Erschienen in:
01.08.2012 | Nephrology – Translational Section
IgA nephropathy and oxidative stress: news on clinically evaluated biomarkers hits the stage
verfasst von:
Cheng Zhu, Peter R. Mertens
Erschienen in:
International Urology and Nephrology
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Excerpt
Galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) [
1‐
3]. However, high levels of circulating Gd-IgA1 are not sufficiently predictive regarding IgAN progression [
4,
5]. In a recent publication in the
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology by Camilla et al. (Regina Margherita University hospital, Italy), the circulating oxidative stress level, assessed by advanced oxidation protein products, outperformed Gd-IgA1 level determinations and predicted best the progressive kidney disease in a cohort of 292 patients diagnosed with IgA nephropathy [
6]. …