Circulating suPAR levels are affected by glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria in primary and secondary glomerulonephritis

Claudio Musetti, Marco Quaglia, Tiziana Cena, Annalisa Chiocchetti, Sara Monti, Nausicaa Clemente, Corrado Magnani, Umberto Dianzani, Piero Stratta

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Abstract

Background: Circulating levels of soluble urokinase-like plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) have been associated with proteinuria and renal function in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). This study aimed to evaluate if circulating suPAR levels are independently associated with proteinuria in patients with non-FSGS glomerulonephritis. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of suPAR levels on 42 patients with primary non-FSGS glomerulonephritis (group GN) and 140 patients with secondary glomerulonephritis within an autoimmune disease (group AID). Results: suPAR serum levels were significantly higher in AID patients (4,733 ± 3,073 pg/ml) than in healthy controls (1,908 ± 1,685 pg/ml; p < 0.001), whereas GN patients displayed intermediate levels (3,670 ± 2,435 pg/ml; p = 0.021). Multivariate analysis for elevated serum suPAR (>3,000 pg/ml) showed an independent association with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 [odds ratio (OR) = 4.19, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 1.67–10.54, p = 0.002], proteinuria >0.5 g/day (OR = 2.97; 95 % CI: 1.32–6.70; p = 0.009) and presence of secondary vs. primary GN (OR = 2.87, 95 % CI: 1.25–6.23; p = 0.013). A general linear model confirmed that suPAR levels were significantly affected by proteinuria >0.50 g/day (coefficient +1,477 pg/ml), eGFR (−38 pg/ml per 1 ml/min/1.73 m2 increase) and presence of secondary vs. primary GN (+1,368 pg/ml). Conclusions: This study shows that elevated serum suPAR levels are associated with reduced eGFR and presence of proteinuria in both primary and secondary GN, suggesting that circulating suPAR may represent a common biomarker of renal involvement in a wide spectrum of GN.

Lingua originaleInglese
Numero di articolo137
pagine (da-a)299-305
Numero di pagine7
RivistaJournal of Nephrology
Volume28
Numero di pubblicazione3
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 26 giu 2015

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