Endocan and albuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

CONCLUSION: Patients with macroalbuminuria had lower endocan levels, and increasing UACR was associated with decreasing serum endocan levels. Despite the occurrence of angiogenesis and glomerular hypertrophy in the early phase of diabetic nephropathy, ensuing significant renal injury over time may reduce the expression of endocan. Serum endocan levels may represent a novel marker for nephropathy progression. PMID: 27756187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Renal Failure - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Ren Fail Source Type: research