scholarly journals Micronuclei and other nuclear anomalies in buccal epithelial cells of children with chronic kidney disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Aykanat ◽  
Gonca Cakmak Demircigil ◽  
Necla Buyan ◽  
Esra Baskin ◽  
Kaan Gulleroglu ◽  
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Abstract The objective of this study was to reveal the likely genomic instability in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) using micronucleus (MN) assay on buccal epithelial cells (BEC). We investigated the frequencies of micronuclei and other nuclear anomalies, such as nuclear buds, binucleated cells, condensed chromatin, and karyorrhectic and pyknotic cells in BEC. Children with CKD were grouped as follows: children in the pre-dialysis (PreD) stage (N=17), children on regular haemodialysis (HD) (N=14), and children who have undergone transplantation (Tx) (N=17). As a control group, twenty age- and gender-matched healthy children were selected. The MN frequency in BEC of all groups of children with CKD was significantly elevated (5- to 7-fold) as compared to the control group (p<0.001). In contrast, the frequencies of nuclear buds were not significantly higher in the study groups compared to the control group. The frequencies of binucleated cells and condensed chromatin cells were significantly higher in all subgroups of children with CKD relative to the control group (p<0.001). Our results show that the BEC of pediatric PreD, HD, and Tx patients with CKD display increased cytogenetic, cytokinetic, and cytotoxic effects. They also point to the sensitivity and usefulness of the BEC MN assay in the assessment of genetic susceptibility of patients with CKD.

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
A. V. Sabirova ◽  
D. K. Volosnikov ◽  
O. V. Matyash

During Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) development and progression emphasis is placed on structural-functional state of red blood cells. The aim of this paper is to examine red blood values and red blood cells morphological type in peripheral blood among children with CKD. 75 children with CKD aged 5-16 years were examined. The control group consisted of 25 healthy children of the same age range. Analysis of the morphometric parameters of red peripheral blood cells - mean volume (MCV) and erythrocyte diameter, mean content (MCH) and mean hemoglobin concentration in the erythrocyte (MCHC), were performed using a Gobas Micros (Roche) hematology counter. Smears were marked according to Romanovsky-Giemsa. Morphometric studies of red blood cells were carried out using the Morphology 5.2 program and red blood cell confocal microscopy on a LSM-710 Confocal Microscope, manufactured by Carl Zeiss. The tendency to poikilocytosis in CKD was confirmed. We identified that among children with CKD the distribution of red blood cells in diameter is disturbed, the content of microcytes increases, poikilocytosis is observed with an increase in the content of irreversibly transformed elements. The revealed features may serve as an additional criterion for the diagnosis of chronic kidney insufficiency at the early stage.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
O.P. Kovtun ◽  
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V.V. Bazarnyi ◽  
E.V. Anufrieva ◽  
L.G. Polushina ◽  
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Objective. To determine the relationship between metabolic parameters and cytological characteristics of the buccal mucosa in obese children. Patients and methods. An open cross-sectional case-control study included 78 schoolchildren aged 9 to 15 years, 44 of them were obese. We determined body mass index, lipid metabolism parameters (total cholesterol, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoproteins), and also cytological characteristics of buccal epithelial cells. Results. The number of buccal epithelial cells with condensed chromatin was by 10 times higher in obese children. A correlation was found between cholesterol concentrations and certain cytological parameters, but this correlation was statistically significant only in the pair “cholesterol – number of binucleated cells” (correlation coefficient 0.925, p = 0.05) in obese children and in the pair “total protein – binucleated cells” in practically healthy children. Conclusion. We confirmed the known data about specific characteristics of lipid metabolism in obese children that correlate with certain cytological parameters of the buccal mucosa, namely, an increased number of cells with chromatin condensation. This phenomenon is suggestive of activation of apoptosis in obese children. Keywords: buccal epithelial cells, obesity, schoolchildren, cholesterol


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1404-1409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Demetgul ◽  
Dilek Giray ◽  
Ali Delibas ◽  
Olgu Hallioglu

AbstractIntroductionThe aim of this study is to determine early changes in cardiac function of children with chronic kidney disease by using 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography.MethodThe study included 38 children – 16 girls and 22 boys – diagnosed as having chronic kidney disease in the nephrology department with a glomerular filtration rate of <90 ml/minute/1.73 m2 for at least 3 months. A total of 37 – 15 girls and 22 boys – age- and sex-matched healthy children were included as the control group. 2D-Speckle tracking echocardiography was performed in all subjects.ResultsThe mean age was 13.45±2.8 years in patients and 12.89±3.07 years in controls. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures and left ventricular mass index were significantly higher in patients (p<0.05). The values of mitral e, mitral a, mitral e/a ratio, and mitral deceleration time were not different between the groups. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion values were lower in patients (p<0.01). Global strain values in apical long-axis 3-chamber and 2-chamber views were significantly lower in patients (p<0.05). Longitudinal, radial, and circumferential peak systolic strain values were lower in patients, but the difference was statistically significant in all segments of longitudinal view and basal segment of circumferential view (p<0.05). Radial and circumferential systolic strain rates were significantly lower in patients in all three segments (p<0.05). Moreover, early diastolic strain rate was significantly lower in longitudinal and radial apical segments and in all segments of circumferential measurements in patients. Besides, strain rate e/a ratio was significantly lower in all longitudinal segments of patients (p=0.01).ConclusionThe study concluded that 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography method can determine cardiac involvement earlier than conventional echocardiography in children with chronic kidney disease having preserved ejection fraction.


2021 ◽  
pp. 014556132110197
Author(s):  
Tajudeen Yusuf ◽  
Yemi R. Raji ◽  
Taye J. Lasisi ◽  
Adekunle Daniel ◽  
O. T. Bamidele ◽  
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Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often complain of taste dysfunction. The prevalent taste dysfunction among patients with CKD predisposes them to malnutrition, poor quality of life, and worsen disease prognoses. To appropriately treat the taste dysfunction in this group of patients, it’s imperative that factors that predict taste dysfunction and its severity are identified for prompt treatment. Aim: To identify factors associated with taste dysfunction and its severity among patients with CKD. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based case–control study of adult patients with CKD at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The control group was made up of age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers with no clinical and laboratory evidence of CKD. Relevant clinical and social data obtained include demographics, symptoms, and signs of taste dysfunction and its risk factors. The 4 basic taste modalities namely sweet, sour, bitter, and salt taste senses of the participants were tested with validated “taste strips.” Factors that predict taste dysfunction were identified among the spectrum of the disease. Results: There were 100 patients with CKD and 100 healthy controls, age ranges between 19 and 86 years (mean ± standard deviation [SD] = 46.3 ± 13.9 years) and 20 and 85 years (mean ± SD = 43.4 ± 14.9 years), respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between cases and control gender distribution ( P = .57). Hypogeusia was found in 27.0% of patients with CKD, while total taste function score of all the control was within normal range. Increasing duration of CKD was identified as a predictor of taste dysfunction among patients with CKD (odds ratio: 4.889, P = .038). The stages of CKD had no statistically significant relationship with the severity of taste dysfunction ( P = .629). Conclusion: The prevalence of taste dysfunction among patients with CKD was high and this showed significant correlation with increasing duration of CKD; in contrast, the severity of CKD is not significant in the development of taste dysfunction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
O. V. Lavrenchuk ◽  
I. V. Bahdasarova ◽  
L. V. Korol ◽  
L. Ya. Myhal

The pressing question today is to find early informative markers for kidney interstitial injury in reconvalescents of acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of the study was to determine the informativeness of transferrin (TF), ceruloplasmin (CP) presence and activity level of lysosomal enzymes in urine as predictors of chronic kidney disease. Materials and methods. The contents of TF, CP and N-acetyl-β-Dgluosaminindase (NAG) and β-galactosidase (ß-GAL) in the urine of 41 children after AKI were determined. All patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the disease duration – group 1 included 22 patients with 12 months’ duration, group 2 – 19 children with the disease duration of 2 years and more. The control group consisted of 28 conditionally healthy children. Results. The levels of NAG and ß-GAL were 8 and 3 times increased, respectively, in the patients from group 1 in comparison with the control group (P < 0.001). In the group 2 children, the enzyme levels were 4 times higher than the control, and albuminuria was observed at normal GFR (P < 0.001). An inverse correlation was established between GFR indices and activity levels of NAG (r = -0.473) and ß-GAL (r = -0.333), and a direct correlation between activity indices of GAG and ß-GAL (r = 0.845). The presence and high levels of TF in 18.8 % of children in group 1 and in 21.0 % in group 2, as well as urine CP in 72.7 % of patients in group 1 and in 78.9 % in group 2, is indicative of a progressive damage to the kidney glomerular apparatus. Conclusions. The presence and increased quantitative parameters of TF and CP in the urine of children after AKI are early signs of damage to the kidney glomerular apparatus. Four times increased levels of the enzyme activity and albuminuria at unchanged GFR indicate an interstitial kidney injury (P < 0.001). The examinations conducted are non-invasive, relatively low cost and easy to use for children of all ages.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basma Sultan ◽  
Hamdy Omar ◽  
Housseini Ahmed ◽  
Mahmoud Elprince ◽  
Osama Anter adly ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims Vascular calcification (VC) plays a major role in cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is one of the main causes of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study aims at early detection of breast arterial calcification (BAC) in different stages of CKD (stage 2, 3& 4) patients as an indicator of systemic VC. Method A case control study was conducted targeting CKD women, aged 18- 60 years old. The sample was divided into 3 groups; A,B,C (representing stage 2, 3 & 4 of CKD) from women who attended nephrology and Internal medicine clinics and admitted in inpatient ward in Suez Canal University Hospital. A 4th group (D) was formed as a control group and included women with normal kidney functions (each group (A, B, C, D) include 22 women). The selected participants were subjected to history taking, mammogram to detect BAC and biochemical assessment of lipid profile, Serum creatinine (Cr), Mg, P, Ca, PTH and FGF23. Results Our study detected presence of BAC in about 81.8% of hypertensive stage 4 CKD patients compared with 50% in stage 3 CKD, also in the majority of stage 4 CKD patients who had abnormal lipid profile parameters and electrolyte disturbance. Most of the variables had statistical significance regarding the presence of BAC. Conclusion Although it is difficult to determine the definite stage at which the risk of VC begins but in our study, it began late in stage 2 CKD, gradually increased prevalence through stage 3 and became significantly higher in stage 4. These results suggest that preventive strategies may need to begin as early as stage 2 CKD.


Author(s):  
Patricia Tomás-Simó ◽  
Luis D’Marco ◽  
María Romero-Parra ◽  
Mari Carmen Tormos-Muñoz ◽  
Guillermo Sáez ◽  
...  

Background: Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality at any stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Moreover, the high rate of cardiovascular mortality observed in these patients is associated with an accelerated atherosclerosis process that likely starts at the early stages of CKD. Thus, traditional and non-traditional or uremic-related factors represent a link between CKD and cardiovascular risk. Among non-conventional risk factors, particular focus has been placed on anaemia, mineral and bone disorders, inflammation, malnutrition and oxidative stress and, in this regard, connections have been reported between oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Methods: We evaluated the oxidation process in different molecular lines (proteins, lipids and genetic material) in 155 non-dialysis patients at different stages of CKD and 45 healthy controls. To assess oxidative stress status, we analyzed oxidized glutathione (GSSG), reduced glutathione (GSH) and the oxidized/reduced glutathione ratio (GSSG/GSH) and other oxidation indicators, including malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-oxo-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG). Results: An active grade of oxidative stress was found from the early stages of CKD onwards, which affected all of the molecular lines studied. We observed a heightened oxidative state (indicated by a higher level of oxidized molecules together with decreased levels of antioxidant molecules) as kidney function declined. Furthermore, oxidative stress-related alterations were significantly greater in CKD patients than in the control group. Conclusions: CKD patients exhibit significantly higher oxidative stress than healthy individuals, and these alterations intensify as eGFR declines, showing significant differences between CKD stages. Thus, future research is warranted to provide clearer results in this area.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-137
Author(s):  
Abdul Latif ◽  
Muhammad Rafiqul Alam ◽  
Asia Khanam ◽  
Farhana Hoque ◽  
Muhammad Abdur Rahim ◽  
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Background: Anemia is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and this is generally anemia of chronic disease, but iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is also common. Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is a useful marker for IDA. Present study was undertaken to assess the utility of sTfR as a marker of IDA in selected group of Bangladeshi patients with CKD.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Nephrology, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2013 to December 2014. Patients with anemia admitted in nephrology department whether on hemodialysis or not and medicine department of BSMMU were taken for study. The study population was further divided into two groups; Group A, patients who are having IDA and Group B, patients with ACD and a control group was also selected. Data were collected by face to face interview and laboratory investigations with a self-administered questionnaire.Results: The mean age of the patients in two study groups were 38.40±13.23 and 34.85±10.52 years respectively and male-female ratio were 0.5:1 and 1:0.5. Mean sTfR level was higher (4.81± 1.64 ?g/ml) in patients with IDA than (2.89±1.40 ?g/ml) in patients with ACD (p <0.0001). In our study mean ferritin level was 599.59± 449.15?g/L in ACD patients whereas 101.23±119.42 in IDA patients (p<0.0001). Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) was more in ACD patients with sTfRe”3?g/ml as compared to ACD patients with sTfR<3?g/ml. Transferrin saturation (TSAT) level was significantly decreased in ACD patients with sTfR ?3?g/ml as compared to ACD patients with sTfR<3?g/ml.Conclusion: sTfR has a comparable ability to S. ferritin in diagnosing IDA and ACD. However, sTfR and serum ferritin alone cannot definitely exclude co-existing iron deficiency in ACD. As sTfR is not affected by infection and/or inflammation, thus providing a non-invasive alternative to bone marrow study.Birdem Med J 2017; 7(2): 132-137


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