Serum Levels of Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin as Indicator of the Inflammatory Status in Coronary Artery Disease

Background. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease and the acute clinical manifestations represent acute on chronic inflammation. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is found in the granules of human neutrophils, with many diverse functions. The aim of this study was to eval...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Kafkas, Christos Demponeras, Filitsa Zoubouloglou, Loukia Spanou, Dimitrios Babalis, Konstantinos Makris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/189797