title: Relationships of urinary VEGF/CR and IL-6/CR with glomerular pathological injury in asymptomatic hematuria patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) have important functions in injury and repair processes of glomerular intrinsic cells. A study was conducted to analyze the urinary VEGF/creatinine (CR) and IL-6/CR levels in simple hematuria patients after excluding the interference of creatinine. We aimed to investigate the function and relationships of the above indices in the glomerular pathological injury process, and to elaborate the values of urinary VEGF and IL-6 changes in the diagnosis of asymptomatic hematuria or hematuria with proteinuria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 121 renal hematuria patients diagnosed by clinical and laboratory tests were included as research subjects. The midstream fresh morning urine was collected on the day renal biopsy was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IL-6/CR value of the group III was significantly greater than in group I (Z=-2.478, P<0.05), with a statistically significant difference between these 2 groups. The VEGF/CR value of group III was significantly greater than in group II (P<0.01). Compared with group I, the VEGF/CR of group III was significantly greater (Z=-4.65, P<0.01), with a statistically significant difference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The VEGF/CR and IL-6/CR values in simple hematuria patients were positively correlated with glomerular pathological injury scores. VEGF/CR and IL-6/CR might be used as biological diagnostic indicators in determining the extent of simple hematuria glomerular injury.
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Ma
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Yinghe
authors: Y
authors: Gao
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Guanglei
authors: G
authors: Chen
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Junhua
authors: J
authors: Gong
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Yang
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Yongxin
authors: Y
authors: Xie
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Mingcui
authors: M
authors: Wang
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Chen
authors: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment of Renal Disease Centre, Beidaihe Sanatorium of Beijing Military Area Command, Chinese PLA, Qinhuangdao, China (mainland).
authors: Minghui
authors: M
authors: Song
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130 / Q000378:metabolism; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000652:urine*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology*; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: C508600:IL6 protein, human; D015850:Interleukin-6; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D003404:Creatinine
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