• Postgrad Med J · Sep 2018

    Review

    SuPAR, an emerging biomarker in kidney and inflammatory diseases.

    • Lamiaa Hamie, Georges Daoud, Georges Nemer, Tarek Nammour, Alissar El Chediak, Imad W Uthman, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Assaad Eid, and Mazen Kurban.
    • Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2018 Sep 1; 94 (1115): 517-524.

    AbstractSoluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a circulating form of a physiological and pathophysiological important cell surface receptor, implicated in inflammation. Recent studies showed that suPAR is a promising biomarker, useful for diagnosis, assessment and prognosis of several diseases. This review summarises the majority of preliminary studies and analyses the significance and the clinical application of suPAR in various clinical conditions. SuPAR seems to have a significant value in the diagnosis as well as prognosis of many diseases; nonetheless, it merits large-scale studies to set cut-off values that help physicians in following up their patients and accordingly tailor their treatment plans.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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