Urinary angiotensinogen in pediatric urinary tract infection

Authors :: Akihiro Nakao
Hiromichi Shoji
Yumiko Sakurai
Akira Mizutani
Kuniyoshi Hayashi
Toshiaki Shimizu
Nao Miyazaki
Reina Mayumi
Yayoi Murano
Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Taichi Hara
Reina Yokota
Source :: Pediatrics International. 61:712-714
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Wiley, 2019.
Abstract: BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common diseases in children, and urinary angiotensinogen (U-AGT) is a new biomarker gathering attention in many renal diseases. U-AGT reflects intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity. We conducted a study to measure U-AGT in children