Serum Glutaredoxin Activity as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Nephron (2015) Vol. 140; no. 4; p. 249
• Main Authors: Levin, Anna, Nair, Deepika, Qureshi, Abdul Rashid, Bárány, Peter, Heimburger, Olof, Anderstam, Björn, Stenvinkel, Peter, Bruchfeld, Annette, Ungerstedt, Johanna S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Glutaredoxin; Interleukin -6; Oxidative stress; Dialysis; Diabetes; Pentosidine

Inflammation and oxidative stress play important roles in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in its complications, in particular cardiovascular disease, a major cause of death among patients undergoing dialysis treatment. We recently described that Glutaredoxin1 (Gr...