A metabolomics-based approach for predicting stages of chronic kidney disease

Autor: Tatsuya Fujisawa, Toshihiko Ozawa, Toshiaki Kamachi, Masahiro Kohno, Noriaki Tanaka, Tatsunari Yoshida, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Yanai, Yuriko Matsumura, Kouichi Fujiwara, Atsuo Iwasawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Biochem Biophys Res Commun.. 445(2):412-416
Popis: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major epidemiologic problem and a risk factor for cardiovascular events and cerebrovascular accidents. Because CKD shows irreversible progression, early diagnosis is desirable. Renal function can be evaluated by measuring creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). This method, however, has low sensitivity during early phases of CKD. Cystatin C (CysC) may be a more sensitive predictor. Using a metabolomic method, we previously identified metabolites in CKD and hemodialysis patients. To develop a new index of renal hypofunction, plasma samples were collected from volunteers with and without CKD and metabolite concentrations were assayed by quantitative liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. These results were used to construct a multivariate regression equation for an inverse of CysC-based eGFR, with eGFR and CKD stage calculated from concentrations of blood metabolites. This equation was able to predict CKD stages with 81.3% accuracy (range, 73.9-87.0% during 20 repeats). This procedure may become a novel method of identifying patients with early-stage CKD.
Databáze: OpenAIRE