2023
The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events
Menez S, Wen Y, Xu L, Moledina D, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Hu D, Obeid W, Bhatraju P, Ikizler T, Siew E, Chinchilli V, Garg A, Go A, Liu K, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Coca S, Cantley L, Parikh C. The ASSESS-AKI Study found urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with reduced risk of major adverse kidney events. Kidney International 2023, 104: 1194-1205. PMID: 37652206, PMCID: PMC10840723, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse kidney eventsUEGF/CrUrinary epidermal growth factorAdverse kidney eventsChronic kidney diseaseEpidermal growth factorKidney eventsKidney failureEGF expressionUrinary EGF/CrAcute Kidney Injury studyGrowth factorIschemia-reperfusion injuryProportional hazards regressionTubular healthKidney atrophyObservational cohortHospitalized participantsTubular functionClinical findingsHazards regressionKidney diseaseClinical variablesProgressive atrophyUrinary EGF
2019
Association of T Cell–Derived Inflammatory Cytokines With Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality After Cardiac Surgery
Moledina DG, Mansour SG, Jia Y, Obeid W, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Koyner JL, McArthur E, Garg AX, Wilson FP, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Parikh CR, Consortium T. Association of T Cell–Derived Inflammatory Cytokines With Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality After Cardiac Surgery. Kidney International Reports 2019, 4: 1689-1697. PMID: 31844805, PMCID: PMC6895592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryIschemia-reperfusion injuryCardiac surgeryKidney injuryIL-13IL-4Higher oddsT cell-derived inflammatory cytokinesPostoperative acute kidney injuryRenal ischemia-reperfusion injuryTh2 biomarkersObservational cohortPreoperative levelsT helperTh2 pathwayClinical outcomesTh2 cytokinesClinical variablesInflammatory cytokinesIndependent associationPlasma biomarkersTh2 cellsSurgeryAnimal modelsMortality
2017
Plasma Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Is Associated With Acute Kidney Injury and Death After Cardiac Operations
Moledina DG, Isguven S, McArthur E, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Garg AX, Shlipak M, Whitlock R, Kavsak PA, Coca SG, Parikh CR, Consortium T. Plasma Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Is Associated With Acute Kidney Injury and Death After Cardiac Operations. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 613-620. PMID: 28223055, PMCID: PMC5588689, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedBiomarkersCardiac Surgical ProceduresCause of DeathChemokine CCL2FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart DiseasesHumansIncidenceMaleOdds RatioOntarioPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsAcute kidney injuryMCP-1 levelsRisk of deathCardiac operationsChemotactic protein-1Highest tertileKidney injuryMCP-1Plasma MCP-1 levelsSevere acute kidney injuryMonocyte chemotactic protein-1High-risk patientsIschemia-reperfusion injuryPlasma MCP-1Protein 1AKI outcomesAKI riskAdjusted riskObservational cohortPrevention strategiesPromising biomarkerBiomarker endpointsTertileInjuryTranslational research