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. 2024 Mar 26;25(7):3678. doi: 10.3390/ijms25073678

Table 1.

Biomarkers that have reached a level of maturity that sufficiently supports clinical use.

Intended Use Biomarker Findings References
(1) Early diagnosis CKD273 Enables detection of CKD at early stage, superior to albuminuria or eGFR [46,49,50,52,88]
(2) Assessment of fibrosis FPP_29BH Detection of fibrosis [87]
C3M Association with fibrosis [78]
HE4 Increased in fibrosis [66,67]
LOX Increased in fibrosis [71]
DKK3 Increased in fibrosis [36]
(3) Prognosis of progression KIM-1 Increased in progressive CKD [23,24,34,35]
NGAL Increased in progressive CKD [26,34]
TNFR1 Increased in progressive CKD [24,26,35,89,90]
TNFR2 Increased in progressive CKD [23,24,35,89,90]
EGF Reduced levels indicate progression [34,35,91]
MCP-1 Increased in progressive CKD [35]
DKK3 Increased in progressive CKD [39,40]
CKD273 Increased in progressive CKD [46,47,52,88,92]
(4) Prediction of drug response DKDp189 Prediction of response to anti-hypertensive treatment [55]

Abbreviations: AUC: area under the curve; CKD: chronic kidney disease; DKK3: Dickkopf-related protein 3; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; EGF: epidermal growth factor; HE4: human epididymis protein-4; KIM-1: Kidney Injury Molecule-1; LOX: lysosyl oxidase; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein; NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; TNFR: tumor necrosis factor receptor.