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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 nitrogenUrine 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
2023
Urinary Biomarkers and Kidney Injury in VA NEPHRON-D: Phenotyping Acute Kidney Injury in Clinical Trials
Kiernan E, Hu D, Philbrook H, Ix J, Bonventre J, Coca S, Moledina D, Fried L, Shlipak M, Parikh C. Urinary Biomarkers and Kidney Injury in VA NEPHRON-D: Phenotyping Acute Kidney Injury in Clinical Trials. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2023, 83: 151-161. PMID: 37726051, PMCID: PMC10841767, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryClinical trialsSerum creatinineUrinary biomarkersAKI eventsVA NEPHRONCombination armUrine biomarkersDiabetic chronic kidney disease patientsChronic Kidney Disease trialChronic kidney disease patientsAldosterone system blockadeCombination therapy armKidney Disease TrialRAAS inhibitor therapySafety end pointCombination therapy groupKidney disease patientsBiomarkers of injuryAKI incidenceKidney outcomesMonotherapy armRAAS blockadeRAASi therapy
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 concentrationsClinically adjudicated deceased donor acute kidney injury and graft outcomes
Mansour SG, Khoury N, Kodali R, Virmani S, Reese PP, Hall IE, Jia Y, Yamamoto Y, Thiessen-Philbrook HR, Obeid W, Doshi MD, Akalin E, Bromberg JS, Harhay MN, Mohan S, Muthukumar T, Singh P, Weng FL, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP, Parikh CR. Clinically adjudicated deceased donor acute kidney injury and graft outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264329. PMID: 35239694, PMCID: PMC8893682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor Acute Kidney InjuryAcute kidney injuryGraft failureAKI phenotypesKidney injuryUrine biomarkersLack of associationAKI casesGraft functionHigher DGFPotential kidneyGraft outcomeDeceased donorsOrgan utilizationMCP-1YKL-40Donor StudyEGFRDGFAncillary analysisAvailable chartsBiomarkersInjuryPhenotypeAssociation