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Circulating soluble PD-1 in lupus nephritis: disease activity, renal progression, and preclinical therapeutic implications

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

This study found that a specific protein in the blood is higher in people with lupus nephritis. It also tested a treatment in mice. The treatment part was in animals, not people yet.

Who did this work

Yuting Zhang (Xijing Hospital) · Xue Mi (Hanzhong People's Hospital) · Jiping Sun (First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University) · Jipeng Li (Xijing Hospital) · Hongbin Peng (Xijing Hospital) · Yang Zha (Xijing Hospital) · Xiaomeng Xu (Xijing Hospital) · Mengting Wu (Xijing Hospital) · Fang Zhao (Xi'an Medical University) · Rui Lu (Xijing Hospital) · Haichao Cao (Xijing Hospital) · Ye Chen (Xijing Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-11-03
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-026-03337-6