413-P: Renal Tubular Damage Marker, Urinary N-acetyl-b-d-glucosaminidase, as a Predictive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 70; no. Supplement_1
• Main Authors: KIM, HAE KYUNG, KIM, YOUNG-EUN, LEE, MINYOUNG, LEE, YONG-HO, KANG, EUN SEOK, CHA, BONG-SOO, LEE, BYUNG-WAN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York American Diabetes Association 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Biomarkers; Creatinine; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Fatty liver; Fibrosis; Glucosaminidase; Hyperglycemia; Kidney diseases; Steatosis

Background: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is closely associated with the progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in type 2 diabetes (T2D). We investigated whether urinary N-acetyl-β-D- glucosaminidase(u-NAG), an early renal tubular damage biomarker in DKD, could be related to the degree of hepat...