Novel clinical application of urinary angiotensin-converting enzyme assay in renal sarcoidosis: a retrospective observational study
u/s ACE ratio and sACE could be useful biomarkers for diagnosing RS in sarcoidosis and TIN, respectively. A simple uACE assay could help diagnose and assess disease severity in patients with RS.
Authors
- Hiroshi Satō (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-8078)
- Rui Makino
- Tasuku Nagasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-1171)
- Yuki Chiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-1619)
- Mai Yoshida
- Mariko Miyazaki
- Koji Murakami
- Koji Okamoto
- Tetsuhiro Tanaka
- Tsutomu Tamada
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Sendai Shakai Hoken Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-025-02803-8
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00