Transforming growth factor-β1 in children with diabetic nephropathy.

Happy SawiresOsama BotrousAbdelmegeed AboulmagdNadia MadaniOsama Abdelhaleem

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2018)

TGF-β1 was significantly higher in children with DN in comparison with children without. It could be used as an early indicator of DN in children with T1DM with high sensitivity and specificity.

Keyphrases

transforming growth factor
young adults
diabetic nephropathy
epithelial mesenchymal transition
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance