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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Serum IL-12p40: A novel biomarker for early prediction of minimal change disease relapse following glucocorticoids therapy.

Mengqiu Bai, Jian Zhang, Xinwan Su, Xi Yao, Heng Li, Jun Cheng, Jianhua Mao, Xiayu Li, Jianghua Chen, Weiqiang Lin

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mengqiu BaiKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jian ZhangKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xinwan SuKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xi YaoKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Heng LiKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jun ChengKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jianhua MaoDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiayu LiKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jianghua ChenKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Weiqiang LinKidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNChildren's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Minimal change disease (MCD) has a high recurrence rate, but currently, no biomarker can predict its recurrence. To this end, this study aimed at identifying potential serum cytokines as valuable biomarkers for predicting the risk of MCD recurrence. Materials and methods: Raybiotech 440 cytokine antibody microarray was used to detect the serum samples of eight relapsed, eight non-relapsed MCD patients after glucocorticoid treatment, and eight healthy controls. The differentially expressed cytokines were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with serum samples from 29 non-relapsed and 35 relapsed MCD patients. The study used the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of a serum biomarker for predicting the MCD relapse. Results: Serum IL-12p40 levels increased significantly in the relapsed group. The Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) of IL-12p40 was 0.727 (95%CI: 0.597-0.856; Conclusion: IL-12p40 may serve as a new biomarker for predicting the risk of MCD recurrence after glucocorticoid treatment, and it may be involved in the pathogenesis and recurrence of MCD.

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biomarkercytokinesglucocorticoids therapyIL-12p40minimal change disease

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PMID36507530
PMCPMC9729255
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