.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Expression level of C1GALT1 gene in IgAN and Control
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Gd-IgA1 levels in IgAN and Healthy Control
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Expression of C1GALT1 related with the Gd-IgA1 levels
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Comparison of the expression of C1GALT1 between IgAN and Total Control
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Comparison of the expression of C1GALT1 between IgAN and Non-IgAN (A) and Healthy Control(B)
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Comparison of the expression of C1GALT1 in B cells between IgAN and Total Control
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Comparison of the activity of β1, 3Gal-T in B cells between IgAN and Control
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