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ArticleScientific reports2018

Serum podocalyxin levels correlate with carotid intima media thickness, implicating its role as a novel biomarker for atherosclerosis.

Mayumi Shoji, Minoru Takemoto, Kazuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Shoji, Satoka Mori, Jun-Ichi Sagara, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Yoshiaki Hirayama, Kenichi Sakamoto, Takahiro Ishikawa and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mayumi ShojiDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Minoru TakemotoDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan. minoru.takemoto@iuhw.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-2465
Kazuki KobayashiDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Toshihiro ShojiDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, Chiba, 3-32-1, Isobe, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 261-0012, Japan.
Satoka MoriLife Inovation Research Institute, Denka Co., Ltd, 3-5-1, Asahi-Machi, Machida-City, Tokyo, 194-0023, Japan.
Jun-Ichi SagaraLife Inovation Research Institute, Denka Co., Ltd, 3-5-1, Asahi-Machi, Machida-City, Tokyo, 194-0023, Japan.
Hiroyuki KurosawaR&D Center, Denka Seikne Co., Ltd, 1359-1, Kagamida, Kigoshi, Gosen-City, Niigata, 959-1695, Japan.
Yoshiaki HirayamaR&D Center, Denka Seikne Co., Ltd, 1359-1, Kagamida, Kigoshi, Gosen-City, Niigata, 959-1695, Japan.
Kenichi SakamotoDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Takahiro IshikawaDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Masaya KoshizakaDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Yoshiro MaezawaDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Koutaro YokoteDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Chiba University · JPDenka (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Podocalyxin is a cell surface sialomucin, which is expressed in not only glomerular podocytes but also vascular endothelial cells. Urinary podocalyxin is used as a marker for glomerular disease. However, there are no reports describing serum podocalyxin (s-Podxl) levels. Therefore, the association between s-Podxl levels and clinical parameters were examined with 52 patients. s-Podxl level was evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The median s-Podxl level was 14.2 ng/dL (interquartile range: 10.8-22.2 ng/dL). There were significant correlations (correlation coefficient: r > 0.2) of s-Podxl levels with carotid intima media thickness (IMT) (r = 0.30, p = 0.0307). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that s-Podxl levels remained significantly associated with carotid IMT > 1 mm (OR: 1.15; 95% CI 1.02-1.31, p = 0.026) after adjustments for traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as age, sex, current smoking status, hypertension, dyslipidemias, and diabetes. In conclusion, s-Podxl is independently associated with carotid IMT and might be used as a novel biomarker for cardiovascular disease.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAtherosclerosisBiomarkersCarotid Artery DiseasesComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSialoglycoproteinsBiomarkerspodocalyxinSialoglycoproteins

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PMCPMC5762903
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