Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor in Black Americans with CKD

Shengyuan Luo, Josef Coresh, Adrienne Tin, Casey M. Rebholz, Teresa K. Chen, Salim S. Hayek, Melissa Tracy, Michael S. Lipkowitz, Lawrence J. Appel, Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker, Jochen Reiser, Morgan Erika Grams

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Abstract

Background and objectives Black Americans with and without APOL1 kidney disease risk variants face high risk of ESKD. Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a circulating signaling protein and marker of immune activation, constitutes a promising biomarker of CKD-associated risks. We aimed to quantify the associations between serum suPAR concentration and adverse outcomes in Black Americans with and without APOL1 kidney disease risk variants, over and above iodine-125 iothalamate measured GFR and proteinuria. Design, setting, participants, & measurements Using data from the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, a multicenter clinical trial followed by a cohort phase with a median total follow-up of 9.7 years (interquartile range, 6.5–10.9 years), we examined the associations of suPAR with CKD progression (defined as doubling of serum creatinine or ESKD), ESKD, worsening proteinuria (defined as pre-ESKD doubling of 24-hour urine protein-to-creatinine ratio to ≥220 mg/g), and all-cause death. Results At baseline, the median suPAR was 4462 pg/ml, mean measured GFR was 46 ml/min per 1.73 m2, and median 24-hour urine protein-to-creatinine ratio was 80 mg/g. After controlling for baseline demographics, randomization arm, GFR, proteinuria, APOL1 risk status, and clinical risk factors, there was a 1.26-times higher risk for CKD progression per SD higher baseline log-transformed suPAR (hazard ratio [HR], 1.26; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.11 to 1.43; P<0.001). Higher suPAR was also independently associated with risk of ESKD (HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.17 to 1.58; P<0.001) and death (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.45; P=0.003). suPAR was only associated with worsening proteinuria in patients with two APOLI risk alleles (HR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.99; P=0.02). Conclusions Higher suPAR was associated with various adverse outcomes in Black Americans with CKD, with and without APOL1 kidney disease risk variants, independently of proteinuria and GFR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1013-1021
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume13
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 6 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation

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