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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Urinary Extracellular Vesicle Protein Profiles Discriminate Different Clinical Subgroups of Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome.

Lucia Santorelli, William Morello, Elisa Barigazzi, Giulia Capitoli, Chiara Tamburello, Luciana Ghio, Barbara Crapella, Stefania Galimberti, Giovanni Montini, Marina Pitto and 1 more

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Urinary extracellular vesicles in childhood kidney diseases.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
    Review
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  4. Proteomics and Metabolomics in Biomedicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  5. Urinary podocyte-derived large extracellular vesicles are increased in paediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Lucia SantorelliClinical Proteomics and Metabolomic Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1883-712X
William MorelloPaediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4833-4128
Elisa BarigazziClinical Proteomics and Metabolomic Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Giulia CapitoliCenter of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8178-2440
Chiara TamburelloPaediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Luciana GhioPaediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Barbara CrapellaPaediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Stefania GalimbertiCenter of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1504-7242
Giovanni MontiniPaediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7350-4475
Marina PittoClinical Proteomics and Metabolomic Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Francesca RaimondoClinical Proteomics and Metabolomic Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3927-7456

Funding

Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health (DISCCO), Univesrity of Milan Piano di sviluppo alla ricerca 2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is the most frequent primary glomerular disease in children, displaying high grade proteinuria and oedema. The mainstay of therapy are steroids, and patients are usually classified according to the treatment response (sensitive vs. resistant). The mechanisms involved in INS pathogenesis and treatment responsiveness have not yet been identified. In this context, the analysis of urinary extracellular vesicles (UEv) is interesting, since they represent a molecular snapshot of the parental cells, offering a "fingerprint" for monitoring their status. Therefore, the aim of this study is to verify the feasibility of using UEv of INS patients as indicators of therapy response and its prediction. UEv were isolated from the urine of pediatric patients in remission after therapy; they showed characteristic electrophoresis profiles that matched specific patient subgroups. We then built a statistical model to interpret objectively each patient UEv protein profile: in particular, steroid-resistant patients cluster together with a very distinct pattern from other INS patients and controls. In conclusion, the evaluation of the UEv protein profile looks promising in the investigation of INS, showing a disease signature that might predict clinical evolution.

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childrenextracellular vesicleIdiopatic Nephrotic Syndromeliquid biopsyprotein profile

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