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Published Online: 17 August 2021

Strong Associations Between Early Tubular Damage and Urinary Cytokine, Chemokine, and Growth Factor Levels in Elderly Males and Females

Publication: Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
Volume 41, Issue Number 8

Abstract

Acute tubular necrosis is associated with high mortality rates and it is important to develop new biomarkers for tubular damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of early tubular damage on a large number of urinary cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. We selected 90 urine samples from the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors Study (41 males and 49 females). The tubular damage markers cystatin C, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) were analyzed in the urine samples and urinary cytokine levels were analyzed with 2 multiplex assays (proximity extension assay). After adjustment for sex, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, smoking, and multiplicity testing using the false discovery rate approach, there remained 26 cytokines that correlated significantly with urine cystatin C, 27 cytokines that correlated with NGAL, and 66 cytokines that correlated with KIM-1. Tubular damage shows a strong association with urinary cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Our findings indicate that multiplex proteomics could be a promising new approach to explore the complex effects of tubular damage.

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cover image Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
Volume 41Issue Number 8August 2021
Pages: 283 - 290
PubMed: 34410878

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Published online: 17 August 2021
Published in print: August 2021
Accepted: 30 June 2021
Received: 9 May 2021

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Bengt Fellström
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Johanna Helmersson-Karlqvist
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Lars Lind
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Inga Soveri
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Måns Thulin
Centre for Statistics, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Johan Ärnlöv
Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kim Kultima
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Address correspondence to: Dr. Anders Larsson, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Entrance 61, 3rd Floor, Uppsala SE-751 85, Sweden [email protected]

Authors' Contributions

L.L. conceived the PIVUS study and performed the statistical analysis. All authors have been involved in the analysis of data from the PIVUS study. B.F. and A.L. conceptualized and organized the PEA assays in the study. B.F., A.L., and L.L. prepared the article. All authors have read and agreed to the submitted version of the article.

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No competing financial interests exist.

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This study was supported financially by Njurfonden. Open access funding was provided by Uppsala University.

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