Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2007;0(03):-

Serum Cystatin C As an Early Renopathy Markers for Pregnancy-induced Hypertension

Jing CHEN ; Zujian CHENG ; Yirui WENG ; Shourong LIN

Keywords

Gestational hypertension; Cystatin C; Kidney dysfunction

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To evaluate cystatin C(CysC)in early impairment of renal function in patients of gestational hypertension(GH).Methods Forty patients of GH,70 normotensive pregnant women(35 of early pregnany and 35 of late pregnancy)and 30 normotensive healthy women were enrolled.CysC and ?2-M were measured by particle enhanced nephelometric assay,SCr,BUN and UA were measured by biochemistry analysis.Results The level of CysC in normotensive late pregnancy subjects(1.22?0.19 mg/L)and GH patients(1.93?0.48 mg/L)were higher than that in normal healthy women(0.78?0.22 mg/L,P