Microalbuminuria and Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Children

Overview

Journal Indian J Nephrol

Specialty Nephrology

Date 2022 Mar 14

PMID 35283570

Authors

Emine A Rahiman

Pratap Kumar Patra

Deepti Suri

Amit Rawat

Surjit Singh

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Abstract

Introduction: Renal dysfunction and progression to end stage renal disease is well known in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We studied the role of microalbuminuria and urinary NGAL levels in children with HIV infection for the prediction of renal dysfunction.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out and 60 HIV infected children, aged (18 months to 15 years) were screened for microalbuminuria by nephelometry and for uNGAL by ELISA. Thirty healthy children were screened for uNGAL for normative data in Indian children.

Results: The prevalence of microalbuminuria in studied population was 3.3%. The mean uNGAL and uNGAL/creatinine in study population was higher than controls (26.94 ± 93.12 ng/ml vs. 88.94 ± 345.20 mcg/g, and 15.53 ± 37.52 ng/ml vs. 30.12 ± 78.66 ng/ml; = 0.003, = 0.002). Children with lower CD4 counts had significant higher mean Albumin Creatinine Ratio (ACR) and mean uNGAL; = 0.03, = 0.01.

Conclusions: uNGAL and urine microalbumin are useful biomarkers of early tubular and glomerular injury in children with HIV infection.

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