Urinary Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor as a Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy
Author(s) -
Haibing Chen,
Zhi Zheng,
Rongxia Li,
Junxi Lu,
Yuqian Bao,
Xiafang Ying,
Rong Zeng,
Weiping Jia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000314326
Subject(s) - pedf , medicine , diabetic nephropathy , endocrinology , irbesartan , microalbuminuria , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , kidney , nephropathy , kidney disease , retinopathy , urinary system , type 2 diabetes , angiogenesis , blood pressure
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a serine protease inhibitor, regulates extracellular matrix production in the kidney. We sought the association between urinary PEDF (uPEDF) and development of nephropathy among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
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