Ziółkowska Helena, Wojnar Julita, Pańczyk-Tomaszewska Małgorzata, Roszkowska-Blaim Maria
Katedra i Klinika Pediatrii i Nefrologii, Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
Przegl Lek. 2006;63 Suppl 3:54-6.
Fetuin A, 59 kDa protein, produced in the liver is a circulating inhibitor of vascular calcification. The aim of the study was to estimate a concentration of fetuin A in children with renal diseases. Fifty three children were examined: 18 with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) aged 2.5 to 14.5 years, mean 6.6 +/- 3.6 and 35 with chronic renal failure (CRF) aged 4.5 to 20 years, mean 13.3 +/- 3.9. The control group (K) consisted of 22 healthy children, aged from 6.5 to 17.5 years, mean 10.8 +/- 3.3. In all children serum concentration of fetuin A (ELISA method, BioVendor), calcium (sCa), phosphorus (sP), protein (P), albumin (Alb), total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) were measured. The daily protein excretion in children with proteinuria (mg/kg/day) and the serum parathormone (PTH) level in children with CRF were analysed.
The concentration of fetuin A was the lowest in children with NS (78.1 +/- 24.5 ng/ml) and was statistically different (p=0.0003) than in group K (101.4 +/- 11 ng/ml) and group CRF (106.7 +/- 13.7 ng/ml). In group NS significant correlations were found between concentrations of fetuin A and sCa (r=0.62, p<0.01), P (r=0.59, p= 0.01) and Alb (r=0.64, p<0.01) and negative correlations with concentration of TC (r=-0.68, p<0.01) and daily proteinuria (r=-0.79, p<0.001). In groups K and CRF the correlations of fetuin A level and analysed parameters were not found.
Low concentration of fetuin A in children with nephrotic syndrome may be the additional agent to promote the atherogenic lesions.
胎球蛋白A是一种在肝脏中产生的59 kDa蛋白质,是血管钙化的循环抑制剂。本研究的目的是评估肾病患儿胎球蛋白A的浓度。对53名儿童进行了检查:18名患有特发性肾病综合征(NS),年龄在2.5至14.5岁之间,平均年龄为6.6±3.6岁;35名患有慢性肾衰竭(CRF),年龄在4.5至20岁之间,平均年龄为13.3±3.9岁。对照组(K)由22名健康儿童组成,年龄在6.5至17.5岁之间,平均年龄为10.8±3.3岁。检测了所有儿童血清中的胎球蛋白A(ELISA法,BioVendor公司)、钙(sCa)、磷(sP)、蛋白质(P)、白蛋白(Alb)、总胆固醇(TC)和甘油三酯(TG)。分析了蛋白尿患儿的每日蛋白排泄量(mg/kg/天)以及CRF患儿的血清甲状旁腺激素(PTH)水平。
NS患儿的胎球蛋白A浓度最低(78.1±24.5 ng/ml),与K组(101.4±11 ng/ml)和CRF组(106.7±13.7 ng/ml)相比,差异有统计学意义(p = 0.0003)。在NS组中,发现胎球蛋白A浓度与sCa(r = 0.62,p < 0.01)、P(r = 0.59,p = 0.01)和Alb(r = 0.64,p < 0.01)之间存在显著相关性,与TC浓度(r = -0.68,p < 0.01)和每日蛋白尿(r = -0.79,p < 0.001)呈负相关。在K组和CRF组中,未发现胎球蛋白A水平与分析参数之间的相关性。
肾病综合征患儿胎球蛋白A浓度较低可能是促进动脉粥样硬化病变的额外因素。