SUBJECT CONSULTANT REVIEW

Title of the article
Circulating levels of adhesion molecules in chronic kidney disease correlate with the stage of renal disease and with C-reactive protein.
Authors
Vaccaro F, Mulè G, Cottone S, Soresi M, Giannitrapani L, Vadalà A, Sparacino V, Calabrese S, Picone FP, Montalto G, Cerasola G.
Journal
Arch Med Res. 2007 Jul;38(5):534-8.
Subject Consultant
A. Wiecek
Score (1 to 3 stars)
**
Comments
Circulating levels of adhesion molecules correlated positively with the stage of disease and with one of the inflammatory indexes (CRP), but not with nutritional indexes such as BMI, cholesterol and albumin.