title: YKL-40, a new biomarker of endothelial dysfunction, is independently associated with albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the possible association between YKL-40, a new biomarker of endothelial dysfunction, and albuminuria in 180 type 2 diabetic patients. Multivariate logistic regression analyses demonstrated that serum YKL-40 level was a determinant of albuminuria independently of conventional risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaneto
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katakami
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Taka-Aki
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Munehide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuhisa
authors.forename: Iichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimomura
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000097:blood*; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; C084533:CHI3L1 protein, human; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; D006023:Glycoproteins; D037102:Lectins