Asymmetric dimethylarginine and angiopoietin-like protein-2 are independent predictors of cardiovascular risk in pre-dialysis non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Hence, this study was carried out to assess the biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation as predictors of CVD risk in Indian patients with CKD.

METHODS: In this case control study, we recruited 43 patients with CKD and 43 healthy control volunteers. Circulating levels of endothelial dysfunction markers [asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), angiopoietin-like protein-2 (ANGPTL2), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9)] and systemic inflammation [high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)] were assessed in the study population. All study participants underwent brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD) to estimate endothelial dysfunction. Disease severity (e-GFR) was assessed by a nephrologist.

RESULTS: CKD patients showed markedly elevated levels of ADMA, ANGPTL2, MMP-9, and hs-CRP. FMD and eGFR were significantly decreased in cases, as compared to the controls. ADMA, ANGPTL2, MMP-9 and hs-CRP showed significant positive correlation with one another and significant negative correlation with FMD and disease severity. We also observed a significant negative correlation of FMD with disease severity and duration of CKD. In the multiple linear regression model, ADMA and ANGPTL2 were found to be independent predictors of FMD.

CONCLUSION: In CKD patients, there is significantly increased endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation, which showed a positive correlation with disease severity. Thus, the markers of endothelial dysfunction such as ADMA and ANGPTL2 can be used as predictors of CVD risk in CKD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

International urology and nephrology - 52(2020), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 1321-1328

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ashokachakkaravarthy, K [VerfasserIn]
Rajappa, Medha [VerfasserIn]
Parameswaran, Sreejith [VerfasserIn]
Satheesh, Santhosh [VerfasserIn]
Priyadarshini, G [VerfasserIn]
Mohan Raj, P S [VerfasserIn]
Revathy, G [VerfasserIn]
Priyadarssini, M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63CV1GEK3Y
94ZLA3W45F
ANGPTL2 protein, human
Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2
Angiopoietin-like Proteins
Arginine
Biomarkers
Cardiovascular disease risk
Chronic kidney disease
Endothelial dysfunction
Flow-mediated dilation
High sensitivity C-reactive protein
Inflammation
Journal Article
N,N-dimethylarginine

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Date Completed 22.04.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11255-020-02484-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309927560