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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2014

Measuring eosinophiluria, urinary eosinophil cationic protein and urinary interleukin-5 in patients with Lupus Nephritis.

Tereza Neuma Souza Brito, Maria José Vilar, José Bruno Almeida, Ana Luiza Souza Brito Faria, Sarah Dantas Viana Medeiros, Maria Carmo Cardoso Medeiros, Edna Marques Araújo Silva, Vanessa Marques Araújo Silva, Luanda Bárbara F Canário Souza, Luisa Karla P Arruda and 4 more

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Immune-Related Urine Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tereza Neuma Souza BritoDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Maria José VilarDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
José Bruno AlmeidaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Integrated Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Ana Luiza Souza Brito FariaClinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Sarah Dantas Viana MedeirosPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Maria Carmo Cardoso MedeirosHospital Universitario Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Edna Marques Araújo SilvaDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Vanessa Marques Araújo SilvaPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Luanda Bárbara F Canário SouzaDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Postgraduate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Luisa Karla P ArrudaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Tatiana Xavier CostaPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Geraldo Barroso Cavalcanti JuniorDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Antonio G OliveiraDepartment of Pharmacy, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Valéria Soraya Farias SalesDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRClinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto · BRHospital Universitário Onofre Lopes · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrine is increasingly becoming an attractive biological fluid in clinical practice due to being an easily obtained, non-invasive sampling method, containing proteins and peptides. The aim of this study was to investigate eosinophiluria, urinary eosinophil cationic protein (uECP) and urinary IL-5 (uIL-5) in patients with Lupus Nephritis.

methodsSeventy-four patients with SLE-20 with clinical and laboratory evidence of lupus nephritis (LN group) and 54 without evidence of renal involvement (non-LN group)-were analyzed regarding eosinophiluria, uECP and uIL-5. Eosinophiluria was observed by Hansel's stain, ECP by fluoroenzymeimmunoassay and uIL-5 by quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay. Both uECP and urinary IL-5 (uIL-5) were corrected by urinary creatinine. Eosinophiluria and uECP were compared with glomerular erythrocyturia, protein/creatinine ratio (Pr/Cr ratio), serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), serum levels of complement (C3 and C4), uIL-5/Cr ratio, and SLE disease activity index.

resultsPatients of the LN group had higher eosinophiluria, uECP, uECP/Cr ratio levels, and uIL-5 than patients of the non-LN group (p<0.001 for all). These variables showed a statistically significant correlation with glomerular erythrocyturia, casts, Pr/Cr ratio, serum creatinine, eGFR, anti-dsDNA, uIL-5/Cr, and SLE disease activity index (all p<0.05).

conclusionThese results provide evidence of increased urinary eosinophils, ECP and IL-5 in patients with SLE and LN; uECP/Cr ratio showed better correlation with markers of renal function and SLE disease activity.

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Eosinophil cationic proteinEosinophilsInterleukin-5Systemic lupus erythematosus

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