Plasma NGAL levels in stable kidney transplant recipients and the risk of allograft loss.
Jutta S SwolinskyRicarda M HinzCarolin E MarkusEugenia SingerFriederike BachmannFabian HalleckSusanne KronMarcel Ganesh NaikDanilo SchmidtMartin ObermeierPimrapat GebertGeraldine RauchSiegfried KropfMichael HaaseKlemens BuddeKai Uwe EckardtTimm H WesthoffKai M Schmidt-OttPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
pNGAL was an independent predictor of renal allograft loss in stable KTR from one transplant center but did not show consistent added value when compared to baseline predictors including the conventional marker eGFR. Future studies in larger cohorts are warranted.