| Literature DB >> 21527942 |
Gianfranco Tramonti1, Yashpal S Kanwar.
Abstract
Despite aggressive management, many patients with diabetic nephropathy still develop end-stage renal disease. Accompanying tubulointerstitial damage is important in the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Markers of tubular damage, such as NGAL, KIM-1, and LFABP, have been proposed for monitoring the effectiveness of therapy. However, Nielsen et al. report a lack of an independent correlation between these biomarkers and glomerular filtration rate. Therefore, these markers seem to offer no improvement in the management of diabetic nephropathy.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21527942 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Kidney Int ISSN: 0085-2538 Impact factor: 10.612