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

İŞLEKEL, GÜL; SOYLU, ALPER; ALTUN, ZEKİYE; Yis, ULUÇ; Turkmen, Mehmet; Kavukcu, SALİH

doi:10.1007/s11255-007-9260-4

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, Scopus)

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
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.