The Possibility of Urinary Liver-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein as a Biomarker of Renal Hypoxia in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats

• Main Authors: Jun Tanabe (Author), Yuji Ogura (Author), Mikie Nakabayashi (Author), Yoshio Nagai (Author), Shiika Watanabe (Author), Takeshi Sugaya (Author), Keiichi Ohata (Author), Daisuke Ichikawa (Author), Kazuho Inoue (Author), Seiko Hoshino (Author), Kenjiro Kimura (Author), Yugo Shibagaki (Author), Yumie Ono (Author), Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Renal hypoxia is an aggravating factor for tubulointerstitial damage, which is strongly associated with renal prognosis in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Therefore, urinary markers that can detect renal hypoxia are useful for monitoring DKD. Objective: To determine the correlation betwee...