Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Glomerular and tubulointerstitial damage plays a role in renal function failure in diabetic patients. While both serum and urine levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) show significantly increased levels in acute renal pathologies, the NGAL increase in active phase indicates a reversible condition in chronic cases. In this study, we determined if urinary excretion of NGAL can be used as an early indicator of diabetic nephropathy, which causes chronic...

Background: It is known that obesity-related renal damage,regardless of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, may improve by weight-loss modalities. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of bariatric surgery on glycemic and lipid parameters, anthropometric measurements, renal parameters and urine NGAL (Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin) levels in obese diabetic or nondiabetic patients who has not respond to medical treatmentMaterials and me...