%0 Journal Article
%T Increase of endocan, a new marker for inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, in acute kidney injury
%A Cuma Mertoglu
%A Murat Gunay
%J Archive of "Northern Clinics of Istanbul".
%D 2019
%R 10.14744/nci.2018.70446
%X In this study, the clinical relevance of the levels of serum endocan and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] was investigated in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Endocan or the endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 is a soluble proteoglycan secreted by vascular endothelial cells. It plays a significant role in immunity, inflammation, and endothelial function
%K Acute kidney injury
%K endocan or endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (ESM 1)
%K vitamin D
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6593909/