Comparative assessment of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and cystatin C as early biomarkers for early detection of renal failure in patients with hypertension

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD). One of the major concerns in hypertensive patients is early detection of renal disorders. In the past, serum creatinine (Scr) concentration was used as a marker of kidney function, but it proffers a late reflection of reduced glomerular filtration rate. Cystatin C and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) have been recently proven to be useful for quantification of CKD. Therefore, we compared the diagnostic value of NGAL with cystatin C and creatinine to evaluate kidney function in hypertensive patients.

METHODS: In this study, 42 hypertensive patients and 30 healthy volunteers were recruited. Serum cystatin C (Scys C) and plasma NGAL were measured using ELISA method. Creatinine, urea, hemoglobin, fibrinogen, and C-reactive protein were measured according to the routine methods. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was considered as the gold standard method (cut-off value of < 78 ml/min/1.73 m².

RESULTS: In the patient group, plasma NGAL, cystatin C, and creatinine were all significantly correlated with eGFR, and plasma NGAL correlated best with eGFR. Receiver-operating characteristics analysis indicated that plasma NGAL was a better indicator than creatinine and cystatin C for predicting a GFR < 78 ml/min/1.73 m2. The sensitivity and specificity for NGAL were 96% and 100%, for cystatin C were 92% and 60% and for creatinine were 76% and 47%, respectively.

CONCLUSION: Plasma NGAL demonstrated a higher diagnostic value to detect kidney impairment in the early stages of CKD as compared to Scys C and Scr in hypertensive patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Iranian biomedical journal - 19(2015), 2 vom: 01., Seite 76-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gharishvandi, Fatemeh [VerfasserIn]
Kazerouni, Faranak [VerfasserIn]
Ghanei, Esmat [VerfasserIn]
Rahimipour, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Nasiri, Malihe [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

8W8T17847W
9001-32-5
9007-41-4
AYI8EX34EU
Acute-Phase Proteins
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Fibrinogen
Hemoglobins
Hypertension
Journal Article
LCN2 protein, human
Lipocalin-2
Lipocalins
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Urea

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.01.2016

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM247962996