Elevated Circulating Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Predicts the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

Elaine Hui | Zendy; ChunYip Yeung | Zendy; ChiHo Lee | Zendy; Yu Cho Woo | Zendy; Carol Ho-Yan Fong | Zendy; Wing-Sun Chow | Zendy; Aimin Xu | Zendy; Karen S.L. Lam | Zendy

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Elevated Circulating Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Predicts the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Elaine Hui,

ChunYip Yeung,

ChiHo Lee,

Yu Cho Woo,

Carol Ho-Yan Fong,

Wing-Sun Chow,

Aimin Xu,

Karen S.L. Lam

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-2235

Subject(s) - pedf , medicine , microalbuminuria , diabetic nephropathy , albuminuria , type 2 diabetes , kidney disease , hazard ratio , renal function , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , risk factor , endocrinology , confidence interval , gastroenterology , urology , angiogenesis

Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a circulating glycoprotein with antiangiogenic, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory properties, protects against diabetic nephropathy (DN) in animal models.

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