Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Is an Early and Accurate Biomarker of Graft Function and Tissue Regeneration in Kidney Transplantation from Extended Criteria Donors
Fig 4
Evaluation of serum creatinine (sCr in A) and plasma NGAL (pNGAL in B) in the first 4 consecutive days after KT in non-DGF patients (n = 36).
NGAL significantly decreased starting from day 2 to day 4 after KT reaching a value near to normal levels (100 ng/ml). Each value of pNGAL was significantly lower in comparison to the previous day (*p<0.05). By contrast, sCr remained stable or even increased (p>0.05).