Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Dec 15;204(12):1946-50. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir668. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
It is unknown whether systemic endothelial dysfunction underlies the association between nephropathy and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Spot urine protein to creatinine ratio, spot urine albumin to creatinine ratio, creatinine clearance, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery were evaluated in 123 study participants infected with HIV (58 receiving antiretroviral therapy [ART] and 65 not receiving ART) with no history of diabetes or hypertension. None of the renal markers, modeled as either continuous or categorical variables, correlated with FMD. Contrary to expectations, endothelial dysfunction may not be the link between nephropathy and CVD in HIV.
目前尚不清楚在感染人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 的人群中,肾病和心血管疾病 (CVD) 之间的关联是否源于全身内皮功能障碍。本研究评估了 123 名无糖尿病或高血压病史的 HIV 感染者(58 名接受抗逆转录病毒治疗 [ART],65 名未接受 ART)的尿蛋白/肌酐比值、尿白蛋白/肌酐比值、肌酐清除率、估计肾小球滤过率和肱动脉血流介导的舒张功能(FMD)。肾功能标志物均未与 FMD 相关,无论是连续变量还是分类变量。与预期相反,内皮功能障碍可能不是 HIV 患者中肾病和 CVD 之间的联系。