Frontiers in Immunology (Dec 2021)

Urinary Soluble CD163 Levels Predict IgA Nephropathy Remission Status

  • Shaomin Gong,
  • Shaomin Gong,
  • Shaomin Gong,
  • Shaomin Gong,
  • Shaomin Gong,
  • Shi Jin,
  • Shi Jin,
  • Shi Jin,
  • Shi Jin,
  • Shi Jin,
  • Yang Li,
  • Yang Li,
  • Yang Li,
  • Yang Li,
  • Yang Li,
  • Wuhua Jiang,
  • Wuhua Jiang,
  • Wuhua Jiang,
  • Wuhua Jiang,
  • Wuhua Jiang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Ziyan Shen,
  • Ziyan Shen,
  • Ziyan Shen,
  • Ziyan Shen,
  • Ziyan Shen,
  • Jialin Wang,
  • Jialin Wang,
  • Jialin Wang,
  • Jialin Wang,
  • Jialin Wang,
  • Huili Zhou,
  • Xiao Liu,
  • Xialian Xu,
  • Xialian Xu,
  • Xialian Xu,
  • Xialian Xu,
  • Xialian Xu,
  • Xiaoqiang Ding,
  • Xiaoqiang Ding,
  • Xiaoqiang Ding,
  • Xiaoqiang Ding,
  • Xiaoqiang Ding,
  • Yiqin Shi,
  • Yiqin Shi,
  • Yiqin Shi,
  • Yiqin Shi,
  • Yiqin Shi,
  • Hong Liu,
  • Hong Liu,
  • Hong Liu,
  • Hong Liu,
  • Hong Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.769802
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Noninvasive biomarkers of disease activity are needed to predict disease remission status in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Soluble CD163 (sCD163), shed by monocytes and macrophages, is a potential biomarker in diseases associated with excessive macrophage activation. We investigated the association of urinary sCD163 (u-sCD163) with histopathological activity and clinical manifestations in 349 patients with biopsy-diagnosed IgAN. U-sCD163 was measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In patients with IgAN, higher u-sCD163 levels were associated with histological lesions of greater severity, as well as more proteinuria and poorer renal function. Additionally, u-sCD163 was correlated with infiltration of tubulointerstitial CD163+ macrophages. High u-sCD163 levels (>3.57 ng/mg Cr) were associated with a 2.66-fold greater risk for IgAN remission failure in adjusted analyses. Adding u-sCD163 levels to the model containing clinical data at biopsy and MEST-C score significantly improved the risk prediction of IgAN remission status (AUC 0.788). Together, our results suggest that u-sCD163 may be a useful noninvasive biomarker to evaluate disease severity and remission status of IgAN.

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