[HTML][HTML] Urine NGAL and IL-18 are predictive biomarkers for delayed graft function following kidney transplantation
CR Parikh, A Jani, J Mishra, Q Ma, C Kelly… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Delayed graft function (DGF) due to tubule cell injury frequently complicates deceased
donor kidney transplants. We tested whether urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated
lipocalin (NGAL) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) represent early biomarkers for DGF (defined as
dialysis requirement within the first week after transplantation). Urine samples collected on
day 0 from recipients of living donor kidneys (n= 23), deceased donor kidneys with prompt
graft function (n= 20) and deceased donor kidneys with DGF (n= 10) were analyzed in a …
donor kidney transplants. We tested whether urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated
lipocalin (NGAL) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) represent early biomarkers for DGF (defined as
dialysis requirement within the first week after transplantation). Urine samples collected on
day 0 from recipients of living donor kidneys (n= 23), deceased donor kidneys with prompt
graft function (n= 20) and deceased donor kidneys with DGF (n= 10) were analyzed in a …