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 EGFEvaluation of Plasma Biomarkers to Predict Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Menez S, Coca S, Moledina D, Wen Y, Chan L, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Obeid W, Garibaldi B, Azeloglu E, Ugwuowo U, Sperati C, Arend L, Rosenberg A, Kaushal M, Jain S, Wilson F, Parikh C, Consortium T, Deng J, Atta M, Bagnasco S, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Farhadian S, Nelson A, Casanovas-Massana A, White E, Schulz W, Coppi A, Young P, Nunez A, Shepard D, Matos I, Strong Y, Anastasio K, Brower K, Kuang M, Chiorazzi M, Bermejo S, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Fournier J, Minasyan M, Muenker M, Moore A, Nadkarni G. Evaluation of Plasma Biomarkers to Predict Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2023, 82: 322-332.e1. PMID: 37263570, PMCID: PMC10229201, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1Major adverse kidney eventsAdverse kidney eventsAdverse kidney outcomesAcute kidney injuryKidney eventsTumor necrosis factor receptor 1Necrosis factor receptor 1Plasma biomarkersKidney outcomesC-indexFactor receptor 1Hospitalized patientsCOVID-19KDIGO stage 3 acute kidney injuryDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryStage 3 acute kidney injuryLong-term adverse health outcomesReceptor 1Long-term kidney dysfunctionAvailable blood samplesIdentification of patientsProportional hazards regressionAdverse health outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationLongitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury
Wen Y, Xu L, Melchinger I, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Moledina D, Coca S, Hsu C, Go A, Liu K, Siew E, Ikizler T, Chinchilli V, Kaufman J, Kimmel P, Himmelfarb J, Cantley L, Parikh C, Consortium T. Longitudinal biomarkers and kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e167731. PMID: 36951957, PMCID: PMC10243801, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.167731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryIschemic reperfusion injuryKidney disease progressionKidney injuryTubular healthDisease progressionChronic kidney disease (CKD) incidenceCox proportional hazards regressionMurine acute kidney injuryKidney disease incidenceUrine KIM-1Proportional hazards regressionCKD progressionCKD transitionUrine uromodulinIncident CKDComposite outcomeKidney atrophyProspective cohortReperfusion injuryHazards regressionKIM-1Prognostic valueMCP-1Initial insult
2022
Considerations in Controlling for Urine Concentration for Biomarkers of Kidney Disease Progression After Acute Kidney Injury
Wen Y, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Moledina DG, Kaufman JS, Reeves WB, Ghahramani N, Ikizler TA, Go AS, Liu KD, Siew ED, Himmelfarb J, Kimmel PL, Hsu CY, Parikh CR. Considerations in Controlling for Urine Concentration for Biomarkers of Kidney Disease Progression After Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney International Reports 2022, 7: 1502-1513. PMID: 35812275, PMCID: PMC9263319, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseKidney injury molecule-1Urine concentrationsCKD outcomesKidney injuryInverse associationUrine kidney injury molecule-1Progression of CKDIncident chronic kidney diseaseCox proportional hazards regressionAcute Kidney Injury studyInjury molecule-1Kidney disease progressionProportional hazards regressionChemoattractant protein-1CKD progressionComposite outcomeNeutrophil gelatinaseInterleukin-18Urine biomarkersHazards regressionKidney diseaseSubsequent sequelaeUrinary concentrations
2021
Prognostic Significance of Urinary Biomarkers in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Menez S, Moledina DG, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Wilson FP, Obeid W, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Corona-Villalobos CP, Chang C, Garibaldi BT, Clarke W, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz C, Coca SG, Parikh CR, Investigators T, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Farhadian S, Nelson A, Casanovas-Massana A, White E, Schulz W, Coppi A, Young P, Nunez A, Shepard D, Matos I, Strong Y, Anastasio K, Brower K, Kuang M, Chiorazzi M, Bermejo S, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Fournier J, Minasyan M, Muenker M, Moore A, Nadkarni G. Prognostic Significance of Urinary Biomarkers in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 79: 257-267.e1. PMID: 34710516, PMCID: PMC8542781, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse kidney outcomesNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinUrinary biomarkersBiomarker levelsKidney outcomesPrimary outcomeClinical AKIKidney injuryComposite outcomeCOVID-19KDIGO stage 3 AKIKidney injury molecule-1Cox proportional hazards regressionEpidermal growth factor levelsStage 3 AKIPrimary composite outcomeInjury molecule-1Kidney disease progressionGelatinase-associated lipocalinAdditional prognostic informationComposite outcome eventsProportional hazards regressionCOVID-19 patientsGrowth factor levelsCoronavirus disease 2019