URINARY CONCENTRATION AND TISSUE MESSENGER RNA EXPRESSION OF MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1 AS AN INDICATOR OF THE DEGREE OF HYDRONEPHROTIC ATROPHY IN PARTIAL URETERAL OBSTRUCTION

Abstract

mRNA expression and the urinary concentration of MCP-1 correlate with the degree of obstruction and subsequent renal damage in hydronephrosis. They may serve as prognostic markers in children with congenital hydronephrosis.