Angiopoietin 2 and Neuropeptide Y are Associated with Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Jelizaveta SokolovskaJuris StefanovicsGita GersoneLeonora PahirkoJanis ValeinisSanita Kalva-VaivodeVita RoviteLeons BlumfeldsValdis PiragsPeteris TretjakovsPublished in: Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association (2020)
Diabetic nephropathy is associated with increased serum concentrations of angiopoietin 2 (marker of endothelial dysfunction) and neuropeptide Y (marker of sympathetic activity) in type 1 diabetes. Angiopoietin 2 is a more potent predictor of diabetic nephropathy compared to neuropeptide Y.