运动性急性肾损伤与新型肾功能生物标志物

大强度运动中,非创伤性急性肾损伤（acute kindey injury, AKI）经常发生,表现为血尿、蛋白尿、血红蛋白尿等。一般认为,中低程度的运动性急性肾损伤是可逆的,可完全恢复。但动物实验与人类研究均发现,严重的运动性肾损伤会导致“功能性”急性肾损伤发展为“结构性”急性肾损伤,并增加慢性肾病的风险。运动性急性肾损伤对机体的潜在健康威胁已引起国内外相关领域学者的广泛关注。血清肌酐 (serum creatinine, Scr)和尿量作为肾功能的传统经典标志物,不能特异性反映早期肾损伤,而新型肾损伤标志物可进一步明确损伤的位置及严重程度。在运动领域,利用新型生物标志物进行无创性检查,识别早期运动性急性肾损伤非常必要。本文综述了反映肾小球或肾小管损伤、细胞周期停滞和肾损伤修复的新型生物标志物,着重论述了尿中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白（NGAL)和肾损伤分子-1（KIM-1)与肾功能的关系,以及长时间耐力运动、急性运动和高强度间歇阻力运动3种运动形式对肾功能的影响,旨在引起重视,精准识别风险,及时进行早干预。     

运动性急性肾损伤与新型肾功能生物标志物

大强度运动中,非创伤性急性肾损伤（acute kindey injury, AKI）经常发生,表现为血尿、蛋白尿、血红蛋白尿等。一般认为,中低程度的运动性急性肾损伤是可逆的,可完全恢复。但动物实验与人类研究均发现,严重的运动性肾损伤会导致“功能性”急性肾损伤发展为“结构性”急性肾损伤,并增加慢性肾病的风险。运动性急性肾损伤对机体的潜在健康威胁已引起国内外相关领域学者的广泛关注。血清肌酐 (serum creatinine, Scr)和尿量作为肾功能的传统经典标志物,不能特异性反映早期肾损伤,而新型肾损伤标志物可进一步明确损伤的位置及严重程度。在运动领域,利用新型生物标志物进行无创性检查,识别早期运动性急性肾损伤非常必要。本文综述了反映肾小球或肾小管损伤、细胞周期停滞和肾损伤修复的新型生物标志物,着重论述了尿中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白（NGAL)和肾损伤分子-1（KIM-1)与肾功能的关系,以及长时间耐力运动、急性运动和高强度间歇阻力运动3种运动形式对肾功能的影响,旨在引起重视,精准识别风险,及时进行早干预。     

黄葵胶囊联合阿魏酸哌嗪片对慢性肾小球肾炎患者肾功能、氧化应激和血清MMP-9、TIMP-1的影响

摘要 目的：观察黄葵胶囊联合阿魏酸哌嗪片治疗慢性肾小球肾炎患者的应用价值。方法：选择2019年4月~2021年1月期间我院收治的慢性肾小球肾炎患者131例,以双色球随机分组法将患者分为对照组65例（阿魏酸哌嗪片治疗）、实验组66例（黄葵胶囊联合阿魏酸哌嗪片治疗）。对比两组疗效、肾功能[血肌酐（Scr）、尿素氮（BUN）、24 h 尿蛋白定量（24 h-Upr）]、氧化应激[超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、丙二醛（MDA）]和血清基质金属蛋白酶-9（MMP-9）、基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制因子-1（TIMP-1）水平,记录两组不良反应发生率。结果：与对照组比较,实验组的临床总有效率明显更高（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,实验组治疗3个月后Scr、BUN、24 h-Upr更低（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,实验组治疗3个月后TIMP-1更低,MMP-9更高（P<0.05）。与对照组相比,实验组治疗3个月后MDA更低,SOD更高（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率组间对比无差异（P>0.05）。结论：黄葵胶囊联合阿魏酸哌嗪片治疗慢性肾小球肾炎,可减轻机体氧化应激,调节血清MMP-9、TIMP-1水平,促进肾功能改善,安全可靠。     

Elevated plasma TGF-beta1 in renal diseases: cause or consequence?

We previously reported elevated levels of TGF-beta1 in patients with renal carcinoma. Certain aspects led us to ask whether they might be caused by chronic damage to the kidney(s). Here we report on an extended set of patients with various renal diseases, lung cancer, humoral immunodeficiency and controls. For latent TGF-beta1 in plasma, we find that the control, immunodeficiency, lung cancer and kidney transplant groups do not differ significantly (means, 7.0-8.8 ng/ml). Also, acute short-term renal stress (extracorporal lithotrypsy) does not lead to an increase of TGF-beta1. However, the pyelonephritis patients present with levels of 19.0 ng/ml, chronic extracorporal dialysis patients with 15.5 ng/ml, and renal cell carcinoma patients with 22.8 ng/ml. For active TGF-beta1 these findings are exactly recovered. For serum levels, only the renal carcinoma group presents with significantly elevated levels of TGF-beta1. Kidney transplantation seems to normalize TGF-beta1 levels, while in the kidney cancer patients surgery has an effect only in part of the group. We conclude that elevated plasma TGF-beta1 levels are common in at least two chronic renal disease conditions, and that it normalizes with restoration of renal function. It is tempting to speculate that chronic elevation of TGF-beta1 in these patients may be critically involved in these conditions predisposing to renal cancer.     

Apocynin Alleviates Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Regulating the Level of Zinc and Metallothionen

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the protective effects of apocynin on renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury (RI/RI) in rats. Rats preconditioned with apocynin were subjected to renal I/R. Zinc levels in serum and renal tissues, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and serum creatinine (Scr) were detected. We further measured the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD); the content of malondialdehyde (MDA), IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α; and the expression of metallothionein (MT) in the renal tissues. Results indicated that the levels of MDA, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and MT in the kidney tissue and serum BUN and Scr levels in RI/RI group were significantly higher than those in sham-operated group, while the levels of serum Zn and kidney Zn and SOD were reduced in RI/RI group. Apocynin treatment further decreased the levels of MDA, IL-6, TNF-α, and serum BUN and Scr, whereas it significantly increased the levels of Zn, SOD, IL-4, IL-10, and MT in the kidney tissue and serum Zn. These findings suggest that apocynin might play a protective role against RI/RI in rats through regulating zinc level and MT expression involving in oxidative stress.     

有氧运动改善自发性高血压大鼠肾纤维化的作用*

目的: 研究有氧运动训练对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)肾脏纤维化影响, 探讨有氧运动对高血压肾损害的保护作用。方法: 8周龄雄性SHR和同龄Wistar京都大鼠(WKY)随机分为4组(n=6):安静WKY对照组(WKY-S)、安静SHR对照组(SHR-S)、低强度运动组(SHR-L)和中强度运动组(SHR-M)。SHR-L组、SHR-M组分别以14 m/min(最大有氧速度的35%)、20 m/min(最大有氧速度的50%)在0°坡度的运动跑步机上跑步,共运动14周,每周5次,每次60 min,WKY-S和SHR-S组安静饲养。14周后,运动训练结束72 h后检测大鼠血压;之后取血和肾脏检测血清肌酐SCr和尿素氮BUN含量,苏木精与伊红(HE)染色观察肾组织形态,Masson染色观察肾组织胶原沉积情况,计算肾脏胶原容积分数(CVF),检测肾脏 AngⅡ、AT1R、TGF-β、α-SMA、CTGF蛋白表达。结果: 与WKY-S组相比,SHR-S组的血压和血清SCr、BUN含量、肾脏CVF水平和AngⅡ、AT1R、TGF-β、α-SMA、CTGF蛋白表达均明显升高(P＜0.05);与SHR-S组相比,SHR-L组和SHR-M组血压和血清SCr、BUN含量、肾脏CVF水平和AngⅡ、AT1R、TGF-β、α-SMA、CTGF蛋白表达均明显下降(P＜0.05)且SHR-M组下降趋势更明显(P＜0.05)。结论: 有氧运动可通过抑制肾脏AngⅡ-AT1R-TGF-β通路,改善自发性高血压大鼠的肾纤维化与肾功能。     

Inflammatory response and matrix metalloproteinases in chronic kidney failure: Modulation by adropin and spexin

Chronic kidney disease is a major global public health problem. The peptide hormones adropin and spexin modulate many physiological functions such as energy balance and glucose, lipid and protein metabolism. However, it is unclear whether these peptides may exert effects on renal damage, tissue remodeling, and inflammatory conditions. In view of the limited information, we aimed to investigate the effect of adropin and spexin on matrix metalloproteinase and inflammatory response genes a rat model of adenine-induced chronic kidney failure. Chronic kidney failure was induced in rats by administering adenine hemisulfate. Renal function was determined in an autoanalyzer. Histopathological modifications were assessed by H&E staining. mRNA expression levels of ALOX 15, COX 1, COX 2, IL-1β, IL-10, IL-17A, IL-18 IL-21, IL-33, KIM-1, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-13, NGAL, TGFβ1, TIMP-1, and TNFα in kidney tissue were measured by qPCR. Our results showed an increase of 24-h urine volume, serum creatinine, BUN, and urine protein levels in group with adenine-induced CKF. Adropin and spexin treatments decreased urine protein and 24-h urine volume. Renal damage, TIMP-1, IL-33, and MMP-2 increased after CKF induction, while COX 1, MMP-9, and MMP-13 levels were significantly reduced. Furthermore, KIM-1, TIMP-1, IL-33, and MMP-2 were downregulated by spexin treatment. Renal damage, NGAL, TIMP-1 IL-17A, IL-33, MMP-2, and MMP-3 decreased after adropin treatment, while MMP-13 levels were upregulated. Treatment with adropin+spexin decreased KIM-1, NGAL, TIMP-1, IL-1β, IL-17A, IL-18, IL-33, ALOX 15, COX 1, COX 2, TGFβ1, TNFα, MMP-2, MMP-3, and MMP-7, but increased MMP-13 levels. Our findings revealed that inflammatory response and MMP genes were modulated by adropin and spexin. These peptides may have protective effects on inflammation and chronic kidney damage progression.     

Serial Radiohippurate Renal Scintiphotography

The results of serial radiohippurate scintiphotography in 222 patients are analyzed. The findings in various renal diseases are discussed and compared with those obtained from the excretory urogram, BUN, serum creatinine and creatinine clearance.     

Urinary MicroRNA-10a and MicroRNA-30d Serve as Novel,Sensitive and Specific Biomarkers for Kidney Injury

The steadily increasing incidence of kidney injury is a significant threat to human health. The current tools available for the early detection of kidney injury, however, have limited sensitivity or specificity. Thus, the development of novel biomarkers to detect early kidney injury is of high importance. Employing mouse renal ischemia-reperfusion and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced renal injury as acute and chronic kidney injury model, respectively, we assessed the alteration of microRNA (miRNA) in mouse urine, serum and kidney tissue by TaqMan probe-based qRT-PCR assay. Our results demonstrated that kidney-enriched microRNA-10a (miR-10a) and microRNA-30d (miR-30d) were readily detected in mouse urine and the levels of urinary miR-10a and miR-30d were positively correlated with the degree of kidney injury induced by renal ischemia-reperfusion or STZ diabetes. In contrast, no such alteration of miR-10a and miR-30d levels was observed in mouse serum after kidney injury. Compared with the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) assay, the test for urinary miR-10a and miR-30d levels was more sensitive for the detection of acute kidney injury. Furthermore, the substantial elevation of the urinary miR-10a and miR-30d levels was also observed in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) patients compared to healthy donors. In conclusion, the present study collectively demonstrates that urinary miR-10a and miR-30d represent a novel noninvasive, sensitive, specific and potentially high-throughput method for detecting renal injury.     

卡托普利与坎地沙坦对老年糖尿病肾病患者肾功能的影响

目的:研究卡托普利联合坎地沙坦对糖尿病肾病患者肾功能的影响及临床疗效。方法:选择2014年5月-2015年5月我院收治的糖尿病肾病患者90例,根据治疗方法不同分为观察组和对照组。对照组给予卡托普利治疗,观察组在对照组基础上加用坎地沙坦治疗。观察并比较两组患者的临床疗效以及治疗前后空腹血糖、血尿素氮、血肌酐、24 h尿蛋白等水平的变化情况。结果:观察组的治疗总有效率为93.3%,对照组的治疗总有效率为84.4%;观察组患者的临床疗效显著高于对照组,但差异并不具有统计学意义(P0.05)。与治疗前比较,两组患者治疗后的空腹血糖、血尿素氮、血肌酐及24 h尿蛋白水平均显著降低,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后,观察组患者的空腹血糖、血尿素氮、血肌酐和24 h尿蛋白值均显著均明显低于对照组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:卡托普利联合坎地沙坦治疗糖尿病肾病较单独采用卡托普利治疗能够更加有效的改善患者的临床症状,保护患者的肾功能,具有较好的临床疗效。     

Protein microarrays discover angiotensinogen and PRKRIP1 as novel targets for autoantibodies in chronic renal disease

Biomarkers for early detection of chronic kidney disease are needed, as millions of patients suffer from chronic diseases predisposing them to kidney failure. Protein microarrays may also hold utility in the discovery of auto-antibodies in other conditions not commonly considered auto-immune diseases. We hypothesized that proteins are released as a consequence of damage at a cellular level during end-organ damage from renal injury, not otherwise recognized as self-antigens, and an adaptive humoral immune response to these proteins might be detected in the blood, as a noninvasive tracker of this injury. The resultant antibodies (Ab) detected in the blood would serve as effective biomarkers for occult renal injury, enabling earlier clinical detection of chronic kidney disease than currently possible, because of the redundancy of the serum creatinine as a biomarker for early kidney injury. To screen for novel autoantibodies in chronic kidney disease, 24 protein microarrays were used to compare serum Ab from patients with chronic kidney disease against matched controls. From a panel of 38 antigens with increased Ab binding, four were validated in 71 individuals, with (n=50) and without (n=21) renal insufficiency. Significant elevations in the titer of novel auto-Ab were noted against angiotensinogen and PRKRIP1 in renal insufficiency. Current validation is underway to evaluate if these auto-Ab can provide means to follow the evolution of chronic kidney disease in patients with early stages of renal insufficiency, and if these rising titers of these auto-Ab correlate with the rate of progression of chronic kidney disease.     

TGF-beta1 expression and chronic allograft nephropathy in protocol kidney graft biopsy

Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) represents a frequent and irreversible cause of long-term renal graft loss. TGF-beta1 is a key profibrogenic cytokine associated with CAN pathogenesis. Because of clinical diagnostic inaccuracy, protocol biopsy has been suggested to be a beneficial method for early CAN detection. Protocol core biopsy was carried out in 67 consecutive cyclosporine-based immunosuppression-treated kidney transplant recipients with stable renal function 12 months after renal transplantation. Biopsy specimens were analyzed morphologically according to Banff-97' criteria and immunohistologically for TGF-beta1 staining. The data obtained were correlated with plasma TGF-beta1 levels and clinical data. CAN (grade I-III) was found in 51 patients (76 %). CAN grade I was found to be the most frequent one (44 %). A normal finding within the graft was made in only 12 patients (18 %). Clinically silent acute rejection Banff IA was present in 4 patients (6 %). In 8 patients (12 %) with CAN, borderline changes were present. We found a significant correlation between CAN grade and creatinine clearance, as measured by the Cockroft-Gault formula (p<0.01) as well as body mass index (p<0.01). There was a significant correlation between chronic vasculopathy (Banff cv) and creatinine clearance, and between the degree of TGF-beta1 staining and chronic vasculopathy (p<0.01). There were no relations between morphological findings and TGF-beta1 plasma levels, cyclosporine levels, plasma lipids, HLA-mismatches, panel reactive antibodies (PRA), proteinuria, and the donor's age. In conclusion, CAN is a frequent finding in protocol kidney graft biopsies 12 months after transplantation. TGF-beta1 tissue expression is linked with chronic vasculopathy.     

Seasonal variations in physiological indices of adult female white-tailed deer in Texas

Seasonal variations in blood chemistry, urine chemistry, fat reserves, and crude protein levels of rumen contents were determined for free-ranging adult female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann) in central Texas. Seasonal variations (P less than 0.05) existed for serum total protein, albumin, globulin, albumin/globulin ratios, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, phosphorus, and sodium; and urinary urea/creatinine (U/C) ratios, rumen crude protein, the kidney fat index (KFI), femur marrow fat (FMF), and dressed weights. Variations in BUN, urinary U/C ratios, dressed weights, KFI, and FMF were attributed partially to the nutritional demands of late gestation and lactation.     

Role of dietary phosphorus in the progression of renal failure

Dietary phosphorus is thought to be a factor that impairs the residual renal function in patients with chronic renal failure. To determine the effect of dietary phosphorus on the prognosis of chronic renal failure, low-phosphorus milk was prepared from normal cow's milk using boehmite, a synthetic phosphate-ion absorbent. Regular diet, normal cow's milk, and low-phosphorus milk were then given to 5/6-nephrectomized rats and the serum levels of inorganic phosphorus, calcium, creatinine, and blood urine nitrogen in the rats in each group were compared. The serum levels of inorganic phosphorus and calcium were not different among the groups, despite a significant difference in phosphorus intakes. On the other hand, serum levels of creatinine (Cr) and blood urine nitrogen (BUN) in the rats fed low-phosphorus milk were significantly lower (Cr, 0.54+/-0.054mg/dl; BUN, 29.2+/-3.90mg/dl) than those in the rats fed a regular diet (Cr, 0.64+/-0.057mg/dl; BUN, 37.4+/-3.55mg/dl) or normal milk (Cr, 0.61+/-0.040mg/dl; BUN, 34.5+/-3.59mg/dl). No beneficial effect of protein restriction was observed when residual renal functions in rats fed a regular diet and those fed normal milk were compared. The results suggest that dietary phosphorus plays a major role in the progression of renal failure.     

间歇有氧运动对MI大鼠肾脏CD40表达的影响及可能机制

目的：探讨间歇有氧运动对心肌梗死（MI）大鼠肾脏CD40表达的影响,揭示运动改善MI肾脏功能的可能机制。方法：36只雄性SD大鼠,随机分为假手术组（Sham）、心肌梗死组（MI）、心梗+间歇运动组（ME）,每组12只。MI组采用心脏左冠状动脉前降支（LAD）结扎法,建立MI模型。Sham组大鼠实施假手术,ME组大鼠在MI手术后1周进行8周跑台运动。运动开始速度为10 m/min运动10 min后,速度逐渐增至25 m/min×7 min,再以15 m/min×3 min运动,之后依次交替进行。每天60 min×1次,每周5 d,共8周。训练结束后次日,各组大鼠评定心功能,腹主动脉取血及获取肾脏组织后,测定肾脏胶原容积百分比（CVF）、CD40、hs-CRP、TNF-α、IL-6、p-NF-κBp65、BUN和sCr等指标变化。结果：与Sham组比较,MI组大鼠LVEDP升高,LVSP和±dp/dt max显著降低,肾脏CVF升高;MI后可见肾脏肾小管细胞胞浆中CD40阳性染色,CD40蛋白和mRNA表达增多,血清及肾脏hs-CRP、TNF-α和IL-6表达升高,同时肾脏p-NF-κBp65蛋白表达增多,血清BUN和sCr表达增高。与MI组比较,ME组大鼠LVEDP降低,LVSP和±dp/dt max升高,肾脏CVF降低;肾脏CD40蛋白和mRNA表达减少,血清及肾脏hs-CRP、TNF-α和IL-6表达降低;同时肾脏p-NF-κBp65蛋白表达降低,血清BUN和sCr表达减少。结论：间歇有氧运动可显著降低心梗大鼠肾脏CD40表达,抑制NF-κB通路,减少血清及肾脏炎症因子表达,改善心梗大鼠肾脏功能。     

替米沙坦改善糖尿病大鼠肾脏功能机制研究

目的研究替米沙坦对糖尿病大鼠24 h尿蛋白、血肌酐、肌酐清除率(Ccr)和血清尿素氮(BUN)等相关代谢指标的影响,且应用基因芯片探讨替米沙坦改善肾功能的机制。方法 30只SD大鼠,其中随机选取10只为正常对照组(给予等体积生理盐水)。选用20只大鼠,采用STZ法制备糖尿病模型,而后将16只造模成功的糖尿病大鼠随机分为替米沙坦治疗组(给予10 mg/kg/d的替米沙坦,n=8)和糖尿病模型组(给予等体积生理盐水,n=8)。三组大鼠均连续灌胃12周。每4周测定大鼠空腹血糖(FBG)和体重。12周末测定大鼠24h尿蛋白、尿肌酐、血肌酐和BUN水平。12周末处死大鼠,取肾脏组织进行基因芯片实验,并运用real time PCR进行验证。结果糖尿病模型组24h尿蛋白(P<0.01)、血肌酐(P<0.05)和BUN(P<0.01)比对照组显著升高,Ccr较对照组显著降低(P<0.05)。替米沙坦能改善糖尿病大鼠24h尿蛋白、血肌酐、Ccr和BUN水平。基因芯片结果显示替米沙坦组较糖尿病模型组有1541个基因发生显著改变,其中554个上调,987个下调。基因富集分析显示这些差异表达基因集中在氧化磷酸化通路和PPAR通路。Real time PCR证实替米沙坦组较糖尿病模型组ATP合成酶β亚基(Atp5b)、细胞色素c氧化酶亚基VIc(Cox6c)和NADH脱氢酶(辅酶Q)铁硫蛋白3(Ndufs3)基因显著下调。结论替米沙坦能有效改善糖尿病大鼠肾脏功能。替米沙坦的肾脏改善作用可能是通过线粒体氧化磷酸化通路和PPAR-γ通路调节。     

Ang Ⅱ拮抗剂对慢性肾衰大鼠肾血流量和肾内氧耗的影响

目的观察血管紧张素II(AngⅡ)拮抗剂对5/6(ablation/infarction,A/I)肾切除诱导慢性肾衰竭(CRF)大鼠肾功能、肾血流量及肾内氧耗的影响。方法制备5/6(A/I)肾切除诱导慢性肾衰大鼠模型,设正常组(A组,n=14只),模型组(B组,n=14只),AngⅡ拮抗剂治疗组(氯沙坦钾联合福辛普利钠)(C组,n=14只)。给予相应干预,疗程60 d。分别测量尾动脉收缩压(SBP)、舒张压(DBP),检测大鼠尾静脉血清肌酐(Scr)、尿素氮(BUN)、血红蛋白(Hb),计算内生肌酐清除率(Ccr)。干预60 d后,检测肾血流量(RBF)、腹主动脉和肾静脉血气(AABG and RVBG),左肾静脉压(RVpO2),计算残余肾内氧耗(QO2/TNa)及观察残肾组织病理变化。结果 (1)造模后与A组比较,B、C两组的Scr、BUN和尾动脉SBP、DBP显著增加(P0.01),Ccr、Hb显著降低(P0.01),提示造模成功。(2)干预后与B组比较,C组的Scr、尾动脉SBP、DBP、QO2/TNa明显下降(P0.01),BUN降低(P0.05),Hb、Ccr、RVpO2显著升高(P0.01),RBF升高(P0.05)。(3)残肾组织病理形态学变化显示,C组的肾组织病理变化明显减轻,优于B组。结论 AngⅡ拮抗剂可以增加慢性肾衰大鼠肾血流量,降低肾内氧耗,改善肾功能及减轻肾组织病理变化,其肾脏保护作用机制可能与其调节细胞能量代谢,改善肾内氧耗有关。     

Urinary MCP1 and Microalbumin Increase Prior to Onset of Azotemia in Mice with Polycystic Kidney Disease

Urinary biomarkers may offer a more sensitive and less invasive means to monitor kidney disease than traditional blood chemistry biomarkers such as creatinine. CD1^pcy/pcy (pcy) mice have a slowly progressive disease phenotype that resembles human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with renal cyst formation and inflammation. Previous reports suggest that dietary protein restriction may slow disease progression in mice and humans with polycystic kidney disease. Accordingly, we fed pcy mice either a standard chow (22.5% protein) or a protein-restricted (11.5% soy-based protein) diet from weaning until 34 wk of age. Every 6 wk we measured markers of kidney disease, including serum creatinine, BUN, and serum albumin as well as urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), microalbumin, and specific gravity. Progression of kidney disease was equivalent for both diet groups despite dietary protein restriction. Urinary biomarkers proved useful for early detection of disease, in that urinary microalbumin was elevated as early as 22 wk of age and urinary MCP1 was increased by 28 wk of age, whereas increases in serum creatinine and BUN were detected later (at 34 wk of age) in both diet groups. Thus, urinary microalbumin and MCP1 analyses provided earlier, noninvasive indicators for detection of kidney disease and disease progression in pcy mice than did serum creatinine and BUN.Abbreviations: ADPKD, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; MCP1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; PE diet, protein-restricted experimental dietAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common heritable diseases in people and is the most frequently inherited nephropathy in North America.¹⁹ Mouse models of ADPKD have been described, in which mutant phenotypes result from spontaneous mutations or gene-specific targeting in mouse orthologs of human polycystic kidney disease genes.⁸ CD1^pcy/pcy (pcy) mice, which have a mutated NPHP3 gene, develop similar renal pathology to human ADPKD including cyst development, interstitial nephritis, and fibrosis.⁸ The disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, and 100% affected offspring can be achieved by intercrossing homozygous pcy mice.²⁴ The murine pcy phenotype recapitulates human ADPKD, with renal cyst location along the entire nephron and slow disease progression.⁸ Restricted protein diets have been reported to modulate the progression of polycystic kidney disease in humans and pcy mice.^8,14 Compared with standard casein-based diets, soy-protein–based diets attenuated the disease course in one mouse study, in which feeding a low concentration of soy protein (6%) resulted in lower kidney weights, lower cyst scores (% cyst area times relative kidney weight), and reduced renal cyst growth in pcy mice at 23 wk of age.² In addition, dietary fat type can influence kidney injury; for example, low or high amounts (7% or 20%) of flaxseed, a rich source of ω3 fatty acid and phytoestrogens, reportedly slowed early fibrosis progression in pcy mice, compared with diets containing either corn oil (rich in linoleic acid, an ω6 fatty acid, 18:2n-6) or an oil rich in docosahexaenoic acid, an ω3 fatty acid (22:6n-3).²⁰Compared with traditional serum biomarkers such as creatinine and BUN, urinary microalbumin, creatinine, and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP1) are well-described renal biomarkers and early predictors of kidney disease progression in humans with polycystic kidney disease.²⁶ Urinary biomarkers can provide an adjunct to traditional renal biomarkers to assess disease such as glomerular or tubular damage.^12,16,28 Increased urinary albumin and MCP1 excretion are detected earlier than are altered glomerular filtration rate and azotemia in human ADPKD patients,²⁸ and microalbuminuria is associated with disease progression.^12,16 To assess the use of urinary biomarkers as a potentially more sensitive and less invasive means of monitoring and comparing kidney disease progression in different diet treatment groups, we fed pcy mice either a standard or protein-restricted diet and measured urinary microalbumin and MCP1 excretion from weaning until 34 wk of age, near end-stage kidney disease. These values were compared with concurrent serum creatinine, BUN, and albumin data. In addition, body weight and urine specific gravity were measured serially at the same time points, and CBC results and morphologic pathology were evaluated at the end of study.     

汞中毒患者尿中性粒细胞明胶酶脂质相关运载蛋白的含量及其意义

目的：检测汞中毒患者尿中性粒细胞明胶酶脂质相关运载蛋白（U－NGAL）的含量,探讨其在汞中毒早期肾损伤中的意义。方法：以24例我科收住院患者为汞中毒组、无汞接触史的15例健康成人为对照组,分别进行临床体检并测定尿－N－乙酰－D－葡萄糖苷酶（U－NAG）、24h尿蛋白定量（UPQ）、尿β2微球蛋白（U－β2－MG）、尿α1微球蛋白（U－α1－MG）、尿汞（U－Hg）、血汞（B－Hg）、血肌酐（Scr）、血尿素氮（BUN）,排除既往肾脏病史,ELISA法测定U－NGAL含量,并分析上述结果。结果：汞中毒组B－Hg、U－Hg、U－NAG、UPQ、U－β2－MG、U－α1－MG、U－NGAL与对照组相比均有统计学差异（P〈0．05）,传统指标Ser、BUN与对照组相比无统计学差异;U－α1－MG、U－β2－MG、U－NAG、UPQ、U－NGAL与B－Hg均有相关性,且相关系数逐渐递增。结论：长期汞接触可造成肾功能损害,U－α1－MG、U－β2－MG、U－NAG、UPQ、U－NGAL可作为汞中毒肾早期损害的敏感指标,且灵敏性依次递增;U－NGAL可能比U－NAG早出现。