Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an indicator of interstitial damage and a predictor of kidney function worsening of chronic kidney disease in the early stage: a pilot study.
Hidekazu MoriyaYasuhiro MochidaKunihiko IshiokaMachiko OkaKyoko MaesatoSumi HidakaTakayasu OhtakeShuzo KobayashiPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2017)
Plasma NGAL is a useful marker of interstitial lesions in patients with CKD and a predictor of further kidney worsening in the early CKD stage.