Potential of serum sulfatide levels as a marker for classification and disease activity in lupus nephritis
Serum sulfatide levels were significantly lower in LN patients than in controls and strongly correlated with active lesions and the Activity Index. These findings suggest sulfatide levels as a useful marker for assessing LN disease activity.
Authors
- Yuji Kamijo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8077-891X)
- Makoto Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-7683)
- Naoki Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3212-3836)
- Koji Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-2810)
- Daiki Aomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9892-8426)
- Kosuke Yamaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2793-4727)
- Takayuki Nimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7500-6769)
- Takero Nakajima
Institutions
- Shinshu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1571147
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science