Urinary soluble VCAM-1 is a useful biomarker of disease activity and treatment response in lupus nephritis.

Andrese Aline GasparinNicole Pamplona Bueno de AndradeVanessa HaxPenélope Esther PalominosMarina SiebertRomulo MarxPedro Guilherme SchaeferFrancisco Veríssimo VeroneseOdirlei André Monticielo

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2020)

The uVCAM-1 is a reliable biomarker that reflects renal disease activity and is useful for monitoring individual patients with lupus nephritis over time.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis