Role of omentin 1 and IL-6 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major chronic vascular complication of T2DM and leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Inflammation is one of the proposed pathway which explains microvascular complications in T2DM but exact mechanism is still unclear. Omentin-1 is an anti-inflammatory adipokine which promotes insulin signaling. IL-6 is a multifunctional cytokine having role in immune and inflammatory responses. The present study was...