Renalase: Another puzzle piece between hypertension and simple renal cysts?

Elcioglu O. C., AFSAR B., TAKIR M., TOPRAK A. E., BAKAN A., BAKAN S., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.47, no.7, pp.1181-1186, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-015-1008-y
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1181-1186
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Since renalase is mostly expressed in kidney tubules, simple renal cyst (SRC) originates from the kidney tubules, and both conditions are related to hypertension, it may be possible that SRC is associated with increased renalase levels. Therefore, in the current study we aimed to confirm the relation between renalase and epinephrine levels, the association between SRC and renalase levels and the association between renalase, blood pressure levels and endothelial dysfunction.