Blood HER2 and Uromodulin as Causal Mediators of CKD

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Many biomarkers have been epidemiologically linked with CKD; however, the possibility that such associations are due to reverse causation or confounding limits the utility of these biomarkers. To overcome this limitation, we used a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to identify causal mediators of CKD. We performed MR by first identifying genetic determinants of 227 serum protein biomarkers assayed in 4147 participants of the Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention (ORIGIN) trial who had early or prediabetes, and assessing the effects of these biomarkers on CKD in the CKD genetics consortium (n=117,165; 12,385 cases) using the inverse-variance weighted (fixed-effects) method. We then estimated the relationship between the serum concentration of each biomarker identified and incident CKD in ORIGIN participants. MR identified uromodulin (UMOD) and human EGF receptor 2 (HER2) as novel, causal mediators of CKD (UMOD: odds ratio [OR], 1.30 per SD; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.25 to 1.35; P<5×10-20; HER2: OR, 1.30 per SD; 95% CI, 1.14 to 1.48; P=8.0×10-5). Consistent with these findings, blood HER2 concentration associated with CKD events in ORIGIN participants (OR, 1.07 per SD; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.13; P=0.01). Additional exploratory MR analyses identified angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) as a regulator of HER2 levels (β=0.13 per SD; 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.16; P=2.5×10-7). This finding was corroborated by an inverse relationship between ACE inhibitor use and HER2 levels. Thus, UMOD and HER2 are independent causal mediators of CKD in humans, and serum HER2 levels are regulated in part by ACE. These biomarkers are potential therapeutic targets for CKD prevention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 29(2018), 4 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 1326-1335

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sjaarda, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Gerstein, Hertzel C [VerfasserIn]
Yusuf, Salim [VerfasserIn]
Treleaven, Darin [VerfasserIn]
Walsh, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Mann, Johannes F E [VerfasserIn]
Hess, Sibylle [VerfasserIn]
Paré, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Antihypertensive Agents
Biomarker
Biomarkers
Chronic kidney disease
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 3.4.15.1
ERBB2 protein, human
Genetics
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Receptor, ErbB-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
UMOD protein, human
Uromodulin

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Date Completed 16.09.2019

Date Revised 16.09.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1681/ASN.2017070812

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM281680639