Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory biomarker of diabetic nephropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Mesfin Zewude GurmuSolomon GenetSolomon Tebeje GizawTeka Obsa FeyisaNetasan Gnanasekaran

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2022)

The NLR was significantly increased in T2DM patients with DN, suggesting that inflammation and endothelial dysfunction could be an integral part of the pathogenesis of DN, and therefore, this ratio may be considered as a predictor and a prognostic biomarker of DN.

Keyphrases

diabetic nephropathy
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
glycemic control
peripheral blood
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
patient reported
weight loss