Microproteinuria: Indicator to monitor CNI-related nephrotoxicity in liver transplant recipients?

Monday, June 29, 2009 - 10:14 in Health & Medicine

Deterioration of renal function with CNI therapy has been widely reported in liver transplant recipients. Microproteinuria has been used to monitor the early changes of nephropathy in renal disease or cardiovascular events. However, whether microproteinuria could be used as an early and sensitive indicator to monitor CNI-related nephrotoxicity in liver transplant recipients has not been unequivocally addressed.

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