Belli A, Scalercio F, Martino F, Guido F, Aprigliano D, Lorusso G, Mannarino O, Ruberto U
Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Roma.
Minerva Pediatr. 1996 Nov;48(11):503-7.
Urinary N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) is a renal tubular enzyme that may be used as a marker of tubular damage.
We studied 96 patients 1 to 8 years old and considered NAG excretion to distinguish cystitis from pyelonephritis. Whenever urinary NAG values were expressed in relation to urinary creatinine concentration and compared with urinary NAG values in 72 normal controls 1 to 14 years old grouped by age.
Our results demonstrate that urinary NAG levels are elevated in children with pyelonephritis in the presence or absence of urinary tract abnormality.
Therefore, we conclude that NAG may be considered as a further criteria in the diagnosis of upper urinary tract infection and interstitial tubular damage.
尿N-乙酰-β-葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)是一种肾小管酶,可作为肾小管损伤的标志物。
我们研究了96例1至8岁的患者,并通过NAG排泄情况来区分膀胱炎和肾盂肾炎。每当尿NAG值与尿肌酐浓度相关并与72例1至14岁按年龄分组的正常对照者的尿NAG值进行比较时。
我们的结果表明,无论是否存在尿路异常,肾盂肾炎患儿的尿NAG水平都会升高。
因此,我们得出结论,NAG可被视为诊断上尿路感染和间质性肾小管损伤的进一步标准。