Urinary MCP-1 and TWEAK as non-invasive markers of disease activity and treatment response in patients with lupus nephritis in South Africa.

Mothusi W MoloiJody A RuschFierdoz OmarUdeme EkrikpoCollet DandaraAminu K BelloDavid JayneIkechi G Okpechi

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2021)

Our study shows that uMCP-1 and uTWEAK are elevated in patients with active LN, correlated with the remission status (response to treatment) at the end of induction therapy and can, therefore, be useful for monitoring disease activity and treatment response.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
south africa
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
stem cells
hiv positive
bone marrow
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected