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SUBMITTER: Kamei N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6193030 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamei Nozomu N Yamashita Mami M Nishizaki Yuji Y Yanagisawa Naotake N Nojiri Shuko S Tanaka Kanako K Yamashita Yoshinori Y Shibata Terumi T Murakoshi Maki M Suzuki Yusuke Y Gohda Tomohito T
Scientific reports 20181017 1
Chronic inflammation plays a crucial role in the development/progression of diabetic kidney disease. The involvement of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related biomarkers [TNFα, progranulin (PGRN), TNF receptors (TNFR1 and TNFR2)] and uric acid (UA) in renal function decline was investigated in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Serum TNF-related biomarkers and UA levels were measured in 594 Japanese patients with T2D and an eGFR ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>. Four TNF-related biomarkers and UA we ...[more]