Proenkephalin, Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates in Patients With Sepsis.
10.3343/alm.2017.37.5.388
- Author:
Hanah KIM
1
;
Mina HUR
;
Seungho LEE
;
Rossella MARINO
;
Laura MAGRINI
;
Patrizia CARDELLI
;
Joachim STRUCK
;
Andreas BERGMANN
;
Oliver HARTMANN
;
Salvatore DI SOMMA
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dearmina@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Proenkephalin;
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin;
Glomerular filtration rate;
Sepsis;
Acute kidney injury
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Cooperative Behavior;
Critical Care;
Diet;
Epidemiology;
Glomerular Filtration Rate*;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Kidney;
Lipocalins*;
Mass Spectrometry;
Mortality;
Neutrophils*;
Plasma;
Prognosis;
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic;
Renal Replacement Therapy;
Sepsis*;
Shock, Septic
- From:Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2017;37(5):388-397
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Proenkephalin (PENK) has been suggested as a novel biomarker for kidney function. We investigated the diagnostic and prognostic utility of plasma PENK in comparison with neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) in septic patients. METHODS: A total of 167 septic patients were enrolled: 99 with sepsis, 37 with septic shock, and 31 with suspected sepsis. PENK and NGAL concentrations were measured and GFR was estimated by using the isotope dilution mass spectrometry traceable-Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study and three Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations: CKD-EPI(Cr), CDK-EPI(CysC), and CKD-EPI(Cr-CysC). The PENK, NGAL, and eGFR results were compared according to sepsis severity, presence or absence of acute kidney injury (AKI), and clinical outcomes. RESULTS: The PENK, NGAL, and eGFR results were significantly associated with sepsis severity and differed significantly between patients with and without AKI only in the sepsis group (all P<0.05). PENK was superior to NGAL in predicting AKI (P=0.022) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) (P=0.0085). Regardless of the variable GFR category by the different eGFR equations, PENK showed constant and significant associations with all eGFR equations. Unlike NGAL, PENK was not influenced by inflammation and predicted the 30-day mortality. CONCLUSIONS: PENK is a highly sensitive and objective biomarker of AKI and RRT and is useful for prognosis prediction in septic patients. With its diagnostic robustness and predictive power for survival, PENK constitutes a promising biomarker in critical care settings including sepsis.
