Distinct roles of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein in non-diabetic patients with anemia.

Various stresses including ischemia are known to up-regulate renal L-FABP gene expression and increase the urinary excretion of L-FABP. In diabetic patients with anemia, the urinary excretion of L-FABP is significantly increased. We studied the clinical significance of urinary L-FABP and its relatio...

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Main Authors: Naohiko Imai, Takashi Yasuda, Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori, Yugo Shibagaki, Kenjiro Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4444254?pdf=render