Value of Urinary Transferrin, Urinary Ceruloplasmin and Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin as biomarkers in Pediatric Lupus Nephritis

Abstract

Background: Lupus nephritis is an important cause of pediatric lupus morbidity and mortality. We sought to investigate the value of urinary transferrin (uTF), urinary ceruloplasmin (uCP) and urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) as non-invasive biomarkers of renal involvement in pediatric SLE. Methods: We conducted a comparative crosssectional study over a period of 6 months at the