Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a chronic kidney disease (CKD) which may be caused by recurrent acute kidney injury (AKI). We investigated urinary quinolinate-to-tryptophan ratio (Q/T), a validated marker of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) biosynthesis that is elevated during ischemic and inflammatory AKI, in a sugarcane worker population in Nicaragua with high rates of MeN.
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