Clinico-pathological associations of serum VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 levels in patients with lupus nephritis

• Published in: Lupus Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1039 - 1050
• Main Authors: Yu, Kelvin YC, Yung, Susan, Chau, Mel KM, Tang, Colin SO, Yap, Desmond YH, Tang, Alexander HN, Ying, Shirley KY, Lee, Cheuk Kwong, Chan, Tak Mao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2021; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Anti-DNA antibodies; Biopsy; Cell activation; Creatinine; Endothelial cells; Hyaluronic acid; Inflammation; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1; Kidney diseases; Lupus; Lupus nephritis; Nephritis; Patients; Proteinuria; Remission; Syndecan; Thrombomodulin; Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, Intercellular adhesion molecule-1; Lupus nephritis

Objective We investigated the clinico-pathological associations of serum VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 levels in patients with biopsy-proven Class III/IV±V lupus nephritis (LN). Methods Serum VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 levels were determined by ELISAs. Sera from patients with non-renal SLE or non-lupus chronic kidney di...