Today we share a study published inAugust 2025 in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol titled Pregnancy and Long-Term Kidney Function in CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, which aims to explore the impact of pregnancy on the long-term kidney function of CKD patients. 1.Background and Purpose of the Study 1.1Clinical Challenges of Chronic Kidney Disease … Read more
In routine health check-ups, many people overlook the indicator of Cystatin C due to a lack of understanding. In fact, Cystatin C is increasingly being used to evaluate early damage to renal filtration function in diabetic nephropathy, assess the recovery of kidney function in renal transplant patients, monitor changes in kidney function in hemodialysis patients, … Read more
Understanding Cystatin CCystatin C (Cys-C) is a cysteine protease inhibitor with a molecular weight of 13 kDa, composed of 120 amino acid residues. It is a secretory protein whose excretion is solely influenced by glomerular filtration rate, unaffected by other factors such as gender, age, diet, inflammation, infection, blood lipids, or liver disease. In recent … Read more