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Urine TNF-α and IL-9 for clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis
Moledina DG, Wilson FP, Pober JS, Perazella MA, Singh N, Luciano RL, Obeid W, Lin H, Kuperman M, Moeckel GW, Kashgarian M, Cantley LG, Parikh CR. Urine TNF-α and IL-9 for clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial nephritis. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e127456. PMID: 31092735, PMCID: PMC6542610, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute kidney diseasePrebiopsy diagnosisKidney biopsyKidney diseaseIL-9AIN diagnosisUrine TNFInterstitial nephritisSpecific T cell subsetsAcute tubular injuryDiabetic kidney diseaseIL-9 levelsTNF-α levelsT cell subsetsAddition of biomarkersPlasma cytokinesCytokine levelsTubular injuryHighest quartileMultivariable analysisCell subsetsUrinary TNFBlood eosinophilsGlomerular disease
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Differentiating Acute Interstitial Nephritis from Acute Tubular Injury: A Challenge for Clinicians
Moledina DG, Parikh CR. Differentiating Acute Interstitial Nephritis from Acute Tubular Injury: A Challenge for Clinicians. Nephron 2019, 143: 211-216. PMID: 31203275, PMCID: PMC6821567, DOI: 10.1159/000501207.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute interstitial nephritisAcute tubular injuryAcute kidney injuryUrine TNFTubular injuryInterstitial nephritisClinical featuresHistological diagnosisInterleukin-9Novel biomarkersClinical practiceChronic kidney diseaseProspective cohort studyHigh-risk populationDisease-specific therapiesCourse of careImmunosuppressive therapyKidney injuryCohort studyKidney biopsyKidney diseasePlasma levelsKidney fibrosisInter-rater variabilityLaboratory assessment