Potential of Serum and Urinary Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels for the Early Detection of Renal Involvement in Children With Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

EROL, Meltem; YIGIT, Ozgul; Tasdemir, Mehmet; GAYRET, Ozlem; BUKE, Ovgu; GUNES, Aysegul; HAMILCIKAN, Sahin; Kasapcopur, Özgür

doi:10.5812/ijp.6129

Potential of Serum and Urinary Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels for the Early Detection of Renal Involvement in Children With Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

EROL M., YIGIT O., Tasdemir M., GAYRET O. B., BUKE O., GUNES A., ...Daha Fazla

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.26, sa.4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5812/ijp.6129
Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an enzyme implicated in the pathogenesis of renal diseases. Renal involvement is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP).