Elevated urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis

MCP-1 was elevated in children with HSPN and correlated with proteinuria. Urinary MCP-1 could be used as a suitable, non-invasive biomarker to provide valuable information not only for the diagnosis of HSPN, but also for evaluation of severity of renal damage.