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| Author(s): |
Facca, T. A.
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Kirsztajn, G. Mastroianni
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Pereira, A. R.
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Moreira, S. R.
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Teixeira, V. P. C.
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Nishida, S. K.
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Sass, N.
Total Authors: 7
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | NEPHRON EXTRA; v. 2, n. 1, p. 8-pg., 2012-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
Background/Aims: Preeclampsia (PE) is a cause of glomerulopathy worldwide. Urinary retinol-binding protein (RBP) is a marker of proximal tubular dysfunction, albuminuria is an endothelial injury marker, urine protein: creatinine ratio (PCR) may have a predictive value for renal disease later in life, and, recently, podocyturia has been proposed as a sensitive tool in pregnancy, but it needs to be tested. The aim of this study was to evaluate renal involvement in PE and healthy pregnancy. Methods: Case-control study with 39 pregnant women assessed after 20 weeks of gestation (25 in the control group, CG, and 14 in the PE group) by performing urinary tests. Results: Mean (+/- SD) age and gestational age of the CG were 26.9 +/- 6.4 years and 37.1 +/- 5.0 weeks, and of the PE group 26.4 +/- 6.9 years and 30.6 +/- 5.6 weeks, respectively (p = 0.001). Mean (+/- SD) urinary RBP (p = 0.017), albuminuria (p = 0.002), and urinary albumin concentration (UAC) ratio (p = 0.006) of the CG were 0.4 +/- 0.7 mg/l, 7.3 +/- 6.9 mg/l, and 8.2 +/- 6.7 mg/g and of the PE group 2.0 +/- 4.4 mg/l, 2,267.4 +/- 2,130.8 mg/l (p = 0.002), and 3,778.9 +/- 4,296.6 mg/g (p = 0.006), respectively. Mean (+/- SD) urine PCR in the PE group was 6.7 8 6.1 g/ g (p < 0.001). No statistical differences were found between podocyturia in the CG and PE group (p = 0.258). Conclusions: Urinary RBP, PCR, albuminuria, and UAC ratio were elevated in the PE group in comparison to the CG. Podocyturia did not predict PE. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel (AU) | |