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Is Pentraxin-3 a Stronger Marker of Inflammation than C-Reactive Protein in Chronic Kidney Disease?

Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Koldas, Macit; Cebeci, Egemen; Ozkan, Oktay; Gursu, Meltem; Aydin, Zeki; Ozturk, Savaş; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Erdogan, Yasemin Doventas (2014)

OBJECTIVE : Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is elevated in uremic patients and related with albuminuria and endothelial dysfunction. We aimed to clarify the relationship of PTX-3 with inflammatory markers (hsCRP and IL-6) in patients ...

A New Marker For Endothelial Function in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Apelin

Atalay, Eray; Uzun, Sami; Oflazu, Hseyin; Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Karadag, Serhat; Gursu, Meltem; Ozturk, Savaş; Gurdal, Ahmet; Basinoglu, Filiz; Aydin, Zeki (2013)

Aim: The most important cause of death in end-stage renal disease is cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is one of the most important steps in the pathogenesis of CVD. Apelin is a peptide recently ...