Urine clusterin/apolipoprotein J is linked to tubular damage and renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Sang Soo KimSang Heon SongJong Ho KimYun Kyung JeonBo Hyun KimMin-Cheol KangSung Wan ChunSoo Hyun HongMichelle ChungYong Ki KimIn Joo KimYoung-Bum Kim

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2017)

Urine clusterin reflects tubular damage in the early stage of DKD. The increase in urine clusterin along with albuminuria could be an independent predictive marker for the progression of DKD in type 2 diabetes.

Keyphrases

early stage
type diabetes
oxidative stress
high glucose
cardiovascular disease
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
sentinel lymph node
adipose tissue
locally advanced