The Usefulness of Determining Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Concentration Excreted in the Urine in the Evaluation of Cyclosporine A Nephrotoxicity in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of the examined group.

Number	Age	Sex	Duration of disease (years)	Total CsA therapy duration (months)	Indications for CsA introduction	Histopathological findings
1	17	F	5	3	Steroid-resistant NS	Mesangial proliferative GN (glomerulonephritis)
2	17	M	2	3	Steroid-resistant NS	Generalized and segmental fibrosis
3	17	M	14	51	Alport syndrome	Alport syndrome (fibrosis, foam cells)
4	16	M	14	30	Steroid-dependent NS	Mesangial proliferative GN
5	15	M	13	16	Alport syndrome	Alport syndrome (foam cells)
6	14	F	11	66	Steroid-dependent NS	Minimal changes
7	13	M	10	50	Steroid-dependent NS	Minimal changes with tendency to FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis)
8	13	M	11	22	Steroid-resistant NS	IgA nephropathy
9	13	F	2	12	Steroid-dependent NS	Minimal changes with tendency to FSGS
10	12	M	10	105	Steroid-dependent NS	None
11	12	M	10	51	Steroid-dependent NS	Minimal changes
12	11	F	6/12	2	Steroid-resistant NS	Membranoproliferative GN
13	11	F	3	6	Steroid-dependent NS	None
14	10	M	6	52	Steroid-resistant NS	Minimal changes
15	9	M	7	56	Steroid-resistant NS	Minimal changes
16	9	M	5	53	Steroid-resistant NS	FSGS
17	7	F	4	40	Steroid-dependent NS	None
18	7	F	5	11	Steroid-dependent NS	None
19	7	M	1	7	Steroid-resistant NS	Minimal changes
20	6	M	4	25	Steroid-dependent NS	Minimal changes/mesangial proliferative GN
21	6	M	5	46	Steroid-resistant NS	Minimal changes
22	5.5	M	3	11	Steroid-dependent NS	None
23	5	M	3	27	Steroid-dependent NS	None
24	4.5	F	3	22	Steroid-dependent NS	None
25	4.5	F	2	3	Steroid-resistant NS	Membranoproliferative GN
26	4.5	M	3	16	Steroid-dependent NS	None
27	4	M	2	18	Steroid-dependent NS	None
28	4	M	3	4	Steroid-dependent NS	None
29	4	F	1	11	Steroid-resistant NS	None
30	3	F	5/12	3	Steroid-resistant NS	None
31	3	F	1	4	Steroid-dependent NS	None