Figure 4.
Urinary and serum YKL-40 levels are elevated in patients with DGF. Urinary and blood YKL-40 values measured at different time points by level of allograft recovery (mean ± SEM). Day 0 and 0-hour samples are obtained immediately after transplant. (A) Urinary YKL–40 concentrations at the indicated times after transplantation. P<0.001 for DGF versus either SGF or IGF. P=NS for SGF versus IGF. (B) Blood YKL–40 levels at the indicated times. P=NS (ANOVA between all three groups) for day 0. P<0.001 and P=0.003 for days 1 and 2, respectively.