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UrduLevels of the immune protein suPAR are high in patients with heart failure and predict both heart failure and death, a new study suggests. Beyond that, when suPAR is combined with BNP, a downstream indicator of heart failure, the ability to predict such risks gets even stronger.
Tag: supar protein
Uncovering a ‘suPAR’ culprit behind kidney injury in COVID-19
A new observational study finds patients in the hospital for COVID-19 have high levels of soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR), an immune-derived pathogenic protein that is strongly predictive of kidney injury.
Patients With COVID-19 May Have Higher Risk of Kidney Injury
According to Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, the Ralph C Brown MD professor and chairperson of Rush’s Department of Internal Medicine, patients with COVID-19 experience elevated levels of soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR), an immune-derived pathogenic protein that is strongly predictive of kidney injury.
Early Predictor of Severe Respiratory Failure in Patients With COVID-19 Identified
A very high level of a protein known as suPAR in the blood of patients with COVID-19 may be a predictor of severe respiratory failure, according to new research published in the Journal of Critical Care on April 30.
Researchers Reveal Target in Acute Kidney Injury Prevention
Physician-Scientists and other researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, have revealed a new treatment target that may help change the outcome for patients at risk of AKI.