Urinary soluble CD163 level reflects glomerular inflammation in human lupus nephritis

Conclusions
Glomerular CD163+ macrophages are the predominant phenotype in the kidneys of lupus patients. These findings indicate that the u-sCD163 level can serve as a biomarker for macrophage-dependent glomerular inflammation in human LN.

Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - December 7, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Endo, N., Tsuboi, N., Furuhashi, K., Shi, Y., Du, Q., Abe, T., Hori, M., Imaizumi, T., Kim, H., Katsuno, T., Ozaki, T., Kosugi, T., Matsuo, S., Maruyama, S. Tags: BASIC SCIENCE Source Type: research