Thrombosis: New mechanism of thrombus formation in CKD
Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 715 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.155
Author: Ellen F. Carney
Holy et al. suggest that carbamylated (c)LDL promotes thrombus formation in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). They found that LDL isolated from these patients (CKD LDL) had higher levels of carbamylation than LDL from healthy controls. In mice, administration of cLDL or
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ellen F. Carney Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research