Endocrine Abstracts

Urinary N-Acytyl β-D glucoseaminidase EC: 3.2.1.31 is a lysosomal enzyme which is classified in hexosaminidases group. This enzyme is found in different tissues such as, kidney, liver and spleen, but the kidney has maximum level of enzyme.The first step was the standardization of colourimetry and flourimetry of enzyme assay. In colourimerty method para-nitrophenyl N-acetyl β-D-glucosamine is used as substrate and in flourimetry method the subst...

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a common clinical finding in the general population and hospitalized patients, including patients in the intensive care unit(ICU). Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in more than 50% in ICU admitted patients.Objectives: Due to the fact that there are few studies about AKI in COVID-19 patients, we investigated the relationship between vitamin D3 deficiency and the occurrence of AKI in COVID-19 patients.<p class="abs...