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Hypertension is an uncommon manifestation of Behcet's disease, which is also an uncommon cause of renovascular hypertension. We herein report a case of malignant hypertension associated with unilateral renal artery stenosis due to vascular Behcet's disease. A 19-year-old man, who had no significant medical history, was referred to ophthalmology at our hospital because he was suspected to have uveitis and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. In addition to poor eyesight, he had been aware of a fever, loss of appetite, and weight loss for a month. He was admitted with markedly elevated blood pressure (222/140 mmHg), hypertensive retinopathy, and acute kidney injury, who was diagnosed with malignant hypertension. Laboratory findings showed high plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration, hypokalemia, and elevated inflammatory response. Computed tomography showed an atrophic right kidney and a compensatorily enlarged left kidney. Renal computed tomography angiography revealed severe and diffuse stenosis of the right renal artery, and stenosis of the ostium of celiac artery. Since he was suspected to have uveitis and his inflammatory responses were elevated on admission, we listed Behcet's disease as a differential diagnosis. Medical interview and examination focusing on Behcet's disease revealed that the patient had recurrent oral aphthous lesions and folliculitis, and a positive pathergy test, which led to the patient being diagnosed with vascular Behcet's disease. After admission, his blood pressure was well controlled with multiple antihypertensive drugs including an angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor, and his oral aphthous lesions and skin lesion were improved with colchicine. When young men who are at a higher risk for vascular Behcet's disease show renovascular hypertension with an elevated inflammatory reaction, vascular Behcet's disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis.

DOI： 10.1007/s13730-024-00918-7

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Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) and ultimately leads to renal fibrosis, primarily via the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) pathway. Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG1), a novel modulator of the TGF-β pathway, has been implicated in the modulation of renal fibrosis by affecting the TGF-β/Smad3 signaling axis. However, the role of LRG1 in the transition from AKI to chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the functional role of LRG1 during the remodeling phase post-IRI. Unilateral IRI was induced in C57BL/6J wild-type (WT) mice and systemic LRG1 knockout (KO) mice. In C57BL/6J WT mice, renal LRG1 mRNA expression was significantly elevated on the ischemia/reperfusion side compared to the sham side over a 28-day period. In contrast, LRG1 KO mice demonstrated significantly reduced renal fibrosis compared to WT mice on postoperative day 28. Additionally, renal mRNA expression of TGF-β and associated pro-fibrotic genes was diminished in LRG1 KO mice compared to WT mice. Consequently, LRG1 KO mice exhibited attenuated IRI-induced chronic fibrosis. These findings indicate that LRG1 is involved in the pathogenesis of the transition from AKI to CKD and may be a potential therapeutic target.

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Objective Patients undergoing maintenance dialysis are at a higher risk of morbidity and mortality due to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the general population. However, longitudinal data regarding this subpopulation of patients are lacking. We therefore examined the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 undergoing maintenance dialysis between 2020 and 2023. In addition, we explored the factors correlated with COVID-19 severity, focusing on the transition thereof throughout the observational period. Methods The primary outcome was the progression to severe or fatal COVID-19. We evaluated the correlation between the primary outcome and baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients. Patients undergoing maintenance dialysis who were hospitalized for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 between February 2020 and April 2023 were enrolled at four institutions in Kanagawa, Japan. Results Of the 173 patients, 7 (4.0%) developed severe COVID-19, and 12 (6.9%) died. The severe/death cohort was significantly older, with a higher percentage of unvaccinated patients than the non-severe cohort (58.2% and 25.0%, respectively; p=0.016). Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels on admission were lower in the severe/death cohort than in the non-severe cohort, albeit not to a statistically significant degree (148±84 mg/dL and 342±657 pg/mL, respectively; p=0.082). A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds ratio for severe morbidity or death was 0.23 (95% confidence interval: 0.07-0.75) for vaccinated patients. Conclusion In patients undergoing maintenance dialysis, the severity rate of COVID-19 is approximately 10%. Vaccination was correlated with a reduced risk of severe COVID-19.

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