A comprehensive review of biomarker research in diabetic nephropathy from a global bibliometric and visualization perspective.

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common complication of diabetes, which is prone to develop into end-stage renal disease, and early diagnosis and treatment is the key to effective management of DN. Biomarkers have important clinical significance in the diagnosis and treatment of DN and have attracted extensive attention from researchers in recent years. The aim of this study was to visualize the field of biomarker research in DN through bibliometric analysis, to summarize the current status and predict future trends of this field, with a view to providing valuable insights for scholars and policy makers.

Mapping theme evolution and identifying hotspots in biomarkers of systemic lupus erythematosus based on global research.

To perform a bibliometric analysis in the field of biomarkers for systemic lupus erythematosus. Publications were from Web of Science. Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer, Science Mapping Analysis software Tool, CiteSpace and Tableau were used for analysis.

Tertiary lymphoid organs are associated with the progression of kidney damage and regulated by interleukin-17A.

Tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) occur after multiple chronic kidney injuries. interleukin-17A (IL-17A) has been reported to associate with the development of TLOs in inflammatory diseases. However, regulation of the renal TLOs and its clinical significance to the pathogenesis of chronic kidney injury are unknown.

The prognostic value of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio on the long-term renal survival in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Purpose: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) was established showing the poor prognosis in several diseases, such as malignancies and cardiovascular diseases. But limited study has been conducted about the prognostic value of PLR on the long-term renal survival of patients with Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).

Methods: We performed an observational cohort study enrolling patients with biopsy-proven IgAN recorded from November 2011 to March 2016.

Plasma chemokine CXC motif-ligand 16 as a predictor of renal prognosis in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

Background: There are few non-invasive biomarkers that have been identified to improve the risk stratification of patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). CXCL16 has been shown to play a key role as a chemoattractant, adhesion, and fibrosis factor in inflammatory disease. This study evaluated the potential for CXCL16 plasma as a potential biomarker in patients with IgAN.