VALUE OF URINARY ENDOTHELIN-1 IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY VESICOURETERAL REFLUX

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作者
KOMEYAMA, T [1 ]
TAKEDA, M [1 ]
KATAYAMA, Y [1 ]
TSUTSUI, T [1 ]
MIZUSAWA, T [1 ]
TAKAHASHI, H [1 ]
HATANO, A [1 ]
OBARA, K [1 ]
SATO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NIIGATA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT UROL,ASAHI MACHI 1,NIIGATA 951,JAPAN
来源
NEPHRON | 1993年 / 65卷 / 04期
关键词
URINARY ENDOTHELIN-1; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; N-ACETYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSAMINIDASE; BETA-2-MICROGLOBULIN; MICROALBUMIN;
D O I
10.1159/000187560
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
By using a radioimmunoassay specific for endothelin-1 (ET-1), we measured urinary excretion of ET-1-like immunoreactivity (LI) in 63 spot urine samples of 48 patients with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). And also, urinary excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), beta2-microglobulin (beta2-MG), microalbumin (Alb) and creatinine (Cr) were measured. There was no significant correlation in any of the pairs ET-1 and NAG, ET-1 and beta2-MG, and ET-1 and Alb. Comparing the grade of reflux according to the International Classification with urinary ET-1, urinary ET-1/Cr levels in patients with grade 2, 3 and 4 VUR were higher than normal, and the ratio of more than normal urinary ET-1/Cr increased in proportion to the grade of reflux, but it conversely decreased in grade 5. In conclusion, urinary ET-1 may be an indicator of renal tubular injury in patients with primary VUR, and its meaning may be different from conventional urinary parameters.
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