Urinary Vitamin D Binding Protein and KIM-1 Are Potent New Biomarkers of Major Adverse Renal Events in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography.

BACKGROUND:Vitamin-D-binding protein (VDBP) is a low molecular weight protein that is filtered through the glomerulus as a 25-(OH) vitamin D 3/VDBP complex. In the normal kidney VDBP is reabsorbed and catabolized by proximal tubule epithelial cells reducing the urinary excretion to trace amounts. Ac...

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Main Authors: Lyubov Chaykovska, Fabian Heunisch, Gina von Einem, Markus L Alter, Carl-Friedrich Hocher, Oleg Tsuprykov, Thomas Dschietzig, Axel Kretschmer, Berthold Hocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709188?pdf=render