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NGAL levels were measured in supernatant from IC-stimulated neutrophils in the presence or absence of a toll-like receptor 8 inhibitor (TLR8i).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In the exploratory cohort, serum levels of NGAL were increased in patients with SLE as compared with healthy controls (p=0.021), and associated with histological-proven membranoproliferative lupus nephritis (LN) (p=0.018). In the validation cohort, plasma levels of NGAL were elevated in patients with a history of LN (p=0.0048), as well as in patients with SLE with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) compared with those without (p=0.0022). In both cohorts, NGAL was able to discriminate patients with a creatinine clearance &lt;60 mL\/min (chronic kidney disease stage 3 or more) with high accuracy, with an area under the curve of 0.92 (p&lt;0.0001) and 0.94 (p=0.0088), respectively. Neutrophils stimulated with IC secrete more NGAL, when compared with baseline, and this process was blocked by adding a TLR8i.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Blood levels of NGAL are increased in patients with SLE with decreased kidney function, and in those with secondary APS. 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