A noninvasive method of diagnosing membranous nephropathy using exosomes derived from urine
Studies have indicated that measuring exosomal PLA2R/UCr levels in urine could be a noninvasive method for diagnosing MN. Using urine-derived exosomes could also reduce the burden of performing a biopsy on patients and facilitate follow-up treatment, such as monitoring for future recurrence.
Authors
- Kwang Sik Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-8568)
- Jee Yoon Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2047-5703)
- Giae Yun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-9011)
- Luke P. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-4054)
- Sejoong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-9962)
- Jong Wook Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9529-5400)
- Tae-Woon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-0874)
- Kyusoon Shin
- Jin-Ho Paik
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- Hanyang University Medical Center (KR)
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23876/j.krcp.23.208
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea