Angiotensinogen and interleukin 18 in serum and urine of children with kidney cysts.
Krzysztof PlesińskiPiotr AdamczykElżbieta ŚwiętochowskaAurelia Morawiec-KnysakAleksandra GliwińskaOmar BjanidJakub GamrotPublished in: Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS (2020)
Higher AGT levels in serum and urine in children with renal cysts may indicate the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, including its intrarenal part, even before the onset of hypertension. Lower serum concentration of IL-18 in children with kidney cysts may indicate the loss of the protective role of this cytokine with the occurrence of hypertension.