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Serum iron markers are inadequate for guiding iron repletion in chronic kidney disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20876673     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iron (Fe) overload may complicate parenteral Fe therapy used to enhance the efficacy of erythropoietic-stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease. However, serum Fe markers are influenced by inflammation or malignancy and may not accurately reflect the amount of body Fe.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We studied the relationship between parenteral Fe therapy, conventional serum Fe markers, and liver iron concentration (LIC) measured using magnetic resonance R2 relaxometry (FerriScan) in 25 Fe-deficient predialysis chronic kidney disease patients before and 2 and 12 weeks after single high-dose intravenous Fe and in 15 chronic hemodialysis patients with elevated serum ferritin (>500 μg/L).
RESULTS: In predialysis patients, there was strong dose dependency between the administered Fe dose and changes in LIC at weeks 2 and 12; however, no dose dependency between Fe dose and changes in ferritin or transferrin saturation (TSAT) were observed. In hemodialysis patients, LIC correlated with the cumulative Fe dose and duration of dialysis but not with current ferritin or TSAT. The cumulative Fe dose remained a significant independent predictor of LIC in a multiple regression model. Two dialysis patients who received >6 g parenteral Fe had substantially elevated LIC >130 μmol/g, which is associated with hemochromatosis.
CONCLUSIONS: In Fe-deficient predialysis patients, intravenous Fe therapy is associated with increases in LIC unrelated to changes in conventional Fe markers. In hemodialysis patients, TSAT and ferritin are poor indicators of body Fe load, and some patients have LICs similar to those found in hemochromatosis.
Authors:
Paolo Ferrari; Hemant Kulkarni; Shyam Dheda; Susanne Betti; Colin Harrison; Timothy G St Pierre; John K Olynyk
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1555-905X     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-20     Completed Date:  2011-05-18     Revised Date:  2012-01-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101271570     Medline TA:  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  77-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nephrology, Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, Perth, Western Australia 6160, Australia. paolo.ferrari@health.wa.gov.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Ferritins / blood*
Hemoglobins / analysis
Humans
Iron / deficiency,  therapeutic use*
Kidney Diseases / blood*
Liver / metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Renal Dialysis
Transferrin / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hemoglobins; 0/Transferrin; 7439-89-6/Iron; 9007-73-2/Ferritins

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