YKL-40 (chitinase-3-like protein 1) serum levels are associated with abdominal aortic calcification in hemodialysis patients

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BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification (VC) is highly prevalent and predicts cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. The mechanisms are still unclear. Inflammation is a well-known inducer of VC. YKL-40 has been suggested as a novel biomarker of inflammation and has been demonstrated to be associated with cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between serum YKL-40 and VC in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

METHODS: A total of 109 HD patients and 31 healthy controls were enrolled in the study from September 2014 to December 2014. We evaluated the abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) score by plain X-ray films of the abdomen and measured serum YKL-40 concentrations using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We also examined the relationship between YKL-40 levels and AAC scores in HD patients.

RESULTS: Serum YKL-40 levels in HD patients were significantly higher than those in healthy controls [199.8 (144.8, 288.7) vs. 71.9 (52.8, 89.3) ng/ml; P < 0.001]. There was a tendency that YKL-40 levels in diabetic hemodialysis patients were higher than those in nondiabetic patients [217.8 (155.3, 335.8) vs. 192.9 (135.9, 274.4) ng/ml; P = 0.093]. A significant positive correlation was found between serum YKL-40 level and AAC score in these patients (r = 0.410, P = 0.003). Multiple regression analysis showed that Ln(YKL-40) was independently associated with AAC score in HD patients (P = 0.044).

CONCLUSION: This study showed high serum YKL-40 concentrations in chronic HD patients and that YKL-40 was independently associated with increased AAC in hemodialysis patients.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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International urology and nephrology - (2024) vom: 16. März

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Englisch

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Bi, Shu-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Su, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]
A, La-Ta [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
He, Lian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ai-Hua [VerfasserIn]

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Hemodialysis
Inflammation
Journal Article
Vascular calcification
YKL-40

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Date Revised 17.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s11255-024-03986-x

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NLM369829506