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Associations of hs-CRP and interleukin-6 with diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study from Uzbekistan

Key takeaways

Researchers in Uzbekistan measured two markers of inflammation in the blood, hs-CRP and interleukin 6, in people with type 2 diabetes. They compared the levels in people who had kidney damage from diabetes and people who did not. Higher inflammation markers went along with kidney damage. This was a snapshot in time, taken on one day per person, so it shows a link and cannot say which came first.

Who did this work

Olimjan Nazirkulov (Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan) · Nigora Abdullayeva (Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute) · Shukhrat Ziyadullaev (Westminster International University in Tashkent) · Dildora Tulyaganova (Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute) · Avaz Kodirov (Samarkand State Medical Institute) · Jonibek Kadirov (Samarkand State Medical Institute) · Kamila Eshbayeva (Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute) · Hayrulla Ishonhajaev (Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute) · Alisher Akhmedov (Samarkand State Medical Institute) · Mahzuna Nasretdinova (Samarkand State Medical Institute) · Umida Samibaeva (Samarkand State Medical Institute) · Nodirjon RUZIMURODOV (Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-01
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-026-02515-4