Serum levels of adiponectin and leptin as biomarkers of proteinuria in lupus nephritis.
Valeria Diaz-RizoDavid Bonilla-LaraLaura Gonzalez-LopezDalia Sanchez-MoscoNicte S Fajardo-RobledoEdsaul E Perez-GuerreroN Alejandra Rodriguez-JimenezA Miriam Saldaña-CruzM Luisa Vazquez-VillegasEduardo Gomez-BañuelosMonica Vazquez-Del MercadoE German Cardona-MuñozDavid Cardona-MullerXochitl TrujilloMiguel HuertaMario Salazar-ParamoJorge Ivan Gamez-NavaPublished in: PloS one (2017)
These findings indicate that adiponectin levels are useful markers associated with proteinuria in LN. Further longitudinal studies are required to identify if these levels are predictive of renal relapse.