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ReviewPractical laboratory medicine2022

Assessing the value of serum and urinary interleukins for diagnosis of acute kidney injury in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mahmoud Yousefifard, Koohyar Ahmadzadeh, Amirmohammad Toloui, Hooman Ahmadzadeh, Arian Madani Neishaboori, Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei Alavi, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Mohammad Javad Tavallaei, Saeed Safari, Neamatollah Ataei and 1 more

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Review in Practical laboratory medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mahmoud YousefifardPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Koohyar AhmadzadehPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amirmohammad TolouiPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hooman AhmadzadehSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arian Madani NeishabooriPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei AlaviPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parisa GhelichkhaniSpecial Nursing Care Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Javad TavallaeiPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeed SafariMen's Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Neamatollah AtaeiPediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa HosseiniPediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSeveral studies have questioned the diagnostic utility of interleukins (IL) in detecting acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric population. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the diagnostic value of ILs in pediatric AKI patients.

methodTwo independent researchers screened records acquired through searching in Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, until the end of 2020. Articles evaluating serum and urinary levels of ILs in AKI patients were included in this study. Data were extracted and analyzed using STATA software.

resultsTwenty-one studies were included. Analyses showed that AUC, sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic odds ratio of urinary IL-18 for diagnosing AKI were 0.77 (95% CI: 0.74, 0.81), 0.64 (95% CI: 0.32, 0.87), 0.75 (95% CI: 0.62, 0.85) and 6 (95% CI: 1, 23), respectively. Those values were 0.79 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.83), 0.58 (95% CI: 0.37, 0.76), 0.87 (95% CI: 0.66, 0.96), and 9 (95% CI: 4, 20) for serum IL-6, and 0.72 (95% CI: 0.68, 0.76), 0.53 (95% CI: 0.34, 0.72), 0.79 (95% CI: 0.60, 0.91) and 4 (95% CI: 2, 8) for serum IL-8, respectively. Urinary levels of ILs 6, 8 and 10 were not significantly different between AKI patients and the non-AKI control group. Serum levels of ILs 10 and 18 were not adequately evaluated in the studies.

conclusionIL-18 urinary levels and IL-6 and IL-8 serum levels are significantly higher in AKI patients compared to the non-AKI group. However, their low sensitivity and specificity in detecting AKI questions their diagnostic value.

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Acute kidney injuryEarly diagnosisInterleukins

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