Urine proteome scans uncover total urinary protease, prostaglandin D synthase, serum amyloid P, and superoxide dismutase as potential markers of lupus nephritis

Tianfu Wu, Yuyang Fu, Deirdre Brekken, Mei Yan, Xin J. Zhou, Kamala Vanarsa, Nima Deljavan, Chul Ahn, Chaim Putterman, Chandra Mohan

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Abstract

To identify potential biomarkers in immune-mediated nephritis, urine from mice subjected to an augmented passive model of antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM)-induced experimental nephritis was resolved using two-dimensional gels. The urinary proteome in these diseased mice was comprised of at least 71 different proteins. Using orthogonal assays, several of these molecules, including serum amyloid P (SAP), PG D synthase, superoxide dismutase, rennin, and total protease were validated to be elevated in the urine and kidneys of mice during anti-GBM disease, as well as in mice with spontaneously arising lupus nephritis. Among these, urinary protease was the only marker that appeared to be exclusively renal in origin, whereas the others were partly serum-derived. Longitudinal studies in murine lupus demonstrated that total urinary protease had better predictive value for histologically active nephritis (r = 0.78) compared with proteinuria (r = 20.04), azotemia (r = 0.28), or the other markers examined, whereas urine SAP emerged as the single most predictive marker of histological glomerulonephritis. Collectively, these studies uncover total urinary protease, PG D synthase, SAP, and superoxide dismutase as novel biomarkers of anti-GBM disease and lupus nephritis, with stronger correlation to renal disease compared with currently employed biomarkers. These findings could have important diagnostic and prognostic ramifications in the management of these renal diatheses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2183-2193
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume184
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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