Serum and urine cystatin C levels in children with post-pyelonephritic renal scarring: a pilot study

İŞLEKEL G. H., SOYLU A., ALTUN Z. S., Yis U., Turkmen M., Kavukcu S.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.1241-1250, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-007-9260-4
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1241-1250
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: DMSA, glomerular filtration rate, Pyelonephritis, renal scarring, serum cystatin C, tubular functions, urinary cystatin C, MOLECULAR-WEIGHT PROTEINURIA, BETA-D-GLUCOSAMINIDASE, TRACT-INFECTION, VESICOURETERAL REFLUX, PLASMA CREATININE, GAMMA-TRACE, MARKER, SCINTIGRAPHY, GFR, AGE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim We aimed to investigate in children with a history of acute pyelonephritis the influence of unilateral post-pyelonephritic renal scarring detected by DMSA scan on serum (S-CysC) and urine cystatin C (U-CysC) as well as upon other traditional markers of renal damage.