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Evaluation of Serum and Urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin and Cystatin C as Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Horses. J Vet Res 2021; 65:245-252. [PMID: 34250311 PMCID: PMC8256477 DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2021-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) in horses is difficult at the subclinical stage, due to nonspecific clinical signs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of selected serum and urinary biomarkers in healthy horses, horses at risk of AKI, and those with clinical AKI. Material and Methods Thirty healthy horses, 30 horses at risk of AKI and 11 horses with clinical AKI and azotaemia were included in the study. Serum and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and cystatin C were measured using commercially available enzyme immunoassay tests. Results The median and (in parentheses) first and third quartile concentrations of selected biomarkers in healthy horses, horses at risk of AKI and horses with AKI were respectively as follows: serum cystatin C – 0.25 (0.19–0.37), 0.23 (0.15–0.37) and 0.61 (0.37–1.13) mg/L; serum NGAL – 50.5 (38.8–58.8), 51.1 (40.4–66.9) and 98.1 (59.4–128.2) ng/mL; urinary NGAL – 20.7 (17.9–24.5), 32.3 (32.7–55.8) and 36.6 (26.8–89.9) ng/mL; and urinary cystatin C – 0.1 (0.07–0.13), 0.13 (0.1–0.2) and 0.34 (0.22–0.37) mg/L. There were significant differences in the concentration of all biomarkers between the healthy and AKI-affected horses. Conclusion Horses with AKI all had biomarker concentrations higher than the healthy horses. None of the biomarkers made azotaemia recognisable in all affected horses. The obtained results indicate the need to create a serum and urinary biomarker panel to detect AKI.
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Palich R, Tubiana R, Abdi B, Mestari F, Guiguet M, Imbert-Bismut F, Katlama C, Bonnefont-Rousselot D, Isnard-Bagnis C. Plasma cystatin C as a marker for estimated glomerular filtration rate assessment in HIV-1-infected patients treated with dolutegravir-based ART. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:1935-1939. [PMID: 29688533 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Inhibition of the organic cation transporter-2 renal tubule transporter by dolutegravir leads to serum creatinine increase. Serum cystatin C is a non-organic cation transporter-2-dependent marker, possibly enabling glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation under dolutegravir. Our goal was to evaluate the changes in creatinine- and cystatin C-based estimated GFR values before and after dolutegravir initiation. Methods Creatinine and cystatin measurements were carried out on frozen plasma samples from HIV-1-infected patients, before and after dolutegravir initiation, between October 2016 and March 2017 at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. CKD-EPI equations were used to estimate mean GFR from creatinine and cystatin C values. Variations were analysed by paired t-test. Results Forty-four patients were included [median age = 48 years (IQR 36-58) and median CD4 count = 592 cells/mm3 (IQR 388-728)], including 6 ART-naive patients and 38 on switch strategies [72% with viral load <50 copies/mL and median ART duration = 13 years (IQR 5-20)]. Before dolutegravir initiation (median time = 41 days), 19 patients (43%) had creatinine-based estimated GFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 11 (25%) had cystatin C-based estimated GFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2. After dolutegravir initiation, serum creatinine values significantly increased (+8.6 μmol/L, 95% CI +5.8; +11.4, P < 0.001) and associated estimated GFR significantly decreased (-7.7 mL/min/1.73 m2, 95% CI -10.4; -5.1, P < 0.001). In contrast, there was no significant change in cystatin C value variation and associated estimated GFR. The same results were observed regardless of renal function at baseline. Conclusions Creatinine values increased after dolutegravir initiation, whereas no change was observed for cystatin C values. Use of cystatin C may enable better understanding of plasma creatinine fluctuations after dolutegravir initiation, particularly in high-risk renal patients.
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- Romain Palich
- Infectious Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP, UMRS 1136), Paris, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP, UMRS 1136), Paris, France
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- Virology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Metabolic Biochemistry Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP, UMRS 1136), Paris, France
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- Metabolic Biochemistry Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP, UMRS 1136), Paris, France
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- Metabolic Biochemistry Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacology, CNRS UMR8258 - INSERM U1022, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Nephrology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Elsayed MS, El Badawy A, Ahmed A, Omar R, Mohamed A. Serum cystatin C as an indicator for early detection of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019; 13:374-381. [PMID: 30641728 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) refers to a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycemia. The metabolic dysregulations associated with DM causes secondary pathophysiological changes in multiple organ systems which result in various complications, responsible for the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. METHODS The present study was carried out on 40 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who were recruited from those attending outpatient clinic and inpatient of Internal Medicine Department at The National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology from January 2017 to june 2017. RESULTS The mean Cystatin C values in Group I were 0.74, group II were 1.07. and in Group III were 3.25, The results show that the Cystatin C values were raised even in the patients with Normoalbuminuria with GFR ≥90 whom clinical albuminuria had not yet started. CONCLUSIONS serum Cystatin C may be considered as an early marker, than microalbuminuria and serum creatinine, the commonly used marker for nephropathy, for declining renal function, in diabetic subjects. Further studies in larger population are needed to confirm this result.
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- Mohamed Shawky Elsayed
- Internal Medicine Department, Head of Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.
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Ghys L, Paepe D, Lefebvre H, Taffin E, Hesta M, Delanghe J, Smets P, Vandendriessche V, Daminet S. The effect of feeding, storage and anticoagulant on feline serum cystatin C. Vet J 2015; 206:91-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hayashi M, Iwamoto S, Sato S, Sudo S, Takagi M, Sakai H, Hayakawa T. Efficient production of recombinant cystatin C using a peptide-tag, 4AaCter, that facilitates formation of insoluble protein inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 88:230-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Doxakis A, Maria A, Savvas P, Zafiroula IK. Assessment of the Roles of Cathepsins B, H and L in the Progression of Colorectal Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/jct.2013.46a2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Salgado J, Neves F, Bastos M, França A, Brito D, Santos E, Salgado Filho N. Monitoring renal function: measured and estimated glomerular filtration rates - a review. Braz J Med Biol Res 2010; 43:528-36. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
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Kolwijck E, Massuger LFAG, Thomas CMG, Span PN, Krasovec M, Kos J, Sweep FCGJ. Cathepsins B, L and cystatin C in cyst fluid of ovarian tumors. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2009; 136:771-8. [PMID: 19915865 PMCID: PMC2841751 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-009-0716-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Introduction In cancer, an extracellular and membrane bound localization of cathepsins contribute to the invasion of tumor cells at the basement membrane. Methods This is the first study that explored levels of cathepsins B (CatB), L (CatL) and their inhibitor cystatin C (CysC) in the cystic fluid (CF) of ovarian tumors (n = 110). Results CF contained considerable amounts of CatB, CatL and CysC. Remarkable differences in CatB and CatL and CysC CF levels were found between different histopathological tumor subtypes. Levels of CatB and CysC were significantly higher in CF of malignant serous tumors compared to those found in benign serous tumors (p = 0.010 and p = 0.001 respectively), whereas levels of CatL were significantly higher in CF of malignant mucinous tumors compared to those found in benign mucinous tumors (p = 0.035). CatB and CysC showed a strong correlation in the group of patients with malignant serous tumors (p < 0.001; R = 0.921) suggesting that the increase in CatB might be balanced by a corresponding increase in CysC. Conclusion Further studies are warranted to investigate cathepsins as possible prognostic biomarkers for the aggressiveness of ovarian cancer.
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- Eva Kolwijck
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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Low molecular-mass plasma proteins play a key role in health and disease. Cystatin C is an endogenous cysteine proteinase inhibitor belonging to the type 2 cystatin superfamily. The mature, active form of human cystatin C is a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain consisting of 120 amino acid residues, with a molecular mass of 13,343-13,359 Da, and containing four characteristic disulfide-paired cysteine residues. Human cystatin C is encoded by the CST3 gene, ubiquitously expressed at moderate levels. Cystatin C monomer is present in all human body fluids; it is preferentially abundant in cerebrospinal fluid, seminal plasma, and milk. Cystatin C L68Q variant is an amyloid fibril-forming protein with a high tendency to dimerize. It forms self-aggregates with massive amyloid deposits in the brain arteries of young adults, leading to lethal cerebral hemorrhage. The main catabolic site of cystatin C is the kidney: more than 99% of the protein is cleared from the circulation by glomerular ultrafiltration and tubular reabsorption. The diagnostic value of cystatin C as a marker of kidney dysfunction has been extensively investigated in multiple clinical studies on adults, children, and in the elderly. In almost all the clinical studies, cystatin C demonstrated a better diagnostic accuracy than serum creatinine in discriminating normal from impaired kidney function, but controversial results have been obtained by comparing this protein with other indices of kidney disease, especially serum creatinine-based equations. In this review, we present and discuss most of the available data from the literature, critically reviewing conclusions and suggestions for the use of cystatin C in clinical practice. Despite the multitude of clinical data in the literature, cystatin C has not been widely used, perhaps because of a combination of factors, such as a general diffidence among clinicians, the absence of definitive cut-off values, conflicting results in clinical studies, no clear evidence on when and how to request the test, the poor commutability of results, and no accurate examination of costs and of its routine use in a stat laboratory.
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- Michele Mussap
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Wehner A, Hartmann K, Hirschberger J. Utility of Serum Cystatin C as a Clinical Measure of Renal Function in Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2008; 44:131-8. [DOI: 10.5326/0440131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A human kit for cystatin C determination was evaluated for use with canine sera. A reference range was also established. The association between cystatin C and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was evaluated in 60 dogs with various diseases, by using exogenous creatinine plasma clearance (ECPC) as a measure of GFR. The correlation between cystatin C and ECPC (correlation coefficient [r] = −0.630; P<0.001) was stronger than the correlation between serum creatinine and ECPC (r = −0.572; P<0.001). Nonrenal diseases (e.g., neoplasia, infection) did not influence serum cystatin C concentration. Test sensitivity was significantly better (P<0.001) for cystatin C (76%) than for creatinine (65%). Specificities for the two tests were 87% and 91%, respectively.
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- Astrid Wehner
- Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany 80539
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- Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany 80539
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- Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany 80539
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Bandaranayake N, Ankrah-Tetteh T, Wijeratne S, Swaminathan R. Intra-individual variation in creatinine and cystatin C. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 45:1237-9. [PMID: 17848122 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2007.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum creatinine and cystatin C are measured in the assessment of glomerular filtration rate. Biological variation of an analyte is an important determinant of its usefulness. Intra-individual variation in serum creatinine and cystatin C in healthy subjects was determined in this study. METHODS Weekly blood samples were taken from 10 healthy subjects and analysed for creatinine (kinetic Jaffe method) and for cystatin C (by nephelometry). RESULTS Intra-individual variations for serum creatinine and cystatin C were 6.1% and 4.55%, respectively. Index of individuality values were similar for the analytes (0.35 for both). CONCLUSION Intra-individual variations for serum creatinine and cystatin C were similar in healthy subjects.
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Pöge U, Gerhardt T, Stoffel-Wagner B, Klehr HU, Sauerbruch T, Woitas RP. Calculation of glomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C in cirrhotic patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005; 21:660-4. [PMID: 16326735 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plasma creatinine and creatinine clearance are of limited value for the estimation of renal function in cirrhotics. In these patients, cystatin C (Cys C) has been proposed as an alternative marker of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and Cys C-based equations for calculation of GFR have been developed in non-cirrhotic patient cohorts. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed correlation, bias, precision and accuracy of two Cys C-based formulae (Larsson and Hoek) for GFR estimation in comparison with two creatinine-based equations (Cockroft & Gault and MDRD). The Cys C was determined by an immunonephelometric method. The GFR was measured by means of inulin clearance in 44 consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis. RESULTS On average, inulin clearance was 28.3 (95% CI: 29.2-41.3 ml/min/1.73 m2). Creatinine as well as Cys C-based equations overestimated the true GFR by 105-154%. However, Cys C-based equations showed significantly lower bias and higher precision than the creatinine-based formulae. Correlation and accuracy tended to be better with the Hoek and Larsson equation than with the Cockroft & Gault or MDRD formulae. Hoek and Larsson equations showed a similar diagnostic performance in all statistical procedures. CONCLUSION Our data suggest a significant improvement of GFR estimation in liver cirrhotics by means of the Cys C-based Hoek and Larsson formulae. However, all estimates remain a crude approximation of true GFR and thus cannot replace gold standard methods.
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- U Pöge
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Uzun H, Ozmen Keles M, Ataman R, Aydin S, Kalender B, Uslu E, Simsek G, Halac M, Kaya S. Serum cystatin C level as a potentially good marker for impaired kidney function. Clin Biochem 2005; 38:792-8. [PMID: 16005452 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2004] [Revised: 05/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic significance of serum cystatin C levels in clinical practice. DESIGN AND METHODS Serum (99m)Tc-DTPA clearance was compared with serum cystatin C, creatinine, beta(2)-microglobulin levels and creatinine clearance in a group of patients aged 42.61 +/- 7.55 years with glomerular filtration rates of 10-60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) (n = 52) and healthy controls aged 43.90 +/- 12.06 years (n = 52). RESULTS No effect of sex on serum cystatin C levels was observed, but average levels increased with age. No significant difference was evident between the mean cystatin C levels of three blood samples taken at 1 month intervals from healthy subjects. Reference clearance was correlated with creatinine clearance (r = 0.957), cystatin C (r = 0.828), beta(2)-microglobulin (r = 0.767) and creatinine (r = 0.682). 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) was chosen as the borderline for receiver-operating characteristics analysis. The values for the cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity and the area under curve were determined for cystatin C as 1.36 mg/L, 98%, 99% and 0.99 +/- 00.1, respectively; for creatinine, the values were 103 micromol/L, 80%, 100% and 0.97 +/- 0.01, respectively, and for beta(2)-microglobulin, the values were 2.51 mg/L, 86%, 92% and 0.94 +/- 0.02, respectively. CONCLUSION Serum cystatin C level can be used as a marker for renal damage.
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- Hafize Uzun
- Department of Biochemistry, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Tip Fakültesi, Temel Bilimler-Biokimya Anabilim Dali, 34303 Cerrahpasa-Istanbul, Turkey.
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Strojan P, Svetic B, Smid L, Kos J. Serum cystatin C in patients with head and neck carcinoma. Clin Chim Acta 2005; 344:155-61. [PMID: 15149884 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2003] [Revised: 02/13/2004] [Accepted: 02/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The balance between proteinases of various classes and their inhibitors was found to be of critical importance for local invasion and metastasizing of tumor cells. The aim of the present study was to determine the changes in the serum cystatin C concentration in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. METHODS In the sera of 34 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, the concentration of cysteine proteinase inhibitor cystatin C was determined using ELISA. The serum samples were collected at diagnosis (group A) and 7 to 407 days (median, 59 days) after the therapy (group B). The sera of 30 healthy blood donors served as controls (group C). RESULTS A significant increase in the median concentration of cystatin C was found in the patients' sera (group A: 573 ng/ml, P<0.0001; group B: 551 ng/ml, P<0.0001) compared to control group C (320 ng/ml), whereas no difference was observed between groups A and B (P>0.05). Cystatin C concentrations in the sera of group A correlated with the site of primary tumor (P=0.035), being higher in the patients with non-laryngeal tumors (658 ng/ml) than in those with larynx primaries (529 ng/ml). There was a significant trend (RS=-0.535, P=0.049) towards lower cystatin C concentrations with an increasing time delay in post-treatment serum sampling (group B), which was observed in the patients with no relapse of the disease and a sampling later than 45 days after the completion of therapy. CONCLUSIONS These results add to the knowledge of the role of cystatin C in invasive behavior of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and suggest its potential role as a tumor marker in this particular type of cancer.
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- Primoz Strojan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Zaloska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Tan GD, Lewis AV, James TJ, Altmann P, Taylor RP, Levy JC. Clinical usefulness of cystatin C for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate in type 1 diabetes: reproducibility and accuracy compared with standard measures and iohexol clearance. Diabetes Care 2002; 25:2004-9. [PMID: 12401747 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.25.11.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE-Assessment and follow-up of early renal dysfunction is important in diabetic nephropathy. Plasma creatinine is insensitive for a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >50 ml/min and creatinine clearance is unwieldy and subject to collection inaccuracies. We aimed to assess the reproducibility, reliability, and accuracy of plasma cystatin C as a measure of GFR ranging from normal to moderate impairment due to type 1 diabetes in the presence of a normal plasma creatinine concentration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-A sensitive immunoturbidimetric cystatin C assay was examined in 29 subjects with type 1 diabetes and 11 nondiabetic subjects. Duplicate measurements of the following were collected from each subject, 2 weeks apart: cystatin C, enzymatic plasma creatinine, 24-h creatinine clearance, GFR estimated from plasma creatinine by the Cockcroft-Gault equation, and iohexol clearance as a gold standard. RESULTS-Iohexol clearance ranged from 35 to 132 ml. min(-1). 1.73 m(-2). Plasma cystatin C compared well with the other clinically used tests. The reliability of cystatin C, as assessed by the discriminant ratio, was superior to creatinine clearance (3.4 vs. 1.5, P < 0.001) and the correlation of cystatin C with iohexol clearance (Rs -0.80) was similar to that of creatinine clearance (Rs -0.74) and superior to that of plasma creatinine and the Cockcroft-Gault estimate (Rs -0.54 and 0.66, respectively). Duplicate estimations were used to provide an unbiased equation to convert plasma cystatin C to GFR. CONCLUSIONS-Based on this study, cystatin C is a more reliable measure of GFR than creatinine clearance, is more highly correlated with iohexol clearance than plasma creatinine, and is worthy of further investigation as a clinical measure of GFR in type 1 diabetes.
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- G D Tan
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Oxford, U.K
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Galteau MM, Guyon M, Gueguen R, Siest G. Determination of serum cystatin C: biological variation and reference values. Clin Chem Lab Med 2001; 39:850-7. [PMID: 11601685 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2001.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human cystatin C is a low molecular weight protein which has been proposed as a better marker of glomerular filtration rate than creatinine. To be able to interpret results obtained in different patient populations it is necessary to define cystatin C reference values. We measured serum concentration of cystatin C in 1223 subjects using a particle-enhanced nephelometric assay. Subjects were aged 4 to 79 years and were selected among apparently healthy individuals who came to the Centre for Preventive Medicine in Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France. We observed a Gaussian distribution of cystatin C concentration in serum. We did not find any effect of age or gender in children, hormonal status in women (puberty, menopause, oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy) or alcohol intake. Cystatin C concentration was slightly lower in female than in male adults below the age of 60 years. Cystatin C levels significantly increased above the age of 60 in both males and females, probably due to physiological aging of renal function. No other significant differences were observed between males and females. Using multiple regression analysis, moderate correlations were observed between body mass index and cystatin C, and between smoking and cystatin C, but these were not biologically significant. According to the literature, only methylprednisolone and cyclosporin A increased and decreased cystatin C levels, respectively. The reference values for cystatin C obtained in a carefully selected population were 0.75+/-0.089 mg/l for children aged 4-19 years, 0.74+/-0.100 mg/l for males and 0.65+/-0.085 mg/l for females (aged 20-59 years), and 0.83+/-0.103 mg/l for older individuals (> or =60 years).
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- M M Galteau
- Laboratoire de Biologie Clinique, Centre de Médecine Preventive, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France.
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Cimerman N, Mesko Brguljan P, Krasovec M, Suskovic S, Kos J. Serum concentration and circadian profiles of cathepsins B, H and L, and their inhibitors, stefins A and B, in asthma. Clin Chim Acta 2001; 310:113-22. [PMID: 11498076 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00530-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In order to determine the effect of asthma on serum concentrations of cathepsins B, H and L, and stefins A and B, the circadian and concentration profiles were followed in steroid-independent and steroid-dependent asthmatics before and after 1-week treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclosporin A. METHODS Serum samples were taken at 4-h intervals throughout a 24-h period. Cathepsin and stefin concentrations were assayed using specific ELISAs. Data were analysed by one-way ANOVA and least squares fit of 24-h cosine. RESULTS Temporal analysis of these proteins revealed little or no significant changes with time over a 24-h period. In comparison to normal sera, cathepsin H concentrations were elevated in all asthmatic patients, concentrations of both stefins were decreased in steroid-independent asthmatics, and stefin A concentrations were increased in steroid-dependent asthmatics before therapy. The effect of methylprednisolone treatment was demonstrated on decreased cathepsin B and increased cathepsin L concentrations in post-therapy serum samples. On the other hand, cyclosporin A treatment led to increased concentrations of cathepsins H and L. However, concentrations of stefins A and B were unaffected. CONCLUSIONS This study associated alterations in balance of serum cysteine proteinases and their inhibitors in asthmatic patients, which has raised the possibility of their involvement in asthma pathogenesis. Validated rhythms of cathepsins and stefins in asthmatic sera exhibited temporal differences, which are too small to influence the time of sampling for their quantitative measurement over the course of a day.
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- N Cimerman
- Department of Biochemical Research and Drug Design, Research and Development Division, KRKA, d.d., Cesta na Brdo 49, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Cimerman N, Brguljan PM, Krasovec M, Suskovic S, Kos J. Serum cystatin C, a potent inhibitor of cysteine proteinases, is elevated in asthmatic patients. Clin Chim Acta 2000; 300:83-95. [PMID: 10958865 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(00)00298-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effect of asthma pathogenesis on serum cystatin C, a potent inhibitor of cysteine proteinases and a newly proposed marker of the renal function, has not been yet determined. The objectives were to determine the 24-h pattern of cystatin C and creatinine concentrations in sera of asthmatic patients in order to test whether their concentrations might reflect circadian rhythms, the disease severity and the effect of therapy. Serum concentrations of cystatin C and creatinine were determined in steroid-independent and steroid-dependent asthmatics before and after 1 week of treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclosporin A, respectively. Samples were collected every 4 h during a 24-h period. Little or no significant effects of time on cystatin C and creatinine concentrations over a 24-h period were observed in healthy and asthmatic sera. However, significantly higher cystatin C concentrations were found in asthmatic patients compared to controls which suggests its role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Methylprednisolone increased and cyclosporin A decreased serum cystatin C concentrations after 1 week of therapy. Additionally these results support the need for the evaluation of cystatin C as a marker of glomerular filtration rate determination in asthma.
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- N Cimerman
- Department of Biochemical Research and Drug Design, Research and Development Division, KRKA, d.d., Cesta na Brdo 49, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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