Urinary NGAL is a Potential Biomarker for Early Renal Injury in Insulin Resistant Obese Non-diabetic Children

Semra BayturanDeniz Özalp KızılayFatma Taneli Çınar Özen Pelin Ertan İpek Özunan Raziye Yıldız Betül Ersoy

Published in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2021)

Obese pediatric patients with IR were shown to have elevated levels of u-NGAL, a marker of renal injury. u-NGAL examination may show early renal injury before development of diabetes.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
adipose tissue
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
young adults
obese patients
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle