Elevated plasma interleukin 21 is associated with higher probability and severity of idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Liu Miao; Huang Di; Liang Enyu; Deng Bishun; Huang Huijie; Zhao Zilin; Deng Li; Wang Xiaowan; Lin Haibiao; Bao Kun; Xu Peng; He Min

doi:10.1515/labmed-2022-0149

Journal of Laboratory Medicine (Jun 2023)

Elevated plasma interleukin 21 is associated with higher probability and severity of idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Liu Miao,
Huang Di,
Liang Enyu,
Deng Bishun,
Huang Huijie,
Zhao Zilin,
Deng Li,
Wang Xiaowan,
Lin Haibiao,
Bao Kun,
Xu Peng,
He Min

Affiliations

Liu Miao: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Huang Di: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Liang Enyu: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Deng Bishun: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Huang Huijie: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Zhao Zilin: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Deng Li: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Wang Xiaowan: State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Lin Haibiao: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Bao Kun: State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Xu Peng: State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
He Min: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2022-0149
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 47, no. 3
pp. 121 – 127

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Interleukin 21 (IL-21) is a receptor participating in innate immunity and correlates with the activation of innate immune cells. We sought to investigate the role of plasma IL-21 in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN).

Published in Journal of Laboratory Medicine

ISSN: 2567-9430 (Print); 2567-9449 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/labm/labm-overview.xml

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