scholarly journals Evaluation of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL), as an Early Biomarker and Prognostic Factor of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury (CI-AKI) following Cardiac Catheterization

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Azizun Nessa ◽  
Masud Ahmed ◽  
Md Amzad H Fakir ◽  
Mamun Mostafi

Acute kidney injury (AKI) usually detected by s. creatinine, which rises after 48 hrs of insult causes delay in diagnosis and to take preventive or therapeutic measures. Hence amongst many neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) is emerging as early, sensitive, and most promising biomarker of AKI both in urine and plasma. This prospective cross sectional observational study was carried out in Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Dhaka from October 2011 to March 2012. A total of willing 100 adult patients undergoing elective coronary angiogram (CAG) with normal kidney function were included in this study. Our study defined contrast induced AKI (CI-AKI) as rise of serum creatinine by >25% or e”0.5 mg/dl from baseline after exposure to contrast media and urine NGAL e”100 ng/ml was taken as cut off value to predict AKI as calculated by ROC curve. The main outcome measures were urine NGAL at 4 hrs and serum creatinine at 48 hrs after CAG. Significant elevation of urine NGAL was noted in 9 patients after 4 hrs of CAG, of them 8 (8%) patients developed raised s. creatinine (AKI) after 48 hrs. Patient demographics and procedural factors were although statistically significant in few instances but none was predictive of AKI.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33(3): 133-139

VASA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Gombert ◽  
Lukas Martin ◽  
Ann Christina Foldenauer ◽  
Clara Krajewski ◽  
Andreas Greiner ◽  
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Abstract. Background: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been described as a potential biomarker of acute kidney injury (AKI) in different settings, but its behaviour under influence of open and endovascular repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) has not been assessed yet. In this study, the course of NGAL was observed and differences of serum- (sNGAL) and urine-NGAL (uNGAL) levels following TAAA repair, especially with regard to AKI, were evaluated. Patients and methods: In this retrospective single centre study, 52 patients (mean age 64.5 years, [43–85 years]), including 39 (75 %) men, were enrolled (2014–2015, 13.2 months mean follow-up). Levels of sNGAL and uNGAL were measured perioperatively for 48 hours on intensive care unit. Twenty-three patients were treated by endovascular and 29 by open TAAA-repair. Results: Logistic regression revealed an increase in NGAL (sNGAL p = 0.0263, uNGAL p = 0.0080) corresponding with an increase in serum creatinine within the first 48 hours. Fourteen patients (26.9 %) developed AKI and 11 (21.1 %) required dialysis. The course of NGAL differed significantly (uNGAL p < .0001, sNGAL p = 0.0002) between patients suffering from AKI requiring dialysis and patients without AKI. The predictive power of uNGAL was three times higher than that of sNGAL (estimate of the regression slope 0.1382 vs. 0.0460). No significant difference between patients undergoing open or endovascular TAAA repair regarding the perioperative course of sNGAL and uNGAL was observed. Conclusion: serum-NGAL and urine-NGAL correlate with serum creatinine levels and AKI requiring dialysis. Furthermore, the postoperative course of sNGAL and uNGAL after open and endovascular TAAA repair is not significantly different. Taken together, the results indicate that uNGAL and, to a lesser extent, sNGAL could be considered biomarkers for early detection of perioperative AKI after open and endovascular TAAA surgery.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Le V. Thang ◽  
Nguyen T. Kien ◽  
Pham N. H. Tuan ◽  
Nguyen T. T. Dung ◽  
Truong Q. Kien ◽  
...  

Aims: To evaluate the predictive value of urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) measured at the time of admission during the recovery from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after 90 days. Materials and Methods: This study includes 101 adult patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who were diagnosed as AKI (96 patients had been collected 24-hour urine and 5 patients with anuria). Acute kidney injury was diagnosed using the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria. Urine NGAL was measured at admission using the BioVendor Human Lipocalin-2/NGAL ELISA. Results: The ratio of complete recovery patients after 90 days reached 71.9%. The mean of urine NGAL concentration in the recovery group was 242.04 ng/ml, lower significantly than that of non-recovery patients (371.1 ng/ml), p=0.007. At the cut-off value for 740.03 ng/ml, urine NGAL measured at admission predicted complete recovery with the area under the curve of ROC for urine NGAL = 0.888, p<0.001. Based on the multivariate regression analysis, serum urea, serum creatinine and urine NGAL were independent factors that effected the proportion of recovery in AKI patients (OR=0.856, p=0.023; OR=1.014, p=0.012 and OR=0.993, p<0.001, respectively). Conclusion: Serum urea, serum creatinine and urine NGAL were independent factors that effected the proportion of recovery in AKI patients. Urine NGAL in AKI patients measured at the time of the admission time to ICU can be used as a prognostic biomarker of recovery.


Author(s):  
Ahmad El Samra ◽  
Ayesa Mian ◽  
Marc Lande ◽  
Hongyue Wang ◽  
Ronnie Guillet

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a 2-day prenatal course of indomethacin on the premature kidney as reflected by serum creatinine and urinary biomarkers. Study Design Urine of infants ≤ 32 weeks was collected for the first 14 days and analyzed for cystatin C, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, osteopontin, β2 microglobulin, epidermal growth factor, uromodulin, and microalbumin. Bivariate analysis compared serum creatinine and biomarkers of exposed (INDO) and unexposed (CONT) subjects. Results Fifty-seven infants (35 CONT and 22 INDO) were studied. The cohorts were similar in gestational age, birthweight, race, gender, nephrotoxic medication exposure, and Apgar scores. CONT had more dopamine exposure and included more pre-eclamptic mothers (p = 0.005). No difference in creatinine-based acute kidney injury or the log transformed mean, maximum, and minimum values of urinary biomarkers was detected. Conclusion Our findings suggest that a short course of tocolytic indomethacin does not result in neonatal acute kidney injury. Key Points


Kidney360 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 10.34067/KID.0004802021
Author(s):  
Kelly R. McMahon ◽  
Hayton Chui ◽  
Shahrad Rod Rassekh ◽  
Kirk R. Schultz ◽  
Tom D. Blydt-Hansen ◽  
...  

Background: Few studies have described associations between acute kidney injury (AKI) biomarkers, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), and AKI in cisplatin-treated children. We aimed to describe excretion patterns of urine NGAL and KIM-1 and associations with AKI in children receiving cisplatin. Methods: Participants (n=159) were enrolled between 2013 and 2017 in a prospective cohort study conducted in 12 Canadian pediatric hospitals. Participants were evaluated at early cisplatin infusions (at first or second cisplatin cycle) and late cisplatin infusions (last or second-to-last cycle). Urine NGAL and KIM-1 were measured (1) pre-cisplatin infusion, (2) post-infusion (morning after), and (3) at hospital discharge at early and late cisplatin infusions. Primary outcome: AKI defined by serum creatinine rise within 10 days post-cisplatin based on Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines criteria (≥stage 1). Results: Of 159 children, 156 (median [interquartile (IQR)] age: 5.8 [2.4-12.0] years; 78 [50%] female) had biomarker data available at early cisplatin infusions and 127 had data at late infusions. Forty-six of 156 (29%) and 22/127 (17%) developed AKI within 10 days of cisplatin administration following early and late infusions, respectively. Urine NGAL and KIM-1 concentrations were significantly higher in patients with vs. without AKI (near hospital discharge of late cisplatin infusion, median [IQR]: NGAL: 76.1 [10.0-232.7] vs. 14.9 [5.4-29.7] ng/mg creatinine; KIM-1: 4415 [2083-9077] vs. 1049 [358-3326] pg/mg creatinine; P<.01). These markers modestly discriminated for AKI (area under receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC) range: NGAL: 0.56-0.72; KIM-1: 0.48-0.75). Biomarker concentrations were higher and better discriminated for AKI at late cisplatin infusions (AUC-ROCs range: 0.54-0.75) vs. early infusions (AUC-ROCs range: 0.48-0.65). Conclusions: Urine NGAL and KIM-1 were modest at discriminating for cisplatin-associated AKI. Further research is needed to determine clinical utility and applicability of these markers and late kidney outcomes associations.


Sari Pediatri ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Siti Aizah Lawang ◽  
Antonius Pudjiadi ◽  
Abdul Latief

Latar belakang. Penelitian terkini fokus pada identifikasi biomarker yang lebih dini untuk acute kidney injury (AKI). Salah satunya adalah neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), protein 25 kDa yang merupakan potensial biomarker dini untuk AKI.Tujuan. Melihat neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) sebagai biomarker dini untuk acute kidney injury (AKI).Metode. Penelitian kualitatif dengan desain uji diagnostik. Pengambilan sampel secara cross sectional dan consecutive sampling pada 50 orang anak, terdiri atas 28 sepsis dan 22 sepsis berat di ruang rawat intensif anak di RS. Cipto Mangunkusomo Jakarta dan RS. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Makassar.Hasil. Terdapat perbedaan sangat bermakna kadar NGAL urin dan kreatinin berdasarkan beratnya sepsis (p<0,001). Nilai rerata sepsis 132,93 ng/mL dan sepsis berat 2159,98 ng/mL. Terdapat perbedaan bermakna antara beratnya AKI menurut kriteria RIFFLE dengan beratnya sepsis (p=0,013). Tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara kadar NGAL urin dengan kriteria RIFFLE (p=0,173). Nilai sensitifitas NGAL urin 100% dan spesifisitas 63,63%, positive predictive value 27,27%, negative predictive value 100% dan area under curve (AuOC) 0,826.Kesimpulan. Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) dapat dipakai sebagai skrining AKI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (B) ◽  
pp. 1637-1639
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aldi Rivai Ginting ◽  
Achsanuddin Hanafie ◽  
Bastian Lubis

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication found in critically ill patients. Current consensus explains that diagnosis of AKI based on increased serum creatinine and decreased urine output. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) level is increased a few hours after tubular damage occurred and can predict AKI more significantly than serum creatinine. Renal resistive index (RRI) is also a good marker in predicting the early stage of AKI. AIM: This study aimed to compare RRI and NGAL level as marker to predict incidence of AKI in critically ill patients treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan. METHODS: This was an observational prospective cohort study and conducted in ICU at H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan in April-May 2021. This study had been approved by the Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Sumatera Utara University and H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan. Inclusion criteria are critical patients aged 18–65 years with 1st and 2nd priority level. Consecutive sampling was used. Resistive Index (RI) measured using USG Doppler by researcher and the results confirmed by ICU supervisors, while urine NGAL level measured within 3 h after ICU admission. Plasma urea and creatinine level measured after 24h after ICU admission. RESULTS: A total of 40 samples were collected; percentage of men and women are 66–35%, respectively (p = 0.001). There was a significant difference RI between AKI-group and non-AKI group (0.719 ± 0.060 and 0.060 ± 0.077, respectively) (p = 0.001). RI has a sensitivity of 71%, specificity of 84%, and accuracy of 87% in predicting occurrence of AKI with AUROC = 0.873. Meanwhile, NGAL has a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy (66%, 89%, 78%, respectively) in early prediction of AKI incidence in critically ill patients. CONCLUSION: RI value was higher in AKI group than non-AKI group. RRI has better sensitivity than NGAL in predicting incidence of AKI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijai Williams ◽  
Muralidharan Jayashree ◽  
Karthi Nallasamy ◽  
Devi Dayal ◽  
Amit Rawat ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) due to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is rather common. Novel biomarkers to diagnose AKI are being increasingly used in different settings. The use of urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) in predicting persistent AKI in pediatric DKA cases is still not thoroughly investigated. Methods This was a secondary analysis of Saline versus Plasma-Lyte in Ketoacidosis (SPinK) trial data; 66 children (> 1 month-12 years) with DKA, defined by the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), were analyzed. Children with cerebral edema, chronic kidney disease and those who received pre-referral fluids and/or insulin were excluded. uNGAL and urine NGAL-creatinine ratio (uNCR) at 0 and 24 h were measured in all. Persistent AKI was defined as a composite outcome of continuance of AKI defined by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) stage 2 or 3 beyond 48 h from AKI onset, progression of AKI from either KDIGO stage 0 or 1 to a worse stage, need of renal replacement therapy or death. Main outcomes Thirty-five (53%) children had AKI at admission; 32 (91.4%) resolved within 48 h. uNGAL was significantly higher in the AKI group at admission [79.8 ± 27.2 vs 54.6 ± 22.0, p = 0.0002] and at 24 h [61.4 ± 28.3 vs 20.2 ± 14.5, p = 0.0003]. Similar trend was observed with uNCR at admission [6.7 ± 3.7 vs 4.1 ± 2.6, p = 0.002] and at 24 h [6.3 ± 2.5 vs 1.2 ± 1.0, p = 0.01]. Furthermore, uNGAL at admission showed a moderate positive linear correlation with serum creatinine. Additionally, elevated uNGAL at 0 and 24 h correlated with corresponding KDIGO stages. Admission uNGAL >88 ng/ml and uNCR of >11.3 ng/mg had a sensitivity of 66% and 67%, specificity of 76% and 95%, and Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.78 and 0.89 respectively for predicting persistent AKI at 48 h. Conclusions Majority of AKI resolved with fluid therapy. While uNGAL and uNCR both correlated with serum creatinine and AKI stages, serial uNCR was a better predictor of persistent AKI than uNGAL alone. However, feasibility of routine uNGAL measurement to predict persistent AKI in DKA needs further elucidation. Trial registration This was a secondary analysis of the data of SPinK trial [CTRI/2018/05/014042 (ctri.nic.in)].


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Lima ◽  
Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad ◽  
Patrícia Donado Vaz de Melo ◽  
Luiz Marcelo Malbouisson ◽  
Lilian Pires Freitas do Carmo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients undergoing liver transplant (LT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We aim to evaluate the pattern of urine and plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) elevation during the perioperative period of LT and to assess it as a prognostic marker for AKI progression, need for dialysis and mortality. Methods We assessed NGAL levels before induction of anesthesia, after portal reperfusion and at 6, 18, 24, and 48 h after surgery. Patients were monitored daily during the first week after LT. Results Of 100 enrolled patients undergoing liver transplant, 59 developed severe AKI based on the KDIGO serum creatinine (sCr) criterion; 34 were dialysed, and 21 died within 60 days after LT. Applying a cut-off value of 136 ng/ml, UNGAL values 6 h after surgery was a good predictor of AKI development within 7 days after surgery, having a positive predictive value (PPV) of 80% with an AUC of 0.76 (95% CI 0.67–0.86). PNGAL at 18 h after LT was also a good predictor of AKI in the first week, having a PPV of 81% and AUC of 0.74 (95% CI 0.60–0.88). Based on PNGAL and UNGAL cut-off criteria levels, time to AKI diagnosis was 28 and 23 h earlier than by sCr, respectively. The best times to assess the need for dialysis were 18 h after LT by PNGAL and 06 h after LT by UNGAL. Conclusion In conclusion, the plasma and urine NGAL elevation pattern in the perioperative period of the liver transplant can predict AKI diagnosis earlier. UNGAL was an early independent predictor of AKI development and need for dialysis. Further studies are needed to assess whether the clinical use of biomarkers can improve patient outcomes. Trial registration Registered at Clinical Trials (clinicaltrials.gov) in March 24th, 2014 by title “Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers: Diagnosis and Application in Pre-operative Period of Liver Transplantation (AKIB)” and identifier NCT02095431, retrospectively registered.


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