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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: Open J Nephrol. 2012 Jun 25;2(2):5–18. doi: 10.4236/ojneph.2012.22002

Table 1.

Diabetic nephropathy markers.

Current markers Candidate markers in
future
1. Creatinine, Cystatin C (estimated GFR). 1. Urinary podocytes
2. Microalbuminuria 2. NGAL
3. Macroalbuminuria or Proteinuria 3. KIM-1
4. Smad 1
5. CTGF
6. TGF-β
7. TNF-α

NGAL = Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin; KIM-1 = Kidney Injury Molecule 1; CTGF = Connective tissue growth factor; TGF-β = Transforming growth factor beta; TNF-α = Tumor necrosis factor alpha.