Browsing Regenerative Medicine Institute (Scholarly Articles) by Author "O’Shea, Paula M."
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Defining reference intervals for a serum growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) assay in a Caucasian population and its potential utility in diabetic kidney disease (DKD).
Hamon, Siobhan M.; Griffin, Tomás P.; Islam, Md Nahidul; Wall, Deirdre; Griffin, Matthew D.; O’Shea, Paula M. (De Gruyter, 2018-09-15)BACKGROUND: Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a stress responsive cytokine, is a promising biomarker of renal functional decline in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This study aimed primarily to establish normative ... -
Effect of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibition on the Aldosterone/Renin Ratio in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Griffin, Tomás P.; Islam, Md Nahidul; Blake, Liam; Bell, Marcia; Griffin, Matthew D.; O’Shea, Paula M. (Thieme Publishing, 2018-12-06)The aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) is recommended for case detection of primary aldosteronism (PA). Several factors including medications can undermine its diagnostic accuracy. The objective was to explore the effect of ... -
Plasma dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated Matrix Gla-Protein (dp-ucMGP): reference intervals in Caucasian adults and diabetic kidney disease biomarker potential
Griffin, Tomás Patrick; Islam, Md Nahidul; Wall, Deirdre; Ferguson, John; Griffin, Damian Gerard; Griffin, Matthew D.; O’Shea, Paula M. (Nature Research, 2019-12-05)Recent studies suggest a possible association between dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This study aimed to establish normative data in an adult Caucasian population and ...