Kandasamy, Yogavijayan, Smith, Roger, Lumbers, Eugenie R., and Rudd, Donna (2014) Nephrin: a biomarker of early glomerular injury. Biomarkers Research, 2. 21. pp. 1-12.

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Abstract

Nephrin is a 180 KD trans-membrane protein expressed in glomerular podocytes. It was first identified in children with congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (NPHS1). Nephrin forms an integral part of podocytes, which--together with endothelial cells and the basement--form the glomerular filtration barrier. Podocytopathies result in the detection of nephrin in the urine. We reviewed the literature to determine if urine nephrin measurements could become useful as a biomarker to detect early podocyte injury. Our search identified a total of 19 studies that have been published to date. The most common clinical conditions for which urine nephrin analyses were carried out included diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis and pre-eclampsia. Nephrin measurement was carried out using commercially available ELISA kits, the messenger ribonucleic acid real-time polymerase chain Reaction, or electrophoresis. Nephrinuria showed positive correlation with proteinuria and severity of podocyte injury. In two studies, the level of nephrinuria declined in conjunction with clinical improvement in the patient following immunosuppressive treatment. Currently, there is no published data on the value of measuring urinary nephrin in pediatric patients.

Item ID:	36558
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2050-7771
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Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2014 02:47
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110302 Clinical Chemistry (diagnostics) @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics > 110106 Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides (incl Medical Proteomics) @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110312 Nephrology and Urology @ 40%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920199 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920203 Diagnostic Methods @ 50%
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