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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Plasma Thrombospondin-1 in Etiology-Specific Associations with Proteinuria Events in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease.

Pei-Chen Lu, Wei-Ting Liao, Chien-Ning Hsu, You-Lin Tain, Chia-An Chou

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Pei-Chen LuDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2184-5478
Wei-Ting LiaoDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
Chien-Ning HsuDepartment of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7470-528X
You-Lin TainDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7059-6407
Chia-An ChouDivision of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0004-6201-3971

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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 113-2314-B-182A-118
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Abstract

backgroundThrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is a matricellular protein involved in kidney fibrosis, potentially influencing the progression of proteinuria. However, its potential as a predictive biomarker for proteinuria events in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly across different etiological subgroups, such as congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) and non-CAKUT, has not been fully explored.

methodsIn this prospective study of 60 children with CKD, we assessed baseline plasma TSP-1 and tracked proteinuria events over one year. Participants were stratified into CAKUT and non-CAKUT groups.

resultsIn total, 5 of 60 participants had proteinuria events. Plasma TSP-1 was significantly lower in patients with events (21.18 vs. 36.28 μg/mL,

conclusionsPlasma TSP-1 may serve as an etiology-specific biomarker for proteinuria events in pediatric CKD, particularly among non-CAKUT patients, and warrants further investigation for personalized risk assessment.

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