| 저자 |
Sang A Choi1, Eun Young Seong1, Harin Rhee1, Byeong Yun Yang1, Ihm Soo Kwak1,Woo Jin Jung1, Min Ji Shin1, Min Ja Paek2, Yun Ju Lee2, Gum Suk Jang2,Kyung Joo Park2, Sun Hye Kim2, Young Ji Yang3 |
| 초록 |
Background: Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) have high mortality
and morbidity. Plasma NGAL is emerging as an excellent standard-alone troponin-like structural biomarker in the
plasma and urine for the early diagnosis of AKI. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of
plasma NGAL on RRT requirement in adult patients with AKI.
Methods: A total of 52 patients with AKI were analyzed for NGAL. Plasma NGAL at admission or nephrology
consultation were measured by ELISA. AKI was diagnosed according to the RIFLE criteria and classified a causes of
AKI : pre-renal, intrinsic, and post renal.
Results: Mean plasma NGAL, serum creatinine, and estimating GFR (eGFR) according to the Modification of Diet in
Renal Disease (MDRD) formula were 503.98 ng/ml, 3.66 mg/dl, and 24.21 mL•min-1 •1.73m-2. Mean plasma NGAL
in R,I,F,L, and E group according to RIFLE criteria were 426.77 ng/ml, 503.78 ng/ml, 510.18 ng/ml, 664.43 ng/ml,
and 673.67 ng/dl. Significant differences for NGAL level between the groups according to RIFLE criteria were not
detected. Mean plasma NGAL in pre-renal, intrinsic, and post-renal were 478.91 ng/ml, 577.57 ng/ml, and 341
ng/ml. Plasma NGAL did not related with mortality, RRT requirement. Instead, NGAL/eGFR ratio were significantly
higher in patients with than without RRT requirement.
Conclusion: NGAL/eGFR was useful marker for predicting the RRT requirement in AKI. |