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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2024

Advances in uromodulin biology and potential clinical applications.

Azuma Nanamatsu, Larissa de Araújo, Kaice A LaFavers, Tarek M El-Achkar

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Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. What is Outpatient AKI? Insights from the SPRINT AKI Cohort.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026
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  15. Endocrine regulation of uromodulin in aging.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026
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  20. A Multiomics Study of Circulating Proteins and Kidney Stone Risk.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Azuma NanamatsuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8512-0161
Larissa de AraújoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Kaice A LaFaversDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Tarek M El-AchkarDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. telachka@iu.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4645-3614

Funding

Understanding the Function of Tamm-Horsfall Protein in Acute kidney Injury.R01DK111651 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ASHKAR, TAREK MAURICE · 2017 to 2021
$1.6M
The protective role of kidney-derived Tamm Horsfall protein (Uromodulin) in sepsisR00DK127216 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI LAFAVERS, KAICE · 2023 to 2025
$737k
Understanding the Function of Tamm-Horsfall Protein in Acute Kidney InjuryI01BX003935 · VA · RLR VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ASHKAR, TAREK MAURICE · 2017 to 2025
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Validation of recombinant truncated Tamm-Horsfall protein as a therapeutic tool for kidney injuryI21BX006519 · VA · RLR VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ASHKAR, TAREK MAURICE · 2024 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX003935BLRD VA I21 BX006519NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK127216NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK111651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uromodulin (also known as Tamm-Horsfall protein) is a kidney-specific glycoprotein secreted bidirectionally into urine and into the circulation, and it is the most abundant protein in normal urine. Although the discovery of uromodulin predates modern medicine, its significance in health and disease has been rather enigmatic. Research studies have gradually revealed that uromodulin exists in multiple forms and has important roles in urinary and systemic homeostasis. Most uromodulin in urine is polymerized into highly organized filaments, whereas non-polymeric uromodulin is detected both in urine and in the circulation, and can have distinct roles. The interactions of uromodulin with the immune system, which were initially reported to be a key role of this protein, are now better understood. Moreover, the discovery that uromodulin is associated with a spectrum of kidney diseases, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and autosomal-dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease, has further accelerated investigations into the role of this protein. These discoveries have prompted new questions and ushered in a new era in uromodulin research. Here, we delineate the latest discoveries in uromodulin biology and its emerging roles in modulating kidney and systemic diseases, and consider future directions, including its potential clinical applications.

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Kidney DiseasesUromodulinAnimalsHumansUromodulin

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PMCPMC11568936

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