2024
Identification and validation of urinary CXCL9 as a biomarker for diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina D, Obeid W, Smith R, Rosales I, Sise M, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Kuperman M, Campbell K, Lefferts S, Meliambro K, Bitzer M, Perazella M, Luciano R, Pober J, Cantley L, Colvin R, Wilson F, Parikh C. Identification and validation of urinary CXCL9 as a biomarker for diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e180583. PMID: 38488004, PMCID: PMC10940080, DOI: 10.1172/jci180583.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Urine Uromodulin as a Biomarker of Kidney Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis
Melchinger H, Calderon-Gutierrez F, Obeid W, Xu L, Shaw MM, Luciano RL, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Wilson FP, Parikh CR, Moledina DG. Urine Uromodulin as a Biomarker of Kidney Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 17: 1284-1292. PMID: 35948365, PMCID: PMC9625093, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04360422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAnimalsAtrophyBiomarkersCreatinineFibrosisHumansKidneyKidney DiseasesMiceUromodulinConceptsInterstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophyUrine uromodulinTubular atrophyThick ascending limbUrine albuminSerum creatinineKidney biopsyTubulointerstitial fibrosisMultivariable linear regression modelsTime of biopsyKidney's thick ascending limbAcademic medical centerHuman kidney biopsiesKidney tubulointerstitial fibrosisTubular healthMultivariable analysisHistologic featuresHistologic findingsHistologic changesKidney fibrosisIndependent associationFibrotic modelMultivariable modelMedical CenterMurine model
2021
Development and external validation of a diagnostic model for biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis using electronic health record data
Moledina DG, Eadon MT, Calderon F, Yamamoto Y, Shaw M, Perazella MA, Simonov M, Luciano R, Schwantes-An TH, Moeckel G, Kashgarian M, Kuperman M, Obeid W, Cantley LG, Parikh CR, Wilson FP. Development and external validation of a diagnostic model for biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis using electronic health record data. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2021, 37: 2214-2222. PMID: 34865148, PMCID: PMC9755995, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisInterstitial nephritisUrine biomarkersBiopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritisElectronic health record dataExternal validation cohortTypical clinical featuresBlood urea nitrogenTumor necrosis factorCharacteristic curve analysisHealth record dataExternal validationElectronic health recordsAIN diagnosisModest AUCsSerum creatinineCreatinine ratioKidney biopsyClinical featuresValidation cohortNecrosis factorUnrecognized casesInterleukin-9PatientsUrea nitrogen
2019
Urine TNF-α and IL-9 for clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina DG, Wilson FP, Pober JS, Perazella MA, Singh N, Luciano RL, Obeid W, Lin H, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Cantley LG, Parikh CR. Urine TNF-α and IL-9 for clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e127456. PMID: 31092735, PMCID: PMC6542610, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute kidney diseasePrebiopsy diagnosisKidney biopsyKidney diseaseIL-9AIN diagnosisUrine TNFInterstitial nephritisSpecific T cell subsetsAcute tubular injuryDiabetic kidney diseaseIL-9 levelsTNF-α levelsT cell subsetsAddition of biomarkersPlasma cytokinesCytokine levelsTubular injuryHighest quartileMultivariable analysisCell subsetsUrinary TNFBlood eosinophilsGlomerular disease
1998
Are there New Activity Markers of Glomerular Inflammation? A Renal Pathologist's View
Kashgarian M. Are there New Activity Markers of Glomerular Inflammation? A Renal Pathologist's View. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research 1998, 21: 215-216. PMID: 9762837, DOI: 10.1159/000025858.Peer-Reviewed Original Research