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SUBMITTER: Gupta J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3513744 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Jayanta J Mitra Nandita N Kanetsky Peter A PA Devaney Joe J Wing Maria R MR Reilly Muredach M Shah Vallabh O VO Balakrishnan Vaidyanathapura S VS Guzman Nicolas J NJ Girndt Matthias M Periera Brian G BG Feldman Harold I HI Kusek John W JW Joffe Marshall M MM Raj Dominic S DS
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 20120927 12
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Increased risk of mortality in patients with CKD has been attributed to inflammation. However, the association between kidney function, albuminuria, and biomarkers of inflammation has not been examined in a large cohort of CKD patients.<h4>Design, setting, participants, & measurements</h4>This study measured the plasma levels of IL-1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), IL-6, TNF-α, TGF-β, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), fibrinogen, and serum album ...[more]