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. 2021 Sep 16;10(18):e021312. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021312

Table 1.

Dysregulated Genes Encoding Candidate Responsive Biomarkers for AKI and Recovery in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Symbol Name Cellular location Plasma/serum Urine Known drug target* Previous association with AKI Normalized read counts at B Fold change B‐HF§¶ Fold change HF‐R§¶ Fold change B‐R§¶
REN Renin ES Yes No Yes Yes 53 (48–102) 7.1†† −10.1††
NGFR Nerve growth factor receptor PM No Yes Yes Yes 86 (51–98) −2.7** 2.6**
CNGA3 Cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 3 PM Yes No No No 93 (85–126) 2.6** −3.3††
SLC5A1 Solute carrier family 5 member 1 PM Yes No No No 358 (197–574) −2.4# 2.5#
OIT3 Oncoprotein induced transcript 3 N Yes No No No 29 (15–33) 2.2** 2.6#
HPCA Hippocalcin C Yes Yes No No 50 (40–59) −2.2** 1.9#
FSTL3 Follistatin like 3 ES Yes No No No 103 (91–126) 2.1** −1.9#
MUC20 Mucin 20, cell surface associated PM No Yes No No 1280 (889–1441) −2.0** 1.9#
IGFBP3 Insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 ES Yes Yes No Yes 495 (373–668) −2.0# 2.0#
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 N Yes No Yes Yes 1182 (1060–1274) 2.0# −1.9#
TXNDC16 Thioredoxin domain containing 16 ES Yes No No No 255 (220–352) −1.9†† 1.7#
HSP90AA1 Heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1 C No Yes Yes Yes 10 647 (9601–11 011) 1.7** −1.5#
LARP1B La ribonucleoprotein domain family member 1B ES Yes No No No 159 (153–195) 1.6** −1.5#
GLTP Glycolipid transfer protein C No Yes No No 798 (734–914) −1.5†† 1.6††
SIPA1L1 Signal induced proliferation associated 1 like 1 C Yes No No No 820 (762–1283) −1.5# 1.7#
CAPN1 Calpain 1 C No Yes No Yes 1448 (1204–1595) −1.5** 1.4#
KLF7 Kruppel like factor 7 N Yes No No No 567 (524–625) 1.4†† −1.3#
PDE5A Phosphodiesterase 5A C Yes No Yes Yes 2088 (1901–2231) −1.4†† 1.4††
HSP90B1 Heat shock protein 90 beta family member 1 C Yes Yes Yes Yes 8974 (8708–9585) 1.4# −1.4#

AKI indicates acute kidney injury; B, baseline; C, cytoplasm; ES, extracellular space; HF, heart failure; N, nucleus; PM, plasma membrane; and R, recovery.

*Gene/protein product targeted by 1 or more pharmaceutical drugs.

Genes associated with AKI in the Harmonizome database 12 and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis knowledgebase. 13

Normalized RNA sequencing read counts at B expressed as median (interquartile range).

§Expression fold changes between B, HF, and R.

||Genes enriched, or specifically expressed in, kidney (www.proteinatlas.org). 14

P<0.05, # P<0.01, ** P<0.001, and †† P<0.0001 after adjustment for multiple comparisons.