ArticleTransplantation direct2020
Technical Considerations and Confounders for Urine CXCL10 Chemokine Measurement.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integration of intragraft transcriptomics and urinary cytokines identifies CXCL10 and FasL signature in subclinical acute rejection.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Ultrasensitive ImmunoMag-CRISPR Lateral Flow Assay for Point-of-Care Testing of Urinary Biomarkers.ACS sensors · 2024Article
- Urinary C-X-C Motif Chemokine 10 Is Related to Acute Graft Lesions Secondary to T Cell- and Antibody-Mediated Damage.Annals of transplantation · 2021Article
- Deciphering the Prognostic and Predictive Value of Urinary CXCL10 in Kidney Recipients With BK Virus Reactivation.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Observational
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe urine C-X-C motif chemokine 10 (CXCL10) is a promising screening biomarker for renal allograft rejection. The aim of the study was to investigate important technical and biological aspects as well as potential confounders when measuring urine CXCL10.
methodsWe analyzed 595 urine samples from 117 patients, who participated in a randomized controlled trial investigating the clinical utility of urine CXCL10 monitoring for posttransplant management. Urine CXCL10 was measured by an immunoassay using electrochemiluminescence.
resultsIntraassay coefficient of variation was 2.5%, and interassay coefficient of variation was 10%. Urine CXCL10 remained stable (ie, <10% degradation) for 8 hours at 25°C or 37°C and for 3 days at 4°C. CXCL10 concentrations [pg/mL] strongly correlated with urine CXCL10/creatinine ratios [ng/mmol] (r
conclusionsUrine CXCL10 measurement on the used platform is accurate and robust. Leucocyturia and active BK-polyomavirus infection are major confounders, which can be easily detected but represent important diagnostic "blind spots" when using urine CXCL10 to screen for allograft rejection. The intraindividual biological variability of urine CXCL10 within 1-2 weeks is mostly below ±50%, which is still much higher than the technical variability due to sample handling/processing (<20%).
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