Urine and serum ghrelin, sCD80 and sCTLA-4 levels in doxorubicin-induced experimental nephrotic syndrome


Ozkorucu D., ÇETİN N., Sav N. M., Yildiz B.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.48, no.7, pp.1187-1196, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-016-1249-4
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1187-1196
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is an immune-mediated disorder associated with hyperlipidemia. NS has been proposed to be mediated through CD80-related T cell immune response, which could be blocked using soluble cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated s(CTLA)-4. Although ghrelin is a hormone-modulating lipid metabolism and suppressing immune system, the precise role of ghrelin in NS is not well established.