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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2024

Clinical significance of amphiregulin in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Yuki Osakabe, Yoshinori Taniguchi, Kazu Hamada Ode, Yoshiko Shimamura, Satoshi Inotani, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Tatsuki Matsumoto, Taro Horino, Shimpei Fujimoto, Yoshio Terada

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuki OsakabeDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan. spring-cherry0706@outlook.jp.
Yoshinori TaniguchiDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8621-7790
Kazu Hamada OdeDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Yoshiko ShimamuraDepartment of Dialysis, Kochi Memorial Hospital, Shiromi-cho, Kochi, Kochi, 780-0824, Japan.
Satoshi InotaniDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Hirofumi NishikawaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Tatsuki MatsumotoDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Taro HorinoDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Shimpei FujimotoDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Yoshio TeradaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
Kōchi University · JPPVS Memorial Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmphiregulin (AREG) is a ligand of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which plays an important role in injury-induced kidney fibrosis. However, the clinical significance of serum soluble AREG in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. In this study, we elucidated the clinical significance of serum soluble AREG in CKD by analyzing the association of serum soluble AREG levels with renal function and other clinical parameters in patients with CKD.

methodsIn total, 418 Japanese patients with CKD were enrolled, and serum samples were collected for the determination of soluble AREG and creatinine (Cr) levels, and other clinical parameters. Additionally, these parameters were evaluated after 2 and 3 years. Moreover, immunohistochemical assay was performed ate AREG expression in the kidney tissues of patients with CKD.

resultsSoluble AREG levels were positively correlated with serum Cr (p < 0.0001). Notably, initial AREG levels were positively correlated with changes in renal function (ΔCr) after 2 (p < 0.0001) and 3 years (P = 0.048). Additionally, soluble AREG levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in patients with diabetic nephropathy or primary hypertension. Moreover, AREG was highly expressed in renal tubular cells in patients with advanced CKD, but only weakly expressed in patients with preserved renal function.

conclusionSerum soluble AREG levels were significantly correlated with renal function, and changes in renal function after 2 and 3 years, indicating that serum soluble AREG levels might serve as a biomarker of renal function and renal prognosis in CKD.

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AmphiregulinCreatinineRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultAgedBiomarkersClinical RelevanceDiabetic NephropathiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansHypertensionKidneyMaleMiddle AgedAmphiregulinAREG protein, humanBiomarkersCreatinineAmphiregulinBiomarkerChronic kidney diseaseEGFRFibrosisRenal prognosis

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