Serum creatinine and serum cystatin C are the most widely used renal biomarkers for
calculating the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which is used to estimate the …

Background: In daily practice, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated with equations
including renal biomarkers. Among these biomarkers, serum creatinine remains the most …

Aims To investigate the sex‐specific associations between predicted skeletal muscle mass
index (pSMI) and incident type 2 diabetes in a retrospective longitudinal cohort of Chinese …

Background New equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate based on creatinine
(eGFRcr), cystatin C (eGFRcys) or both (eGFRcr-cys) have been developed by the Chronic …

The present study aimed to evaluate antidiarrheal potential of prickly pear cladode and its
hepatoprotective role in different groups of diarrhea‐induced mice. Mice received cefixime …

Abstract The new European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) creatinine-based equation
has been developed to be applicable over the entire age range (from 2 to 100 years) without …

In South Africa, PLHIV are eligible for free ART and kidney function screening. Serum
creatinine (SCr) laboratory test data from the National Health Laboratory Service are …

Objectives Laboratories need to take into consideration the specificity and imprecision of
assays not only in verification, but also of quality assessment. This study investigates the …

Background Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a necrotizing infection of the kidney
and the surrounding tissues associated with considerable mortality. We aimed to formulate a …

Background The identification of suitable biomarkers is of crucial clinical importance for the
early diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). This study aims to …