A Compendium of Urinary Biomarkers Indicative of Glomerular Podocytopathy
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Sekulic, Miroslav
Pichler Sekulic, Simona
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Sekulic, Miroslav, and Simona Pichler Sekulic. 2013. “A Compendium of Urinary Biomarkers Indicative of Glomerular Podocytopathy.” Pathology Research International 2013 (1): 782395. doi:10.1155/2013/782395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/782395.Abstract
It is well known that glomerular podocyte injury and loss are present in numerous nephropathies and that the pathophysiologic consecution of disease hinges upon the fate of the podocyte. While multiple factors play a hand in glomerulopathy progression, basic logic lends that if one monitors the podocyte's status, that may reflect the status of disease. Recent investigations have focused on what one can elucidate from the noninvasive collection of urine, and have proven that certain, specific biomarkers of podocytes can be readily identified via varying techniques. This paper has brought together all described urinary biomarkers of podocyte injury and is made to provide a concise summary of their utility and testing in laboratory and clinical theatres. While promising in the potential that they hold as tools for clinicians and investigators, the described biomarkers require further comprehensive vetting in the form of larger clinical trials and studies that would give their value true weight. These urinary biomarkers are put forth as novel indicators of glomerular disease presence, disease progression, and therapeutic efficacy that in some cases may be more advantageous than the established parameters/measures currently used in practice.Other Sources
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