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In vivo Imaging Method to Distinguish Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Published on: August 16, 2013
Progress in the application of novel inflammatory indicators in chronic kidney disease
Wenrui Gao1,2, Xiangyu Wang2,3, Yulin Zou4
1Department of Nephrology, The Third Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Gezhouba Central Hospital of Sinopharm, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
Chronic kidney disease has become a public health problem endangering the health of all humans because of its high prevalence, high mortality and high medical burden. The chronic micro-inflammatory state is recognized as a significant component of CKD, playing a key role in disease progression. Intervening in chronic inflammation during the disease course can enhance prognosis. Recent studies have demonstrated that novel inflammatory indices, such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and systemic immune-inflammatory index are closely associated with CKD, meanwhile may serve as prognostic monitors of all-cause death and poor renal prognosis for the disease. This article comprehensively reports on the mechanisms of micro-inflammation in CKD, the relationship between inflammatory indicators and CKD, and their impact on prognosis.
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