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ArticleKidney international reports2025

Urinary Clusterin is a Biomarker of Renal Epithelial Senescence and Predicts Human Kidney Disease Progression.

David P Baird, Maximilian Reck, Ross Campbell, Marie-Helena Docherty, Piotr P Janas, Tilly Mason, Zenuida Mortuza, Matthieu Vermeren, Andy Nam, Wei Yang and 9 more

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Novel protein biomarkers for risk stratification and personalized medicine.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2026
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  3. iScience · 2026
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  4. Review
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  6. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cellular Senescence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Review
  7. The gut as a central hub for multi-organ crosstalk in aging.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
    Review
  8. Article
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  11. Toward Noninvasive Biomarkers of Renal Senescence.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

David P BairdCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Maximilian ReckCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ross CampbellCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Marie-Helena DochertyCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Piotr P JanasCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Tilly MasonCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Zenuida MortuzaCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Matthieu VermerenCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Andy NamBruker Spatial Biology, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Wei YangBruker Spatial Biology, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Nathan SchurmanBruker Spatial Biology, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Claire WilliamsBruker Spatial Biology, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jamie P TraynorSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Patrick B MarkSchool of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Katie J MylonasCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Jeremy HughesCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Laura DenbyCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Bryan R ConwayCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
David A FerenbachCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Cellular senescence is characterized by generally irreversible cell cycle arrest and changes in secretory activity, with senescent renal epithelia proposed as drivers of kidney fibrosis. The lack of noninvasive biomarkers represents an obstacle to the design of human trials of senescent cell-depleting medications. Methods: Proteomic analysis was performed on urine from patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) alongside immunofluorescence staining of paired kidney biopsies ( Results: P21 Conclusion: uCCR represents a surrogate for histologic quantification of p21

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agingbiomarkerscellular senescencechronic kidney diseaseclusterinfibrosis

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PMID40677355
PMCPMC12266154

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