Serum and urinary biomarkers in lupus nephritis: do suPAR and VEGF play a role?
Serum suPAR and VEGF levels were not indicative of renal or general SLE activity, but our data suggest that urinary suPAR may be a useful biomarker of such conditions, as its levels have been shown to correlate with the presence of hematuria and with higher SLEDAI-2K scores.
Authors
- Tamires Teixeira Piraciaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8594-8735)
- Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-4109)
- Michelle Tiveron Passos Riguetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-3530)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2024-0137en
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico