"Lipocalin-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A lipocalin of approximately 200 amino acids that functions as an iron transporter and is expressed by cells of BONE MARROW and many other cells with secretory functions. It is involved in APOPTOSIS and may function to limit pathogenic bacterial growth as part of the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071068
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.050.475 D12.776.157.469.325 D12.776.624.664.700.123
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| Concept/Terms |
Lipocalin-2- Lipocalin-2
- Lipocalin 2
- NGAL Protein
- Oncogene 24p3 Protein
- Siderocalin Protein
- Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin
- Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin
- Lipocalin-2 Protein
- Lipocalin 2 Protein
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lipocalin-2" by people in Profiles.
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Urine Kidney Injury Biomarkers and Risks of Cardiovascular Disease Events and All-Cause Death: The CRIC Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 May 08; 12(5):761-771.
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Storage Time and Urine Biomarker Levels in the ASSESS-AKI Study. PLoS One. 2016; 11(10):e0164832.
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Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and risk of cardiovascular disease and death in CKD: results from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Feb; 65(2):267-74.