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Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin distinguishes pre-renal from intrinsic renal failure and predicts outcomes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21412214     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In established acute kidney injury (AKI), serum creatinine poorly differentiates prerenal from intrinsic AKI. In this study, we tested whether urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) distinguishes between intrinsic and prerenal AKI, and tested its performance in predicting a composite outcome that included progression to a higher RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of function, End stage renal disease) class, dialysis, or death. Urinary NGAL was measured using a standardized clinical platform in 161 hospitalized patients with established AKI. Sixteen patients were excluded because of postrenal obstruction or insufficient clinical information. Of the remaining 145 patients, 75 had intrinsic AKI, 32 had prerenal AKI, and 38 patients could not be classified. Urinary NGAL levels effectively discriminated between intrinsic and prerenal AKI (area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve 0.87). An NGAL level over 104 μg/l indicated intrinsic AKI (likelihood ratio 5.97), whereas an NGAL level <47 μg/l made intrinsic AKI unlikely (likelihood ratio 0.2). Patients experiencing the composite outcome had significantly higher median urinary NGAL levels on inclusion. In logistic regression analysis, NGAL independently predicted the composite outcome when corrected for demographics, comorbidities, creatinine, and RIFLE class. Hence, urinary NGAL is useful in classifying and stratifying patients with established AKI.
Authors:
Eugenia Singer; Antje Elger; Saban Elitok; Ralph Kettritz; Thomas L Nickolas; Jonathan Barasch; Friedrich C Luft; Kai M Schmidt-Ott
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-03-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kidney international     Volume:  80     ISSN:  1523-1755     ISO Abbreviation:  Kidney Int.     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-29     Completed Date:  2011-12-07     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0323470     Medline TA:  Kidney Int     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  405-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a joint institution of the Charité Medical Faculty and the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Kidney Injury / complications,  diagnosis,  mortality,  therapy,  urine*
Acute-Phase Proteins / urine*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological Markers / blood,  urine
Chi-Square Distribution
Creatinine / blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology,  mortality,  therapy,  urine
Lipocalins / urine*
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Predictive Value of Tests
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / urine*
ROC Curve
Renal Insufficiency / etiology,  mortality,  therapy,  urine
Renal Replacement Therapy
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 DK080139/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acute-Phase Proteins; 0/Biological Markers; 0/LCN2 protein, human; 0/Lipocalins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; 60-27-5/Creatinine
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Kidney Int. 2011 Aug;80(4):332-4   [PMID:  21799504 ]
Kidney Int. 2012 Feb;81(3):321; author reply 321-2   [PMID:  22241560 ]

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