Biochemical and Hormonal Study on Diabetic Nephrotic Pati...
Taher, Firas / Sulaiman, Ahmed / Ka¿an, Hanaa
Diabetes mellitus is a growing epidemic and is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Diabetic nephropathy affects approximately 20-40% of individuals who have diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy can be detected by the measurement of urine albumin or serum creatinine. Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine proteinase inhibitor (vaspin) was identifed in the visceral adipose tissue of OLETF (Otsuka Long- Evans Tokus...