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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: Low concentration of fetuin A in children with nephrotic syndrome may be the additional agent to promote the atherogenic lesions.
pubmed:language
pol
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-2240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Fetuin A in children with renal diseases].
pubmed:affiliation
Katedra i Klinika Pediatrii i Nefrologii, Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie. nefrologia@litewska.edu.pl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Controlled Clinical Trial