Renal biomarkers predict nephrotoxicity after paraquat

• Main Authors: Wunnapuk K., Liu X., Peake P., Gobe G., Endre Z., Grice J.E., Roberts M.S., Buckley N.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23954200; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884197083&partnerID=40&md5=e979e8195946651c993c4af0badf889c; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4190
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Paraquat is a widely used herbicide which has been involved in many accidental and intentional deaths. Nephrotoxicity is common in severe acute paraquat poisoning. We examined seven renal injury biomarkers, including cystatin-C, kidney injury molecule-1, β2-microglobulin, clusterin, albumin, neutrop...