Circulating osteoprotegerin is associated with chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients
Abstract Background Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a glycoprotein that plays an important regulatory role in the skeletal, vascular, and immune system. It has been shown that OPG predicts chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetic patients. We hypothesized that OPG could be a risk marker of CKD development...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2017-07-01
|
Series: | BMC Nephrology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0625-3 |