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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Risk prediction of kidney function in long-term kidney transplant recipients.

Krzysztof Batko, Anna Sączek, Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Karolina Niezabitowska, Katarzyna Siek, Alina Bętkowska-Prokop, Andrzej Kraśniak and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Serum α-Klotho and SIRT1 - Relationship with graft function, inflammation and hospitalization rates in kidney transplant recipients.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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12 authors.

Krzysztof BatkoDepartment of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Anna SączekDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Małgorzata BanaszkiewiczDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Jolanta MałyszkoDepartment of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
Ewa Koc-Żórawska2nd Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine with Dialysis Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Marcin ŻórawskiDepartment of Cardiology, Lipidology and Internal Medicine with Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Karolina NiezabitowskaDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Katarzyna SiekDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Alina Bętkowska-ProkopDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Andrzej KraśniakDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Marcin KrzanowskiDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Katarzyna KrzanowskaDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Limited tools exist for predicting kidney function in long-term kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Elabela (ELA), apelin (APLN), and the APJ receptor constitute an axis that regulates vascular and cardiac physiology in opposition to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Methods: Longitudinal, observational cohort of 102 KTRs who maintained graft function for at least 24 months, with no acute rejection history or active infection upon presentation. Serum APLN, ELA, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) and α Klotho were tested using enzyme-linked immunoassay and compared with a control group of 32 healthy controls (HCs). Results: When comparing with HCs, higher serum FGF-23, ELA and APLN, but lower ɑ Klotho concentrations were observed in long-term KTRs. Most KTRs had stable trajectories of renal function. Mean estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) over 2-year follow-up was associated with significantly lower odds of graft loss (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.01-0.15; Conclusion: Both aplnergic and mineral-bone peptides appear as relevant candidate markers for future studies investigating their predictive performance regarding renal allograft outcomes.

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