Studies indicate the most studied biomarkers for acute kidney injury are neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin-2 kidney injury molecule-1 IL-18 cystatin C N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase liver fatty-acid binding protein and heat shock protein 72.
The results suggest that following coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) occurs to a certain degree and that NAG may be a useful early CIN marker.
In normoalbuminuric/microalbuminuric patients with essential hypertension renal impairment measured by e-GFR is related to the increased urinary NAG activity and albumin/creatinine ratio rather than elevated concentrations of individual proteins.
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