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SUBMITTER: Tepel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8904626 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tepel Martin M Alkaff Firas F FF Kremer Daan D Bakker Stephan J L SJL Thaunat Olivier O Nagarajah Subagini S Saleh Qais Q Berger Stefan P SP van den Born Jacob J Krogstrup Nicoline V NV Nielsen Marie B MB Nørregaard Rikke R Jespersen Bente B Sparding Nadja N Genovese Federica F Karsdal Morten A MA Rasmussen Daniel G K DGK
Scientific reports 20220308 1
Delayed graft function after kidney transplantation is common and increases morbidity and health care costs. There is evidence that endotrophin, a specific fragment of pro-collagen type VI, promotes the inflammatory response in kidney diseases. We tested the hypothesis that pretransplant endotrophin in kidney transplant recipients may be associated with the risk of delayed graft function. Pretransplant plasma endotrophin was assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in three independen ...[more]