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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Unveiling the Hidden Power of Uromodulin: A Promising Potential Biomarker for Kidney Diseases.

Raïsa Thielemans, Reinhart Speeckaert, Charlotte Delrue, Sander De Bruyne, Matthijs Oyaert, Marijn M Speeckaert

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In one paragraph

Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Advances in Nephrology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  11. A Multiomics Study of Circulating Proteins and Kidney Stone Risk.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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  20. Insights into Uromodulin and Blood Pressure.Current hypertension reports · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raïsa ThielemansDepartment of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Reinhart SpeeckaertDepartment of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9421-3546
Charlotte DelrueDepartment of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Sander De BruyneDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9041-4404
Matthijs OyaertDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Marijn M SpeeckaertDepartment of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9183-4390
Ghent University Hospital · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uromodulin, also known as Tamm-Horsfall protein, represents the predominant urinary protein in healthy individuals. Over the years, studies have revealed compelling associations between urinary and serum concentrations of uromodulin and various parameters, encompassing kidney function, graft survival, cardiovascular disease, glucose metabolism, and overall mortality. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in uromodulin as a novel and effective biomarker with potential applications in diverse clinical settings. Reduced urinary uromodulin levels have been linked to an elevated risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery. In the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of different etiologies, urinary uromodulin levels tend to decrease significantly and are strongly correlated with variations in estimated glomerular filtration rate. The presence of uromodulin in the serum, attributable to basolateral epithelial cell leakage in the thick ascending limb, has been observed. This serum uromodulin level is closely associated with kidney function and histological severity, suggesting its potential as a biomarker capable of reflecting disease severity across a spectrum of kidney disorders. The

Indexed as

acute kidney injurychronic kidney diseaseTamm-Horsfall proteinuromodulin

Identifiers

PMID37835820
PMCPMC10572911
OpenAlexW4387132494

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