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Schuster, Antonia Margarete ; Steines, Louisa ; Banas, Bernhard ; Bergler, Tobias

Dickkopf 3 as a New Monitoring Tool for Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation

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Schuster, Antonia Margarete , Steines, Louisa, Banas, Bernhard and Bergler, Tobias (2024) Dickkopf 3 as a New Monitoring Tool for Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation. Journal of Clinical Medicine 13 (23), p. 7454.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.74629


Abstract

Background: Even today, a non-invasive biomarker to identify donors with enhanced risk for renal impairment is missing. Dickkopf 3 (DKK3) can cause tubulointerstitial fibrosis and is associated with rapid eGFR loss. The aim of our work was to analyze whether DKK3 can be used as a non-invasive alert marker for an increased risk of loss of kidney function in living kidney donors (LKDs). Methods: ...

Background: Even today, a non-invasive biomarker to identify donors with enhanced risk for renal impairment is missing. Dickkopf 3 (DKK3) can cause tubulointerstitial fibrosis and is associated with rapid eGFR loss. The aim of our work was to analyze whether DKK3 can be used as a non-invasive alert marker for an increased risk of loss of kidney function in living kidney donors (LKDs). Methods: All donors who were examined between July 2022 and June 2023 (n = 117) were included. DKK3 was measured in the urine. The collected patient-related data were compared with parameters before donation. The study cohort was stratified by DKK3 values (</≥200). Results: In the follow-up, 89 donors had a DKK3 value < 200 (group 1) and 28 donors had a DKK3 value ≥200 (group 2). During post-donation follow-up, renal function in group 1 was significantly better than that in group 2 (p = 0.01), although no difference in renal function before donation was detected (p = 0.84). Group 2 showed also a greater eGFR loss over time than group 1. Conclusions: LKDs with elevated DKK3 levels in the FU had impaired kidney function without evidence of increased risk factors pre-donation. DKK3 can represent a possible monitoring tool for kidney function in LKDs.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleJournal of Clinical Medicine
PublisherMDPI
Open Access TypeGold (with APC)
Volume13
Number of Issue or Book Chapter23
Page Rangep. 7454
Date7 December 2024
Date of publication13 Jan 2025 09:15
InstitutionsMedicine > Abteilung für Nephrologie
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10.3390/jcm13237454DOI
KeywordsDKK3; non-invasive monitoring; living kidney transplantation
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-746292
Item ID74629

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