Elevated Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Is a Biomarker for Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Yue-Ming Gao Bin Wang Jingyuan Cao Song-Tao Feng Bi-Cheng Liu

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

Our meta-analysis indicates that uNGAL was a useful biomarker for diagnosis, estimation of activity, and prediction of renal flare of LN. In addition, the usefulness of uNGAL to distinguish pathological types of LN needs to be further investigated.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
atomic force microscopy
randomized controlled trial
case control
mass spectrometry