COVID-19-induced acute renal tubular injury associated with elevation of serum inflammatory cytokine.

Yusuke FukaoHajime NagasawaYoshihito NiheiMakoto HikiToshio NaitoMasao KiharaTomohito GohdaSeiji UedaYusuke Suzuki

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2021)

Levels of tubular injury markers, especially L-FABP and uβ2MG, were significantly associated with IL-6 levels even in patients with no evident AKI. This suggests that L-FABP and uβ2MG could be useful as early detective biomarkers for COVID-19 associated renal injury.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
binding protein
acute kidney injury
oxidative stress
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
endothelial cells