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. 2021 Oct 7:14:6497-6504.
doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S339075. eCollection 2021.

The Predictive Value of Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor in Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Yuhan Qin  1 , Yong Qiao  1 , Dong Wang  1 , Gaoliang Yan  1 , Chengchun Tang  1 , Genshan Ma  1
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The Predictive Value of Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor in Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Yuhan Qin et al. Int J Gen Med. .

Abstract

Objective: Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (SuPAR) is a circulating protein and a novel identified promising biomarker for various renal diseases and kidney injury. However, it remains unknown on the predictive value of suPAR in contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: A total of 399 patients undergoing PCI were enrolled in the research from June 2020 to June 2021 in Zhongda Hospital. Patients were divided into CI-AKI and non-CI-AKI groups according to the preoperative and postoperative serum creatinine levels. Plasma suPAR level was detected through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on admission. Demographic data, hematological parameters, coronary angiography data and medications were recorded and compared between CI-AKI and non-CI-AKI groups. Logistic regression analysis and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were performed for identifying the independent risk factors of CI-AKI and assessment of the predictive value of suPAR for CI-AKI.

Results: CI-AKI occurred in 65 (16.3%) patients undergoing PCI. The level of suPAR in CI-AKI group was significantly higher than that in the non-CI-AKI group. Multivariate logistic regression indicated diabetes, lower LVEF, lower hydration rate, lower baseline eGFR, higher plasma suPAR (OR = 2.875, 95% CI = 2.038-3.672, P < 0.001) and volume of contrast media were all independent risk factors for CI-AKI after adjustment of the confounding factors. ROC analysis illustrated that the optimal area under the curve was 0.765, indicating plasma suPAR was a splendid predictor for CI-AKI. The corresponding cut-off value was 3.305 ng/mL, and the sensitivity and specificity were 63.1% and 82.3%, respectively.

Conclusion: Increased suPAR level is independently associated with elevated risk of suffering CI-AKI, and suPAR is a strong predictor for CI-AKI in patients undergoing PCI. SuPAR might act as a novel biomarker for CI-AKI in clinical practice.

Keywords: acute kidney injury; contrast media; percutaneous coronary intervention; soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests concerning the paper.

Figures

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Forest plot of multivariate predictors for CI-AKI.
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Figure 2
The ROC curve of suPAR and models for predicting CI-AKI in patients undergoing PCI.
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