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Trial reportPloS one2015

The Growth Attainment, Hematological, Iron Status and Inflammatory Profile of Guatemalan Juvenile End-Stage Renal Disease Patients.

Juliana Casimiro de Almeida, Randall Lou-Meda, Marion Olbert, Markus Seifert, Günter Weiss, Erwin T Wiegerinck, Dorine W Swinkels, Noel W Solomons, Klaus Schümann

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Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Juliana Casimiro de AlmeidaCenter for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM), Guatemala City, Guatemala; MBR Optical Systems, Wuppertal, Germany.
Randall Lou-MedaFundación para el Niño Enfermo Renal (FUNDANIER), Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Marion OlbertMBR Optical Systems, Wuppertal, Germany.
Markus SeifertDepartment of Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Günter WeissDepartment of Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Erwin T WiegerinckDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Hepcidinanalysis.com at the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Dorine W SwinkelsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Hepcidinanalysis.com at the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Noel W SolomonsCenter for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Klaus SchümannMolecular Nutrition Unit, ZIEL, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Science, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany.
Radboud University Medical Center · NLUniversität Innsbruck · ATRoosevelt Hospital · GTTechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStunting, anemia and inflammation are frequently observed in children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

objectivesTo assess anthropometric, hematological and inflammatory data and to study their potential interrelationship in Guatemalan juveniles undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD).

methods54 juveniles 7-20 years of age were recruited in FUNDANIER, Guatemala City: 27 on HD and 27 PD. Hemoglobin, serum iron, transferrin, serum transferrin receptor (sTfR), serum ferritin, transferrin saturation and iron-binding capacity, white blood cell count (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), as well as IL-6, IL-1 and TNF-α, weight and height were determined by standard methods. Hepcidin-25 (Hep-25) was assessed by weak cation exchange time-of-flight mass-spectrometry.

results92% and 55% of HD and PD children, respectively, were stunted and 95% and 85% were anemic. Among iron status biomarkers, serum ferritin was massively increased and significantly higher in the HD group compared to the PD group. Hep-25 was also greatly elevated in both groups. 41% of HD patients showed increments in three or more inflammatory biomarkers, while it was 2 or less in all PD subjects.

conclusionsThe degree of stunting, the prevalence and severity of anemia in Guatemalan juvenile ESRD far exceed the national statistics for this low-income Central American country. Ferritin and Hep-25 concentrations were elevated, with the latter to an extraordinary magnitude. Additional biomarkers of inflammation not directly related to iron status were elevated as well. The role of both disease- and environment-related factors in combination best explains the magnitude of the biomarker abnormalities.

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AdolescentAdultAnemiaBody Weights and MeasuresChildFemaleFerritinsGuatemalaHepcidinsHumansInflammationIronKidney Failure, ChronicMaleYoung AdultFerritinshepcidin 25, humanHepcidinsIron

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