Endothelial activation is associated with albuminuria in multibacillary leprosy

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Louise Donadello Tessarolo, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Gabriela Freire Bezerra, Thaiany Pereira da Rocha, Isabella Evelyn Prado de Azevedo, Geraldo Bezerra Silva Junior, Maria Araci Andrade Pontes, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Alice Maria Costa Martins
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2021
• Subjects: Leprosy; Endothelium; Kidney disease; Albuminuria; Paucibacillary leprosy; Multibacillary leprosy; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Rho
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202163044; https://doaj.org/article/9c63b029a9064260947d7f2da16e5edf

ABSTRACT Leprosy may present kidney and endothelial abnormalities, being a risk factor for complications. However, the involvement of renal and vascular endothelia has been poorly investigated. We aimed to investigate if the levels of systemic endothelial biomarkers are associated with kidney abnorm...