Background: Increased iron reserves in the body have been linked
to the development of type 2 diabetes, as well as diabetic
nephropathy, retinopathy and vascular dysfunction. Serum ferritin
has been related to the occurrence of CKD. Aim of study :Aiming
to look into the link between serum ferritin and proteinuria as a
diabetic nephropathy marker in type 2 diabetic patients. Subjects
and methods: It involved 50 individuals of matched age and
gender who were split into two groups: 25 type 2 diabetic patients
with proteinuria and 25 apparently healthy volunteers (hospital
personnel) with no history of diabetes who served as the control
group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit for
quantitative detection of human serum ferritin was used to estimate
serum ferritin |
