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SUBMITTER: Wu CH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102249 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Cheng-Hsueh CH Chou Ruey-Hsing RH Kuo Chin-Sung CS Huang Po-Hsun PH Chang Chun-Chin CC Leu Hsin-Bang HB Huang Chin-Chou CC Chen Jaw-Wen JW Lin Shing-Jong SJ
Scientific reports 20180820 1
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a regulator of glucose homeostasis, and is suggested to have protective effect on diabetic nephropathy. Its impact on non-diabetic kidney disease is unclear. To investigate the impact of FGF21 on contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), 531 subjects underwent elective coronary angiography (CAG) were enrolled. Baseline creatinine and FGF21 were obtained before CAG. Patients were grouped into tertiles according to their FGF21 concentration. Creatinine was obtained ...[more]