Biomarkers in vesicoureteral reflux: an overview

• Published in: Biomarkers in medicine Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 683 - 696
• Main Authors: Valério, Flávia C, Lemos, Renata D, de C Reis, Ana L, Pimenta, Letícia P, Vieira, Érica Lm, Silva, Ana Cs E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Future Medicine Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: adhesion molecules procalcitonin; Age; Apoptosis; Biomarkers; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell adhesion molecules; Chemokines; Congenital diseases; Creatinine; Cytokines; Epigenetics; Growth factors; Hypertension; Inflammation; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 8; Kidney diseases; Nephropathy; Pathogenesis; Procalcitonin; reflux nephropathy; Serum levels; Tumor necrosis factor; Urinary tract infections; Urine; Urogenital system; vesicoureteral reflux; growth factors; inflammation; biomarkers; vesicoureteral reflux; adhesion molecules procalcitonin; cytokines; chemokines; reflux nephropathy

This article aimed to review the role of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and cellular adhesion molecules as biomarkers for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and reflux nephropathy (RN). We reviewed articles from 1979 onward by searching PubMed and Scopus utilizing the combination of words: ‘VUR’ or...