2022
Urine testing to differentiate glomerular from tubulointerstitial diseases on kidney biopsy
Tran AC, Melchinger H, Weinstein J, Shaw M, Kent C, Perazella MA, Wilson FP, Parikh CR, Moledina DG. Urine testing to differentiate glomerular from tubulointerstitial diseases on kidney biopsy. Practical Laboratory Medicine 2022, 30: e00271. PMID: 35465621, PMCID: PMC9018443, DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2022.e00271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTubulointerstitial diseaseKidney biopsyGlomerular diseaseUrine albuminHistological diagnosisUrine uromodulinUrine testsHigher urine albuminUrine sediment microscopyCohort of participantsDipstick hematuriaTubular injuryAppropriate patientsUrine testingMultivariable modelHigher oddsBiopsyClinical decisionSediment microscopyDiseasePatientsHealth biomarkersUrine samplesDiagnosisCohort
2020
Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina DG, Wilson FP, Kukova L, Obeid W, Luciano R, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Perazella MA, Cantley LG, Parikh CR. Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2020, 36: 1851-1858. PMID: 33125471, PMCID: PMC8476079, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisTumor necrosis factorCorticosteroid useIL-9Interstitial nephritisNecrosis factorAcute kidney injuryIL-9 levelsGlomerular filtration rateSubset of patientsCohort of participantsImmunosuppressive therapyTubulointerstitial infiltratesKidney injuryMedian eGFRKidney functionUrine biomarkersInterstitial fibrosisFiltration rateHistological featuresClinical trialsInterleukin-9PatientsEGFRComplete data