Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine are Associated with Elevated Urinary Angiopoietin-2 Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Albuminuria

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine are Associated with Elevated Urinary Angiopoietin-2 Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Albuminuria

Background/Aims: We previously showed that urine and serum Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) levels increased significantly with the degree of albuminuria in diabetes patients, but the reasons remain unclear. Consequently we aimed to determine whether there was an association between Ang-2, inflammatory cytoki...

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Main Authors: Fang-Fang He, Hui-Qing Li, Qing-Xian Huang, Qiu-Yuan Wang, Hua-Jun Jiang, Shan Chen, Hua Su, Chun Zhang, Yu-Mei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-06-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Superoxide dismutase
Angiopoietin 2
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
Interleukin-18
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/368510

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