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Urinary Galectin-3 as a Novel Biomarker for the Prediction of Renal Fibrosis and Kidney Disease Progression

Authors :
Shuo-Ming Ou
Ming-Tsun Tsai
Huan-Yuan Chen
Fu-An Li
Kuo-Hua Lee
Wei-Cheng Tseng
Fu-Pang Chang
Yao-Ping Lin
Ruey-Bing Yang
Der-Cherng Tarng
Source :
Biomedicines, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 585 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Plasma galectin-3 (Gal-3) is associated with organ fibrosis, but whether urinary Gal-3 is a potential biomarker of kidney disease progression has never been explored. Between 2018 and 2021, we prospectively enrolled 280 patients who underwent renal biopsy and were divided into three groups based on their urinary Gal-3 levels (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22279059
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biomedicines
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.03fff19d94bb401bb7a2a363f584f7aa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10030585