Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease and after Renal Transplantation

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of our study was to evaluate plasma and urinary levels of GDF-15 after pediatric renal transplantation (Rtx) and in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associations to cardiovascular risk factors. In this cross-sectional study, GDF-15 was measured in plasma and urine from 53 children with a renal transplant and 83 children with CKD and related to cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, obesity, and cholesterol) and kidney function. Forty healthy children served as a control group. Plasma levels of GDF-15 (median and range) for a Tx (transplantation) cohort, CKD cohort, and healthy controls were, respectively, 865 ng/L (463-3039 ng/L), 508 ng/L (183-3279 ng/L), and 390 ng/L (306-657 ng/L). The CKD and Tx cohorts both had significantly higher GDF-15 levels than the control group (p<0.001). Univariate associations between GDF-15 and hyperuricemia (p<0.001), elevated triglycerides (p=0.028), low HDL (p=0.038), and obesity (p=0.028) were found. However, mGFR (p<0.001) and hemoglobin (p<0.001) were the only significant predictors of GDF-15 in an adjusted analysis. Urinary GDF-15/creatinine ratios were 448 ng/mmol (74–5013 ng/mmol) and 540 ng/mmol (5–14960 ng/mmol) in the Tx cohort and CKD cohort, respectively. In the CKD cohort, it was weakly correlated to mGFR (r=−0.343, p=0.002). Plasma levels of GDF-15 are elevated in children with CKD and after Rtx. The levels were not associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors but strongly associated with renal function.

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Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Cardiac Function in Children after Renal Transplantation

Transplantation Journal ◽

10.1097/00007890-201211271-00137 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 94 (10S) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

E. Elsayed ◽

S. Khashab ◽

T. H. Alshapoony ◽

A. Soliman

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Renal Transplantation ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Cardiac Function ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors

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RISK FACTORS FOR THE URINARY DISORDERS DEVELOPMENT IN MEN UNDER 60 YEARS OLD IN THE ACUTE PERIOD OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

"Medical & pharmaceutical journal "Pulse" ◽

10.26787/nydha-2686-6838-2021-23-9-191-197 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 191-197

Author(s):

Gordienko A.V. ◽

Reiza V.A. ◽

Izmuhanov A.S. ◽

Golikov A.V.

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Coronary Artery ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Control Group ◽

Study Group ◽

Urinary Disorders

Relevance. The cardiovascular risk factors structure features in myocardial infarction, complicated by urinary disorders, in young and middle-aged men have been insufficiently studied. Aim. To evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors structure features in men under 60 years old with myocardial infarction, complicated by urinary disorders, to improve prevention and outcomes. Material and methods. The study included men 19-60 years old with type I myocardial infarction. The patients were divided into two age-comparable groups: I - study group, with acute kidney injury - 15 patients; II - control, without it - 496 patients. A comparative analysis of the main and additional cardiovascular risk factors frequency, analysis of their influence on the risk of urinary disorders in myocardial infarction (ANOVA) were performed. Results. The study group differed from the control group in the greater frequency of coronary artery bypass surgery (in the study group: 31.8%; in the control group: 8.4%; p = 0.0002), pacing (9.1 and 0.5%; respectively); p < 0.0001), history of atrial fibrillation and/or flutter (27.3 and 9.2%; p = 0.005), chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency (77.3 and 51.3%; p = 0,02), alcohol abuse (63.6 and 25.2%; p < 0.0001), frequent (four or more per year) colds (27.3 and 12.6%; p = 0,04), cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances in the onset of coronary artery disease (61.9 and 24.9%; p = 0.0007), smoking for 20 years or more (36.4 and 16.8%; p = 0.003) , chronic kidney disease (46.7 and 16.2%; p = 0.02), chronic foci of internal organs infections (77.3 and 39.4%; p = 0.002), urine (27.3 and 8.6%; p = 0.006) and gallstone diseases (13.6 and 5.4%; p = 0.006). These indicators were the markers of the urinary disorders development in myocardial infarction. Conclusions. Men under 60 years old with urinary disorders in myocardial infarction are characterized by smoking, metabolic disorders, chronic kidney disease, heart rhythm and conduction disorders, alcohol abuse, frequent colds and chronic foci of internal organ infections. The data listed above should be used in the formation of high-risk groups for the development of urinary disorders, as well as for prognostic modeling.

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