Is vitamin D status linked to biomarkers of oxidative stress , inflammation , and endothelial activation in obese children?
Insufficient 25(OH)D levels were detected in severely obese children with increased markers of oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation, and endothelial activation.
FE IgG and FE Alb are superior to conventional measures of proteinuria in predicting outcome in patients with primary glomerulonephritis, possibly because they are more accurate indicators of impairment of glomerular permselectivity. FE Alb should be used, in conjunction with other measures of proteinuria, in future studies of prediction of CKD progression.