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    Indole-3-acetic acid correlates with monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio (MHR) in chronic kidney disease patients

    Indole-3-acetic acid is a protein-bound indolic uremic toxin deriving from tryptophan metabolism. Increased levels are associated with higher thrombotic risk and both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. An...

    Valeria Cernaro, Vincenzo Calabrese, Saverio Loddo in International Urology and Nephrology (2022)

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    Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) levels in COVID-19 ICU patients are associated with mortality

    Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) is a high-molecular-weight mucin-like glycoprotein, which is also known as MUC1. KL-6 is mainly produced by type 2 pneumocytes and bronchial epithelial cells, and, therefore, elev...

    Giuliana Scarpati, Daniela Baldassarre in Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Criti… (2022)

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    Monocyte to HDL ratio: a novel marker of resistant hypertension in CKD patients

    Inflammation, oxidative stress (OS), atherosclerosis and resistant hypertension (RH) are common features of chronic kidney disease (CKD) leading to a higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. These eff...

    Guido Gembillo, Rossella Siligato, Valeria Cernaro in International Urology and Nephrology (2022)