2024
Interleukin-16 is increased in dialysis patients but is not a cardiovascular risk factor
Brösecke F, Pfau A, Ermer T, Dein Terra Mota Ribeiro A, Rubenbauer L, Rao V, Burlein S, Genser B, Reichel M, Aronson P, Coca S, Knauf F. Interleukin-16 is increased in dialysis patients but is not a cardiovascular risk factor. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 11323. PMID: 38760468, PMCID: PMC11101424, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61808-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-16 levelsIL-16Dialysis patientsCardiovascular eventsConcentrations of IL-16Kidney failureUremic toxinsCardiovascular diseaseCompared to healthy individualsPlasma oxalate concentrationActivated immune cellsAssociated with cardiovascular diseaseIL-16 concentrationCytokine IL-16Cardiovascular risk factorsNo significant associationPlasma oxalateInflammatory markersImmune cellsCytokine concentrationsInterleukin-16US patientsCohort 1Cardiovascular outcomesHealthy individuals
2021
Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in the Urine of COVID-19 Patients
George S, Pal AC, Gagnon J, Timalsina S, Singh P, Vydyam P, Munshi M, Chiu JE, Renard I, Harden CA, Ott IM, Watkins AE, Vogels CBF, Lu P, Tokuyama M, Venkataraman A, Casanovas-Massana A, Wyllie AL, Rao V, Campbell M, Farhadian SF, Grubaugh ND, Dela Cruz CS, Ko AI, Perez A, Akaho EH, Moledina DG, Testani J, John AR, Ledizet M, Mamoun CB, Team A. Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in the Urine of COVID-19 Patients. Kidney360 2021, 2: 924-936. PMID: 35373072, PMCID: PMC8791366, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0002172021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSARS-CoV-2Spike proteinUrine samplesSARS-CoV-2 infectionYale-New Haven HospitalCOVID-19 patientsAntigen capture assayDetectable viral RNANew Haven HospitalPositive PCR resultsPossible long-term consequencesSpike S1 proteinNP PCRChildren's HospitalNasopharyngeal swabsSARS-CoV-2 spike S1 proteinRenal abnormalitiesLong-term effectsCystatin CLong-term consequencesHospitalUrineViral RNAAlbuminuria