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Day DB, Melough MM, Flynn JT, Zhu H, Kannan K, Ruzinski J, de Boer IH, Sathyanarayana S. Environmental exposure to melamine and its derivatives and kidney outcomes in children. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 252:118789. [PMID: 38555096 PMCID: PMC11156556 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Melamine caused acute nephrotoxicity in a past food adulteration incident, but it is unclear whether and how widespread ambient exposure to melamine and related compounds might affect pediatric kidney health. We assessed cross-sectional associations between childhood exposure to melamine and its derivatives and biomarkers of kidney injury and health and explored potential heterogeneity by sex suggested by sex-dependent differences in renal physiology. We measured melamine and its derivatives ammeline, ammelide, and cyanuric acid (CYA) in spot urine samples collected from 192 children from an urban site (Seattle, WA) and 187 children from a rural site (Yakima, WA) aged 4-8 years in the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) Study. In addition, biomarkers of kidney injury were measured in the same urine samples, including albumin, total protein, KIM-1, NAG, NGAL, and EGF. We utilized linear regressions to examine associations between individual chemical exposures and kidney biomarkers. Interaction terms examined association modification by sex, as well as potential interactions between melamine and CYA. Despite comparable exposures, girls had higher levels of many kidney injury biomarkers compared to boys. A ten-fold higher melamine concentration was associated with a 18% (95% CI: 5.6%, 31%) higher EGF in the full sample, while ten-fold higher melamine was associated with a 76% (14.1%, 173%) higher KIM-1 in boys but not in girls (-10.1% (-40.6%, 36.1%), interaction p = 0.026). Melamine exhibited significant negative interactions with CYA in association with total protein and NAG that appeared to be specific to girls. Our results suggest possible associations between melamine exposure and markers of kidney injury that may be more pronounced in boys. These findings provide novel insights into melamine and related derivative compound health effects at low levels of exposure in children and emphasize the role of sex in mediating the relationship between nephrotoxicant exposure and kidney injury.
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- Drew B Day
- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.
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- Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Kidney Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, University of Washington, 908 Jefferson St, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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- Kidney Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, University of Washington, 908 Jefferson St, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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Hou H, Liu Y, Li X, Liu W, Gong X. Rapid electrodeposition of Cu nanoparticle film on Ni foam as an integrated 3D free-standing electrode for non-invasive and non-enzymatic creatinine sensing. Analyst 2024; 149:2905-2914. [PMID: 38572989 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00162a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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High cost, inherent destabilization, and intricate fixing of enzyme molecules are the main drawbacks of enzyme-based creatinine sensors. The design of a low-cost, stabilizable, and enzyme-free creatinine sensing probe is essential to address these limitations. In this work, an integrated three-dimensional (3D) free-standing electrode was designed to serve as a non-enzymatic creatinine sensing platform and was fabricated by rapid electrodeposition of a dense copper nanoparticle film on nickel foam (Cu NP film/NF). This low-cost, stable, easy-to-fabricate, and binder-free Cu NP film/NF electrode has abundant active sites and excellent electrochemical performance. Cyclic voltammetry measurements show a wide linear range (0.25-24 mM), low detection limit (0.17 mM), and high sensitivity (306 μA mM-1 cm-2). The developed sensor shows high recovery of creatinine concentration in real urine. Besides, it has better specificity, reproducibility, and robustness in detecting creatinine. These excellent results suggest that a non-enzymatic creatinine sensor based on an integrated 3D free-standing Cu NP film/NF electrode has good potential for non-invasive detection of urinary creatinine.
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- Hongming Hou
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
- Innovation Method and Creative Design Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
- Innovation Method and Creative Design Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Sigurjonsson J, Grubb D, Grubb A, Christensson A, Öberg CM, Ederoth P, Koul S, Götberg M, Yndigegn T, Tödt T, Viterius B, Bjursten H. A study of size-selective renal elimination using a novel human model. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2024; 84:115-120. [PMID: 38587086 DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2024.2338742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The recently discovered selective glomerular hypofiltration syndromes have increased interest in the actual elimination of molecules in the human kidney. In the present study, a novel human model was introduced to directly measure the single-pass renal elimination of molecules of increasing size. Plasma concentrations of urea, creatinine, C-peptide, insulin, pro-BNP, β2-microglobulin, cystatin C, troponin-T, orosomucoid, albumin, and IgG were analysed in arterial and renal venous blood from 45 patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). The renal elimination ratio (RER) was calculated as the arteriovenous concentration difference divided by the arterial concentration. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated by the CKD-EPI equations for both creatinine and cystatin C. Creatinine (0.11 kDa) showed the highest RER (21.0 ± 6.3%). With increasing molecular size, the RER gradually decreased, where the RER of cystatin C (13 kDa) was 14.4 ± 5.3% and troponin-T (36 kDa) was 11.3 ± 4.6%. The renal elimination threshold was found between 36 and 44 kDa as the RER of orosomucoid (44 kDa) was -0.2 ± 4.7%. The RER of creatinine and cystatin C showed a significant and moderate positive linear relationship with eGFR (r = 0.48 and 0.40). In conclusion, a novel human model was employed to demonstrate a decline in renal elimination with increasing molecular size. Moreover, RERs of creatinine and cystatin C were found to correlate with eGFR, suggesting the potential of this model to study selective glomerular hypofiltration syndromes.
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- Johann Sigurjonsson
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Nephrology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Nephrology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Ebert N. [Novel equations for estimating renal function: significance for drug dose adjustment]. INNERE MEDIZIN (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 65:280-285. [PMID: 38252158 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-023-01649-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Important therapeutic decisions depend on kidney function, which is why its correct assessment is of great importance. It also plays an important role for drug dose adjustments in patients with impaired kidney function. OBJECTIVES In clinical practice, kidney function is almost always estimated using mathematical glomerular filtration rate (GFR) equations. To estimate GFR, the patient's age and gender as well as kidney-specific endogenous biomarkers are required. This work aims to provide an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the biomarkers serum creatinine and cystatin C in assessing kidney function. Particularly in patients with significantly reduced or increased muscle mass, creatinine is not suitable for determining GFR, and cystatin C should be used. Currently recommended GFR estimating equations are described, illustrating for which patient groups they can be used. CURRENT DATA A large number of high-ranking publications are available investigating the validity of GFR estimating equations and the optimal choice of endogenous biomarkers. However, there are still large gaps when it comes to drug approval studies in older patients and children. CONCLUSION Estimated GFR (eGFR) is only a rough estimate of kidney function and should not be interpreted as an exact number. Drug dose adjustments may be necessary in patients with an eGFR of < 50 ml/min and should be verified particularly in severely impaired GFR (< 30 ml/min). There are tools available online for this purpose.
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- Natalie Ebert
- Institut für Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Delanaye P, Rule AD, Schaeffner E, Cavalier E, Shi J, Hoofnagle AN, Nyman U, Björk J, Pottel H. Performance of the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) creatinine-based equation in United States cohorts. Kidney Int 2024; 105:629-637. [PMID: 38101514 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is important in daily practice to assess kidney function and adapting the best clinical care of patients with and without chronic kidney disease. The new creatinine-based European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) equation is used to estimate GFR. This equation was developed and validated mainly in European individuals and based on a rescaled creatinine, with the rescaling factor (Q-value) defined as the median normal value of serum creatinine in a given population. The validation was limited in Non-Black Americans and absent in Black Americans. Here, our cross-sectional analysis included 12,854 participants from nine studies encompassing large numbers of both non-Black and Black Americans with measured GFR by clearance of an exogenous marker (reference method), serum creatinine, age, sex, and self-reported race available. Two strategies were considered with population-specific Q-values in Black and non-Black men and women (EKFCPS) or a race-free Q-value (EKFCRF). In the whole population, only the EKFCPS equation showed no statistical median bias (0.14, 95% confidence interval [-0.07; 0.35] mL/min/1.73m2), and the bias for the EKFCRF (0.74, [0.51; 0.94] mL/min/1.73m2) was closer to zero than that for the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI2021) equation (1.22, [0.99; 1.47]) mL/min/1.73m2]. The percentage of estimated GFR within 30% of measured GFR was similar for CKD-EPI2021 (79.2% [78.5%; 79.9%]) and EKFCRF (80.1% [79.4%; 80.7%]), but improved for the EKFCPS equation (81.1% [80.5%; 81.8%]). Thus, our EKFC equations can be used to estimate GFR in the United States incorporating either self-reported race or unknown race at the patient's discretion per hospital registration records.
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- Pierre Delanaye
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplantation, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Apheresis, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau, Nîmes, France.
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Kidney Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Medical Radiology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Clinical Studies Sweden, Forum South, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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Delanaye P, Cavalier E, Stehlé T, Pottel H. Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation in Adults: Myths and Promises. Nephron Clin Pract 2024; 148:408-414. [PMID: 38219717 DOI: 10.1159/000536243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In daily practice, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated with equations including renal biomarkers. Among these biomarkers, serum creatinine remains the most used. However, there are many limitations with serum creatinine, which we will discuss in the current review. We will also discuss how creatinine-based equations have been developed and what we can expect from them in terms of performance to estimate GFR. SUMMARY Different creatinine-based equations have been proposed. We will show the advantages of the recent European Kidney Function Consortium equation. This equation can be used in children and adults. This equation can also be used with some flexibility in different populations. KEY MESSAGES GFR is estimated by creatinine-based equations, but the most important for nephrologists is probably to know the limitations of these equations.
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- Pierre Delanaye
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplantation, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Apheresis, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire "Innovative Therapy for Immune Disorders", Créteil, France
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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Taylor KM, Au AYM, Herath S, Succar L, Wong J, Erlich JH, Endre ZH. Kidney functional reserve and damage biomarkers in subclinical chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2023; 325:F888-F898. [PMID: 37733876 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00133.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Significant loss of kidney function is not easily identified by serum creatinine (sCr)-based measurements. In the presence of normal sCr, decreased kidney functional reserve (KFR) may identify a significant loss of function. We evaluated KFR in experimental subclinical chronic kidney disease (sCKD) before and after brief ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Using fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled sinistrin, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was measured transcutaneously before and after adenine-induced sCKD, and 1 and 2 wk after brief IRI, and compared with urinary kidney damage biomarkers. sCKD reduced stimulated and unstimulated GFR by ∼20% while reducing KFR by 50%. IRI reduced unstimulated GFR for 14 days, but KFR remained relatively unchanged in sCKD and transiently increased in control kidneys at 7 days. sCr increased and creatinine clearance (CrCl) decreased only immediately after IRI; sCr and CrCl correlated poorly with measured GFR except on day 1 after IRI. Heterogeneity in sCr and CrCl resulted from variation in tubular creatinine secretion. The increase in damage biomarker concentrations persisted for up to 14 days after IRI, allowing retrospective detection of sCKD before AKI by urine clusterin/urine kidney injury molecule-1 with an area under the curve of 1.0. sCr and CrCl are unreliable unless sCr is acutely elevated. Measurement of KFR and urine damage biomarker excretion detected sCKD despite normal sCr and CrCl. After IRI, the urine clusterin-to-urine kidney injury molecule-1 ratio may identify prior sCKD.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Early kidney function loss is poorly identified by serum creatinine (sCr)-based measurements. Direct kidney functional reserve (KFR) measurement before kidney injury and elevated urinary biomarkers clusterin and kidney injury molecule-1 detect subclinical chronic kidney disease (sCKD) after kidney injury despite normal range sCr and creatinine clearance. Reliance on sCr masks underlying sCKD. Acute kidney injury risk evaluation requires direct glomerular filtration rate measurement and KFR, whereas kidney damage biomarkers facilitate identification of prior subclinical injury.
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- Kylie M Taylor
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Kasozi RN, Meeusen JW, Lieske JC. Estimating glomerular filtration rate with new equations: can one size ever fit all? Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2023; 60:549-559. [PMID: 37259709 PMCID: PMC10592396 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2023.2214812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is thought to be the best overall indicator of kidney health. On an individual patient basis, a working knowledge of GFR is important to understand the future risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, enhanced risk for cardiovascular disease and death, and for optimal medical management including the dosing of certain drugs. Although GFR can be directly measured using exogenous compounds that are eliminated by the kidney, these methods are not scalable for repeated and routine use in clinical care. Thus, in most circumstances GFR is estimated, termed estimated GFR (eGFR), using serum biomarkers that are eliminated by the kidney. Of these, serum creatinine, and to a lesser extent cystatin C, are most widely employed. However, the resulting number is simply a population average for an individual of that age and sex with a given serum creatinine and/or cystatin C, while the range of potential GFR values is actually quite large. Thus, it is important to consider characteristics of a given patient that might make this estimate better or worse in a particular case. In some circumstances, cystatin C or creatinine might be the better choice. Ultimately it is difficult, if not impossible, to have an eGFR equation that performs equally well in all populations. Thus, in certain cases it might be appropriate to directly measure GFR for high consequence medical decision-making, such as approval for kidney donation or prior to certain chemotherapeutic regimens. In all cases, the eGFR thresholds of CKD stage should not be viewed as absolute numbers. Thus, clinical care should not be determined solely by CKD stage as determined by eGFR alone, but rather by the combination of an individual patient's likely kidney function together with their current clinical situation.
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- Ramla N. Kasozi
- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Gudsoorkar PS, Nysather J, Thakar CV. Definition, Staging, and Role of Biomarkers in Acute Kidney Injury in the Context of Cardiovascular Interventions. Interv Cardiol Clin 2023; 12:469-487. [PMID: 37673492 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently occurring complication of cardiovascular interventions, and associated with adverse outcomes. Therefore, a clear definition of AKI is of paramount importance to enable timely recognition and treatment. Historically, changes in the serum creatinine and urine output have been used to define AKI, and the criteria have evolved over time with better understanding of the impact of AKI on the outcomes. However, the reliance on serum creatinine for these AKI definitions carries numerous limitations including delayed rise, inability to differentiate between hemodynamics versus structural injury and assay variability to name a few.
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- Prakash S Gudsoorkar
- Division of Nephrology and Kidney CARE Program, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Nephrology and Kidney Clinical Advancement, Research & Education (C.A.R.E.) Program, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, OH 45267, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney CARE Program, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Nephrology and Kidney Clinical Advancement, Research & Education (C.A.R.E.) Program, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, OH 45267, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney CARE Program, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Nephrology and Kidney Clinical Advancement, Research & Education (C.A.R.E.) Program, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, OH 45267, USA; Department of Nephrology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Monteiro E, Dias CC, Czosnyka M, Paiva JA, Dias C. Measured Creatinine Clearance: Still a Good Surrogate of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Neurocritically Ill Patients! Neurocrit Care 2023; 39:545-546. [PMID: 37634179 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01805-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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- Elisabete Monteiro
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal.
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Knowledge Management Unit and Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
- RISE Health Research Network: From the Lab to the Community, Porto, Portugal
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Pierre CC, Marzinke MA, Ahmed SB, Collister D, Colón-Franco JM, Hoenig MP, Lorey T, Palevsky PM, Palmer OP, Rosas SE, Vassalotti J, Whitley CT, Greene DN. AACC/NKF Guidance Document on Improving Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease Care. J Appl Lab Med 2023:jfad022. [PMID: 37379065 DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfad022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Kidney disease (KD) is an important health equity issue with Black, Hispanic, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals experiencing a disproportionate disease burden. Prior to 2021, the commonly used estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations incorporated coefficients for Black race that conferred higher GFR estimates for Black individuals compared to non-Black individuals of the same sex, age, and blood creatinine concentration. With a recognition that race does not delineate distinct biological categories, a joint task force of the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology recommended the adoption of the CKD-EPI 2021 race-agnostic equations. CONTENT This document provides guidance on implementation of the CKD-EPI 2021 equations. It describes recommendations for KD biomarker testing, and opportunities for collaboration between clinical laboratories and providers to improve KD detection in high-risk populations. Further, the document provides guidance on the use of cystatin C, and eGFR reporting and interpretation in gender-diverse populations. SUMMARY Implementation of the CKD-EPI 2021 eGFR equations represents progress toward health equity in the management of KD. Ongoing efforts by multidisciplinary teams, including clinical laboratorians, should focus on improved disease detection in clinically and socially high-risk populations. Routine use of cystatin C is recommended to improve the accuracy of eGFR, particularly in patients whose blood creatinine concentrations are confounded by processes other than glomerular filtration. When managing gender-diverse individuals, eGFR should be calculated and reported with both male and female coefficients. Gender-diverse individuals can benefit from a more holistic management approach, particularly at important clinical decision points.
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- Christina C Pierre
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA, United States
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Kaiser Permanante, The Permanante Medical Group Regional Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Kidney Medicine Program and Kidney Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, United States
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- Departments of Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, United States
- Kidney and Hypertension Unit, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, United States
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Sociology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
- LetsGetChecked Laboratories, Monrovia, CA, United States
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McNamara PJ, Meiman D. Predicting the Effect of Renal Function on Systemic Clearance: Is a simple scaling method sufficient? J Pharm Sci 2023; 112:1724-1732. [PMID: 37023855 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2023.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To employ a simple scaling method to predict systemic or oral clearance for drugs that are primarily renally cleared knowing the fraction eliminated in urine (fe) and a patient's renal function relative to healthy controls (SGFR). METHODS Observations evaluating drug clearance as a function of creatinine clearance for renally cleared drugs (fe >0.3) were obtained from literature sources. The analysis comprised of 82 unique drugs from 124 studies including 31 drugs with replicate studies. A simple scaler for renal function was employed and compared to the linear regression of available data. For drugs in which replicate studies were available, the ability of the linear regression (Cl vs ClCR) from one pharmacokinetic study was used to predict observations from an assigned replicate and compared to the scaling approach. RESULTS For patients categorized as severe kidney disease (ClCR fixed at 20 ml/min), the scalar tended to over predict some observations, but 92% of the predictions were within 50 - 200% of the observed data. For drugs with available replicates, the scalar was as good or better in predicting the influence of ClCR on systemic clearance from a separate study when comparing against the linear regression approach. CONCLUSION A scaling approach to account for alterations in drug clearance appears to have its advantages and represents a simple and generalizable method for guiding dose adjustments in patients with decreased renal function for drugs that are renally cleared (fe >0.3). In addition to its use in clinical practice, validation of this approach may have implications in facilitating more efficient drug development processes for designing dose-adjusted pharmacokinetic studies in patients with renal disease.
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- Patrick J McNamara
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone, 361. Lexington, KY 40536-0596
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Eneanya ND, Adingwupu OM, Kostelanetz S, Norris KC, Greene T, Lewis JB, Beddhu S, Boucher R, Miao S, Chaudhari J, Levey AS, Inker LA. Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on the Black Race Coefficient in Serum Creatinine-Based Estimation of GFR: Secondary Analysis of MDRD and CRIC Studies. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 18:446-454. [PMID: 36723299 PMCID: PMC10103283 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cause for differences in serum creatinine between Black and non-Black individuals incorporated into prior GFR-estimating equations is not understood. We explored whether social determinants of health can account for this difference. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort studies ( N =1628 and 1423, respectively). Data in both study cohorts were stratified by race (Black versus non-Black). We first evaluated the extent to which the coefficient of Black race in estimating GFR from creatinine is explained by correlations of race with social determinants of health and non-GFR determinants of creatinine. Second, we evaluated whether the difference between race groups in adjusted mean creatinine can be explained by social determinants of health and non-GFR determinants of creatinine. RESULTS In models regressing measured GFR on creatinine, age, sex, and race, the coefficient for Black race was 21% (95% confidence interval, 0.176 to 0.245) in Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and 13% (95% confidence interval, 0.097 to 0.155) in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort and was not attenuated by the addition of social determinants of health, alone or in combination. In both studies, the coefficient for Black race was larger at lower versus higher income levels. In models, regressing creatinine on measured GFR, age, and sex, mean creatinine was higher in Black versus non-Black participants in both studies, with no effect of social determinants of health. CONCLUSIONS Adjustment for selected social determinants of health did not influence the relationship between Black race and creatinine-based estimated GFR.
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- Nwamaka D. Eneanya
- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Min B, Yun SR, Yoon SH, Kim JD, Hwang WJ, Hwang WM, Park Y. Comparison of the association intensity of creatinine and cystatin C with hyperphosphatemia and hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3855. [PMID: 36890290 PMCID: PMC9995313 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Herein, we compared the association intensity of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations using creatinine (Cr) or cystatin C (CysC) with hyperphosphatemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism occurrence, which reflect the physiological changes occurring during chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. This study included 639 patients treated between January 2019 and February 2022. The patients were divided into low- and high-difference groups based on the median value of the difference between the Cr-based eGFR (eGFRCr) and CysC-based eGFR (eGFRCysC). Sociodemographic and laboratory factors underlying a high difference between eGFRCr and eGFRCysC were analyzed. The association intensity of eGFRCr, eGFRCysC and both Cr- and CysC-based eGFR (eGFRCr-CysC) was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AuROC) values for hyperphosphatemia and hyperparathyroidism occurrence in the overall cohort and the low- and high-difference groups. Age > 70 years and CKD grade 3 based on eGFRCr were significant factors affecting the high differences. eGFRCysC and eGFRCr-CysC showed higher AuROC values than that of eGFRCr, especially in the high-difference group and in patients with CKD grade 3. Our results show that CysC should be evaluated in patients with significant factors, including age > 70 years and CKD grade 3, to accurately assess kidney function to better determine the physiological changes in CKD progression and predict prognosis accurately.
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- Byungju Min
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Konyang University Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea. .,Konyang University Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea. .,Konyang University Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Gwanjeodong-Ro 158, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea.
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Yokoyama S, Nakagawa J, Kudo M, Aiuchi N, Seito T, Isida M, Mikami T, Ihara K, Nakaji S, Niioka T. Impact of solute carrier transporter gene polymorphisms on serum creatinine concentrations in healthy volunteers. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2023; 11:e01048. [PMID: 36594679 PMCID: PMC9809111 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms in solute carrier (SLC) transporters, that is, SLC22A7 c.1586 + 206A > G, SLC22A2 c.808G > T, SLC22A3 c.1233G > A, SLC47A1 c.922-158G > A, and SLC47A2 c.-130G > A, on serum creatinine (SCr) concentrations. This cross-sectional study included residents who participated as volunteers in a health promotion study. Lifestyle data, blood chemical analysis data, and SLC gene polymorphism information were collected from each participant. Univariate analyses were carried out to determine differences between groups and correlations in SCr. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to confirm the independence of factors that were significantly different in the univariate analyses. In multiple regression analyses, muscle mass, serum cystatin C concentrations, body fat percentage, serum albumin concentrations, and SLC47A2 c.-130G/G had the highest contribution to SCr concentrations, in that order (standardized regression coefficients = .505, .332, -.234, .123, and .084, respectively). The final model explained 72.2% of the variability in SCr concentrations. The SLC47A2 c.-130G > A polymorphism may affect creatinine dynamics in the proximal tubules. Further studies are needed to determine the effects of SLC transporter gene polymorphisms on SCr concentrations in patients with various diseases in real-world clinical settings.
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- Satoshi Yokoyama
- Department of Pharmaceutical ScienceHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
- Department of PharmacyHirosaki Central HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of PharmacyHirosaki University HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of PharmacyHirosaki University HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of PharmacyHirosaki University HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of PharmacyHirosaki Central HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Innovation Center for Health PromotionHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Innovation Center for Health PromotionHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Social MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Social MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical ScienceHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
- Department of PharmacyHirosaki University HospitalHirosakiAomoriJapan
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den Bakker E, Bökenkamp A, Haffner D. Assessment of Kidney Function in Children. Pediatr Clin North Am 2022; 69:1017-1035. [PMID: 36880920 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A good understanding of kidney function tests is essential for patient care. Urinalysis is the commonest used test for screening purposes in ambulatory settings. Glomerular function is assessed further by urine protein excretion and estimated glomerular filtration rate and tubular function by various tests such as urine anion gap and excretion of sodium, calcium, and phosphate. In addition, kidney biopsy and/or genetic analyses may be required to further characterize the underlying kidney disease. In this article, we discuss maturation and the assessment of kidney function in children.
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- Emil den Bakker
- Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam NL-1105 AZ, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam NL-1105 AZ, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, Hannover 30625, Germany.
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Identifying disease-critical cell types and cellular processes by integrating single-cell RNA-sequencing and human genetics. Nat Genet 2022; 54:1479-1492. [PMID: 36175791 PMCID: PMC9910198 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies provide a powerful means of identifying loci and genes contributing to disease, but in many cases, the related cell types/states through which genes confer disease risk remain unknown. Deciphering such relationships is important for identifying pathogenic processes and developing therapeutics. In the present study, we introduce sc-linker, a framework for integrating single-cell RNA-sequencing, epigenomic SNP-to-gene maps and genome-wide association study summary statistics to infer the underlying cell types and processes by which genetic variants influence disease. The inferred disease enrichments recapitulated known biology and highlighted notable cell-disease relationships, including γ-aminobutyric acid-ergic neurons in major depressive disorder, a disease-dependent M-cell program in ulcerative colitis and a disease-specific complement cascade process in multiple sclerosis. In autoimmune disease, both healthy and disease-dependent immune cell-type programs were associated, whereas only disease-dependent epithelial cell programs were prominent, suggesting a role in disease response rather than initiation. Our framework provides a powerful approach for identifying the cell types and cellular processes by which genetic variants influence disease.
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Thompson LE, Joy MS. Endogenous markers of kidney function and renal drug clearance processes of filtration, secretion, and reabsorption. CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2022; 31:100344. [PMID: 36777447 PMCID: PMC9910221 DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2022.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The kidneys are responsible for maintaining physiologic homeostasis. The kidneys clear a variety of drugs and other substances through passive (filtration) and active processes that utilize transport proteins. Renal clearance is comprised of the processes of glomerular filtration, tubular secretion, and tubular reabsorption. Endogenous biomarkers, such as creatinine and cystatin C, are routinely used to estimate renal clearance. Understanding the contributing components of renal function and clearance, through the use of biomarkers, is necessary in elucidating the renal pharmacology of drugs and other substances. While exogenous markers of kidney function have been known for decades, several complexities have limited their usage. Several endogenous markers are being evaluated and hold promise to elucidate the individual components of kidney function that represent filtration, secretion, and reabsorption.
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- Lauren E. Thompson
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA,Division of Renal Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Pellicer-Valero ÓJ, Massaro GA, Casanova AG, Paniagua-Sancho M, Fuentes-Calvo I, Harvat M, Martín-Guerrero JD, Martínez-Salgado C, López-Hernández FJ. Neural Network-Based Calculator for Rat Glomerular Filtration Rate. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10030610. [PMID: 35327412 PMCID: PMC8945373 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10030610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Glomerular filtration is a pivotal process of renal physiology, and its alterations are a central pathological event in acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Creatinine clearance (ClCr), a standard method for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement, requires a long and tedious procedure of timed (usually 24 h) urine collection. We have developed a neural network (NN)-based calculator of rat ClCr from plasma creatinine (pCr) and body weight. For this purpose, matched pCr, weight, and ClCr trios from our historical records on male Wistar rats were used. When evaluated on the training (1165 trios), validation (389), and test sets (660), the model committed an average prediction error of 0.196, 0.178, and 0.203 mL/min and had a correlation coefficient of 0.863, 0.902, and 0.856, respectively. More importantly, for all datasets, the NN seemed especially effective at comparing ClCr among groups within individual experiments, providing results that were often more congruent than those measured experimentally. ACLARA, a friendly interface for this calculator, has been made publicly available to ease and expedite experimental procedures and to enhance animal welfare in alignment with the 3Rs principles by avoiding unnecessary stressing metabolic caging for individual urine collection.
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- Óscar J. Pellicer-Valero
- Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory (IDAL), Department Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering (ETSE-UV), Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain; (Ó.J.P.-V.); (M.H.); (J.D.M.-G.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, 42002 Soria, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, 42002 Soria, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, 42002 Soria, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory (IDAL), Department Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering (ETSE-UV), Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain; (Ó.J.P.-V.); (M.H.); (J.D.M.-G.)
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- Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory (IDAL), Department Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering (ETSE-UV), Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain; (Ó.J.P.-V.); (M.H.); (J.D.M.-G.)
- Disease and Theranostic Modelling Consortium (DisMOD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Disease and Theranostic Modelling Consortium (DisMOD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (G.A.M.); (A.G.C.); (M.P.-S.); (I.F.-C.); (C.M.-S.)
- Departmento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, 42002 Soria, Spain
- Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases (TRECARD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- National Network for Kidney Research REDINREN, RD016/0009/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Disease and Theranostic Modelling Consortium (DisMOD), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Group of Biomedical Research on Critical Care (BioCritic), 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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Jagadeesh KA, Dey KK, Montoro DT, Mohan R, Gazal S, Engreitz JM, Xavier RJ, Price AL, Regev A. Identifying disease-critical cell types and cellular processes across the human body by integration of single-cell profiles and human genetics. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2021:2021.03.19.436212. [PMID: 34845454 PMCID: PMC8629197 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.19.436212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a powerful means to identify loci and genes contributing to disease, but in many cases the related cell types/states through which genes confer disease risk remain unknown. Deciphering such relationships is important for identifying pathogenic processes and developing therapeutics. Here, we introduce sc-linker, a framework for integrating single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq), epigenomic maps and GWAS summary statistics to infer the underlying cell types and processes by which genetic variants influence disease. We analyzed 1.6 million scRNA-seq profiles from 209 individuals spanning 11 tissue types and 6 disease conditions, and constructed gene programs capturing cell types, disease progression, and cellular processes both within and across cell types. We evaluated these gene programs for disease enrichment by transforming them to SNP annotations with tissue-specific epigenomic maps and computing enrichment scores across 60 diseases and complex traits (average N= 297K). Cell type, disease progression, and cellular process programs captured distinct heritability signals even within the same cell type, as we show in multiple complex diseases that affect the brain (Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis), colon (ulcerative colitis) and lung (asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, severe COVID-19). The inferred disease enrichments recapitulated known biology and highlighted novel cell-disease relationships, including GABAergic neurons in major depressive disorder (MDD), a disease progression M cell program in ulcerative colitis, and a disease-specific complement cascade process in multiple sclerosis. In autoimmune disease, both healthy and disease progression immune cell type programs were associated, whereas for epithelial cells, disease progression programs were most prominent, perhaps suggesting a role in disease progression over initiation. Our framework provides a powerful approach for identifying the cell types and cellular processes by which genetic variants influence disease.
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Assessment of nephron number and single-nephron glomerular filtration rate in a clinical setting. Hypertens Res 2021; 44:605-617. [PMID: 33526913 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-00612-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Total nephron counts vary widely between individuals and may affect susceptibility to certain diseases, including hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Detailed analyses of whole kidneys collected from autopsy patients remain the only method for accurately counting nephrons in humans, with no equivalent option in living subjects. Current technological advances have enabled estimations of nephron numbers in vivo, particularly the use of total nephron number and whole-kidney glomerular filtration rate to estimate the mean single-nephron glomerular filtration rate. The use of this method would allow physicians to detect dynamic changes in filtration function at the single-nephron level rather than to simply count the number of nephrons that appear to be functioning. Currently available methods for estimating total nephron number in clinical practice have the potential to overcome limitations associated with autopsy analyses and may therefore pave the way for new therapeutic interventions and improved clinical outcomes.
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Sangla F, Marti PE, Verissimo T, Pugin J, de Seigneux S, Legouis D. Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in the ICU: A Prospective Study. Crit Care Med 2021; 48:e1232-e1241. [PMID: 33044285 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare estimated glomerular filtration rate using classical static and kinetic equations with measured glomerular filtration rate assessed by plasma iohexol clearance in a mixed population of critical care patients. PATIENTS Unselected patients older than 18 and admitted to a general ICU. DESIGN Interventional prospective single center study. INTERVENTION Measurement of glomerular filtration rate by the plasma clearance of an IV single dose of iohexol and estimation of glomerular filtration rate with creatinine or cystatin C-based standard and kinetic equations as well as urinary creatinine clearance. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Sixty-three patients were included with a median age of 66 years old. The median measured glomerular filtration rate was 51 mL/min/1.73 m (interquartile range, 19-85 mL/min/1.73 m). All used equations displayed significant biases, high errors, and poor accuracy when compared with measured glomerular filtration rate, overestimating renal function. The highest accuracy and lowest error were observed with cystatin C-based chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equations. Both modification of diet in renal disease and Cockcroft-Gault equations displayed the lowest performance. Kinetic models did not improve performances, except in patients with unstable creatinine levels. Creatinine- but not cystatin C-based estimations largely derived over ICU stay, which appeared more related to sarcopenia than fluid balance. Finally, estimated glomerular filtration rate misclassified patients according to classical glomerular filtration rate categories in approximately half of the studied cases. CONCLUSIONS All known estimated glomerular filtration rate equations displayed high biases and unacceptable errors when compared with measured glomerular filtration rate in a mixed ICU population, with the lowest performance related to creatinine-based equations compared with cystatin C. In the ICU, we advocate for caution when using creatinine based estimated glomerular filtration rate equations. Drifting of serum creatinine levels over time should also be taken into consideration when assessing renal function in the ICU.
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- Fréderic Sangla
- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Cell Physiology, University hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Cell Physiology, University hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Service of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Cell Physiology, University hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Marumoto H, Tsuboi N, D’Agati VD, Sasaki T, Okabayashi Y, Haruhara K, Kanzaki G, Koike K, Shimizu A, Kawamura T, Rule AD, Bertram JF, Yokoo T. Total Nephron Number and Single-Nephron Parameters in Patients with IgA Nephropathy. KIDNEY360 2021; 2:828-841. [PMID: 35373063 PMCID: PMC8791345 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0006972020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background Single-nephron dynamics in progressive IgA nephropathy (IgAN) have not been studied. We applied novel methodology to explore single-nephron parameters in IgAN. Methods Nonglobally sclerotic glomeruli (NSG) and globally sclerotic glomeruli (GSG) per kidney were estimated using cortical volume assessment via unenhanced computed tomography and biopsy-based stereology. Estimated single-nephron GFR (eSNGFR) and single-nephron urine protein excretion (SNUPE) were calculated by dividing eGFR and UPE by the number of NSG. Associations with CKD stage and clinicopathologic findings were cross-sectionally investigated. Results This study included 245 patients with IgAN (mean age 43 years, 62% male, 45% on renin-angiotensin aldosterone system [RAAS] inhibitors prebiopsy) evaluated at kidney biopsy. CKD stages were 10% CKD1, 43% CKD2, 19% CKD3a, 14% CKD3b, and 14% CKD4-5. With advancing CKD stage, NSG decreased from mean 992,000 to 300,000 per kidney, whereas GSG increased from median 64,000 to 202,000 per kidney. In multivariable models, advancing CKD stage associated with lower numbers of NSG, higher numbers of GSG, and lower numbers of GSG + NSG, indicating potential resorption of sclerosed glomeruli. In contrast to the higher mean glomerular volume and markedly elevated SNUPE in advanced CKD, the eSNGFR was largely unaffected by CKD stage. Lower SNGFR associated with Oxford scores for endocapillary hypercellularity and crescents, whereas higher SNUPE associated with segmental glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial scarring. Conclusions SNUPE emerged as a sensitive biomarker of advancing IgAN. The failure of eSNGFR to increase in response to reduced number of functioning nephrons suggests limited capacity for compensatory hyperfiltration by diseased glomeruli with intrinsic lesions.
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- Hirokazu Marumoto
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology and Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takita H, Scotcher D, Chinnadurai R, Kalra PA, Galetin A. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Creatinine-Drug Interactions in the Chronic Kidney Disease Population. CPT-PHARMACOMETRICS & SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 9:695-706. [PMID: 33049120 PMCID: PMC7762809 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Elevated serum creatinine (SCr ) caused by the inhibition of renal transporter(s) may be misinterpreted as kidney injury. The interpretation is more complicated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to altered disposition of creatinine and renal transporter inhibitors. A clinical study was conducted in 17 patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate 15-59 mL/min/1.73 m2 ); changes in SCr were monitored during trimethoprim treatment (100-200 mg/day), administered to prevent recurrent urinary infection, relative to the baseline level. Additional SCr -interaction data with trimethoprim, cimetidine, and famotidine in patients with CKD were collated from the literature. Our published physiologically-based creatinine model was extended to predict the effect of the CKD on SCr and creatinine-drug interaction. The creatinine-CKD model incorporated age/sex-related differences in creatinine synthesis, CKD-related glomerular filtration deterioration; change in transporter activity either proportional or disproportional to glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline were explored. Optimized models successfully recovered baseline SCr from 64 patients with CKD (geometric mean fold-error of 1.1). Combined with pharmacokinetic models of inhibitors, the creatinine model was used to simulate transporter-mediated creatinine-drug interactions. Use of inhibitor unbound plasma concentrations resulted in 66% of simulated SCr interaction data within the prediction limits, with cimetidine interaction significantly underestimated. Assuming that transporter activity deteriorates disproportional to GFR decline resulted in higher predicted sensitivity to transporter inhibition in patients with CKD relative to healthy patients, consistent with sparse clinical data. For the first time, this novel modelling approach enables quantitative prediction of SCr in CKD and delineation of the effect of disease and renal transporter inhibition in this patient population.
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- Hiroyuki Takita
- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Laboratory for Safety Assessment and ADME, Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Dietary Protein Intake and Single-Nephron Glomerular Filtration Rate. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12092549. [PMID: 32842498 PMCID: PMC7551595 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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High protein intake can increase glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in response to excretory overload, which may exacerbate the progression of kidney disease. However, the direct association between glomerular hemodynamic response at the single-nephron level and dietary protein intake has not been fully elucidated in humans. In the present study, we evaluated nutritional indices associated with single-nephron GFR (SNGFR) calculated based on corrected creatinine clearance (SNGFRCr). We retrospectively identified 43 living kidney donors who underwent enhanced computed tomography and kidney biopsy at the time of donation at Jikei University Hospital in Tokyo from 2007 to 2018. Total nephron number was estimated with imaging-derived cortical volume and morphometry-derived glomerular density. SNGFRCr was calculated by dividing the corrected creatinine clearance by the number of non-sclerosed glomeruli (NglomNSG). The mean (± standard deviation) NglomNSG/kidney and SNGFRCr were 685,000 ± 242,000 and 61.0 ± 23.9 nL/min, respectively. SNGFRCr was directly associated with estimated protein intake/ideal body weight (p = 0.005) but not with body mass index, mean arterial pressure, albumin, or sodium intake. These findings indicate that greater protein intake may increase SNGFR and lead to glomerular hyperfiltration.
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Okabayashi Y, Tsuboi N, Sasaki T, Haruhara K, Kanzaki G, Koike K, Shimizu A, D'Agati VD, Yokoo T. Single-Nephron GFR in Patients With Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy. Kidney Int Rep 2020; 5:1218-1227. [PMID: 32775821 PMCID: PMC7403629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) is a slowly progressive kidney disease occurring in association with obesity. It is characterized histopathologically by glomerulomegaly, likely caused by single-nephron hyperfiltration that has not been demonstrated in humans because of technical difficulty in measuring single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) in the clinical setting. Methods Total glomerular number per kidney, with or without global glomerulosclerosis, was estimated by the combination of cortical volume assessment via unenhanced computed tomography and biopsy-based stereology. Mean glomerular volume was calculated from the measured area of glomerular tufts. Both SNGFR and single-nephron urinary protein excretion (SNUPE) were estimated by dividing values for estimated glomerular filtration rate and urinary protein excretion by the number of nonsclerotic glomeruli. Living kidney donors were used as healthy controls. Results A total of 48 ORG patients with average nonsclerotic glomerular numbers of 456,000 ± 235,000 per kidney were included. The values for SNGFR in ORG patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1 and 2 were higher than for nonobese and obese controls (97 ± 43 vs. 59 ± 21 vs. 64 ± 21 nl/min, respectively, P = 0.001). Nonsclerotic glomerular number decreased with advancing stages of renal functional impairment. The presence of ORG with more advanced CKD stages was associated with lower SNGFR and marked elevation in SNUPE levels, with no difference in the mean glomerular volume between the stages. Conclusions These results provide functional evidence for single-nephron hyperfiltration in patients with ORG, and identify compensatory failure to maintain effective SNGFR as a feature of advanced-stage ORG.
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- Yusuke Okabayashi
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Analytic Human Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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