Author:
Zhou Jianmei,Sun Shuzhen,Zhang Dongfeng,Mao Jianhua,Xiao Huijie,Yao Yong,Wang Fang,Yu Lichun,Liu Ling,Feng Chunyue,Li Chenglong,Su Baige,Zhang Hongwen,Liu Xiaoyu,Xu Ke,Ju Wenjun,Zhong Xuhui,Ding Jie
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundThis study investigated the association between urinary epidermal growth factor (EGF) and complete remission (CR) of proteinuria in children with IgA nephropathy (IgAN).MethodsWe included 108 patients from the Registry of IgA Nephropathy in Chinese Children. The urinary EGF at the baseline and follow-up were measured and normalized by urine creatinine (expressed as uEGF/Cr). The person-specific uEGF/Cr slopes were estimated using linear mixed-effects models for the subset of patients with longitudinal data of uEGF/Cr. Cox models were used to analyze the associations of baseline uEGF/Cr and uEGF/Cr slope with CR of proteinuria.ResultsPatients with high baseline uEGF/Cr were more likely to achieve CR of proteinuria (adjusted HR 2.24, 95% CI: 1.05–4.79). The addition of high baseline uEGF/Cr on the traditional parameters significantly improved the model fit for predicting CR of proteinuria. In the subset of patients with longitudinal data of uEGF/Cr, high uEGF/Cr slope was associated with a higher likelihood of CR of proteinuria (adjusted HR 4.03, 95% CI: 1.02–15.88).ConclusionsUrinary EGF may be a useful noninvasive biomarker for predicting and monitoring CR of proteinuria in children with IgAN.ImpactHigh levels of baseline uEGF/Cr (>21.45 ng/mg) could serve as an independent predictor for CR of proteinuria.The addition of baseline uEGF/Cr on the traditional clinical pathological parameters significantly improved the fitting ability for the prediction of CR of proteinuria.Longitudinal data of uEGF/Cr were also independently associated with CR of proteinuria.Our study provides evidence that urinary EGF may be a useful noninvasive biomarker in the prediction of CR of proteinuria as well as monitoring therapeutic response, thus guiding treatment strategies in clinical practice for children with IgAN.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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