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Usefulness of a Highly Sensitive Urinary and Serum IL-6 Assay in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

DOI

121

Citations

19

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2000

Year

Masahiko Shikano, Hiroshi Sobajima, Hiroto Yoshikawa, Takako Toba, Hiroko Kushimoto, Hideki Katsumata, Makoto Tomita, Shirou Kawashima
˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals

Abstract

The urinary IL-6 level seems to be a good indicator of diabetic nephropathy, and atherosclerotic changes were related to the serum IL-6 level. The serum IL-6 may, therefore, be useful in the evaluation of atherosclerosis including nephropathy.

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