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ArticlePeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in peritoneal effluent: evaluation in peritoneal dialysis patients in basal condition.

Francesca Martino, Ilenia Filippi, Davide Giavarina, Gianpaolo Amici, Massimo de Cal, Manish Kaushik, Maria Pia Rodighiero, Carlo Crepaldi, Claudio Ronco

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  4. The Role of NGAL in Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent in Early Diagnosis of Peritonitis: Case-Control Study in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
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Francesca MartinoNephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, St. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. francesca.martino.k@gmail.com
Ilenia Filippi
Davide Giavarina
Gianpaolo Amici
Massimo de Cal
Manish Kaushik
Maria Pia Rodighiero
Carlo Crepaldi
Claudio Ronco

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purposeIn the present study, we assessed expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in peritoneal effluent (pNGAL) from peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and we evaluated factors that might affect its level in basal conditions.

methodsOur cross-sectional study included all 69 patients on PD at our institution. We evaluated patient history, hydration status, residual renal function, indices of dialysis adequacy, peritoneal transport type, serum C-reactive protein, ferritin, serum NGAL (sNGAL) and pNGAL. Univariate and multivariate linear regression models were used to evaluate predictors of pNGAL.

resultsOf the study patients, 39 (56.5%) were men, and 54 (78.3%) were on continuous ambulatory PD. Median age in the group was 61 years [interquartile range (IQR): 46.5 - 71 years]. Median sNGAL was 487 ng/mL (IQR: 407 - 586 ng/mL), and median pNGAL was 35 ng/mL (IQR: 21 - 46 ng/mL). dNGAL correlated directly with weekly dialytic clearance of creatinine (ρ = 0.291, p = 0.02) and with sNGAL (ρ = 0.269, p = 0.031). The same variables were also independent predictors of pNGAL (β = 0.30 and 0.29 respectively, both p < 0.05) in multivariate analysis.

conclusionsIn our analysis, basal levels of pNGAL were influenced by sNGAL and by dialytic clearance of creatinine.

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Peritoneal DialysisAcute-Phase ProteinsAgedC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFerritinsHumansLipocalin-2LipocalinsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProto-Oncogene ProteinsAcute-Phase ProteinsC-Reactive ProteinFerritinsLCN2 protein, humanLipocalin-2LipocalinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsbiomarkersNGALperitoneal effluent

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PMID23284073
PMCPMC3707715

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