Open AccessSkin autofluorescence is associated with renal function and cardiovascular diseases in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients
Author(s) -
Kenichi Tanaka,
Yukako Tani,
Jun Asai,
F. Nemoto,
Yuki Kusano,
Hitoshi Suzuki,
Yoshimitsu Hayashi,
K. Asahi,
Tetsuo Katoh,
Toshio Miyata,
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq369
Subject(s) - autofluorescence , medicine , kidney disease , renal function , diabetes mellitus , dialysis , gastroenterology , risk factor , odds ratio , pathology , urology , endocrinology , quantum mechanics , fluorescence , physics
Tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGE) is thought to be a contributing factor to the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Skin autofluorescence, a non-invasive measure of AGE accumulation using autofluorescence of the skin under ultraviolet light, has shown associations with CVD in haemodialysis patients. The present study aimed to evaluate relationships of skin autofluorescence to renal function as well as CVD in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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