Urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels correlate with the extent of subclinical tubulitis

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Subclinical tubulitis has been associated with the later development of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IF/TA), leading to diminished allograft survival. The aim of this study was to investigate how concentrations of urinary CXC-receptor 3 (CXCR3) chemokines (i.e. CXCL4/9/10/11) and CCL2 relate to the extent of subclinical tubulitis. Using ELISA, urinary CXCR3 chemokines, CCL2 and tubular injury markers (i.e. urinary NGAL and α1-microglobulin [α1 m]) were measured in patients with stable estimated GFR ≥40 mL/min exhibiting normal tubular histology (n = 24), subclinical borderline tubulitis (n = 18) or subclinical tubulitis Ia/Ib (n = 22), as well as in patients with clinical tubulitis Ia/Ib (n = 17) or IF/TA (n = 10). CXCL9 and CXCL10 were significantly higher in subclinical tubulitis Ia/Ib than in subclinical borderline tubulitis (p ≤ 0.03) and normal tubular histology (p ≤ 0.0002). By contrast, NGAL, α1-m, CXCL4, CXCL11 and CCL2 were not or only marginally distinctive across these patient groups. All urinary chemokines and tubular injury markers were higher in clinical tubulitis Ia/Ib than in normal tubular histology (p ≤ 0.002), but only tubular injury markers were elevated in IF/TA. These results demonstrate a correlation of urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels with the extent of subclinical tubulitis suggesting potential as noninvasive screening biomarkers. © 2009 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

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Schaub, S., Nickerson, P., Rush, D., Mayr, M., Hess, C., Golian, M., … Hayglass, K. (2009). Urinary CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels correlate with the extent of subclinical tubulitis. American Journal of Transplantation, 9(6), 1347–1353. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02645.x

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