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On the one hand, because of limited accuracy of established tests: The most widely used methods are creatinine based, which lack in sensitivity, as creatinine is not purely filtrated by the kidney and rises relatively late after onset of AKI. On the other hand, because of labor-intensiveness: Gold standard inulin clearance and comparable methods involve intravenous compound infusion, blood sampling at several time points, and have error-sensitive determination methods. In recent years, several biomarkers have been put forward (e.g., NGAL, KIM-1, TIMP-2*IGFBP-7), but clinical implementation is limited up to now.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Content<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Proenkephalin (PENK) represents a new candidate to determine kidney function. This peptide is cleaved from the precursor peptide preproenkephalin A alongside enkephalins (endogenous opioids) and is filtrated in the glomerulus. PENK plasma concentration appears to accurately represent glomerular filtration rate in patients diagnosed with sepsis or cardiac diseases. Moreover, increased PENK concentration is found to be associated with longer-term outcome concerning AKI and cardiac diseases. 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