Urinary extracellular vesicles as a source of protein-based biomarkers in feline chronic kidney disease and hypertension.
J S LawsonHarriet M SymeP R AntrobusJ M KarttunenS E StewartF E Karet FranklT L WilliamsPublished in: The Journal of small animal practice (2022)
Feline urinary extracellular vesicles can be successfully isolated from stored urine samples. Differentially expressed urinary extracellular vesicle proteins were discovered in cats with hypertensive chronic kidney disease, and warrant further investigation into their utility as biomarkers or therapeutic targets.