Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric epithelial cell kinetics in patients with chronic renal failure

AIM: To evaluate the effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric epithelial cell kinetics in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). METHODS: Forty-four patients were enrolled in this study and divided into four groups with respect to their Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and CRF status. Groups were labeled as follows: la: normal renal function, H pylori negative (n=12), 1b: normal renal function, H pylori positive (n=11), 2a: CRF, H pylori negative (n=10), 2b: CRF, H pylori positive (n=11). Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done in all the patients involved in the study. During endoscopical investigation, antral biopsy specimens were taken from each patient. In order to evaluate the cell apoptosis and proliferation in gastric epithelial cells, Bax and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) labeling indexes (LI) were assessed with immunohistochemical staining method. RESULTS: For groups 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b, mean Bax LI was identified as 34.4±13.7, 44.1±16.5, 46.3±20.5, 60.7±13.8, respectively and mean PCNA LI was identified as 36.2±17.2, 53.6±25.6, 59.5±25.6, 67.2±22, respectively. When the one-way ANOVA test was applied, statistically significant differences were detected between the groups for both Bax LI (P=0.004 <0.01) and PCNA LI (P=0.009<0.01). When groups were compared further in terms of Bax LI and PCNA LI with Tukey's HSD test for multiple pairwise comparisons, statistically significant difference was observed only between groups 1a and 2b (P=0.006<0.01). CONCLUSION: In gastric epithelial cells, expression of both the pre-apoptotic protein Bax and the proliferation marker PCNA increase with H pylori infection. This increase is more evident in patients with uremia. These findings suggest that uremia accelerates apoptosis and proliferation in gastric epithelial cells.     

Impaired gastric motility and its relationship to gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic renal failure

Background Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), but the pathogenesis of these symptoms is unclear. Gastric motor function in CRF patients remains controversial, and the correlation between GI symptoms and gastric motility is also unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between gastric motility and GI symptoms in patients with CRF. Methods Gastric motility was evaluated with cutaneously recorded electrogastrographs (EGGs) and gastric emptying of a solid meal, using ¹³C-octanoic acid breath testing, in 21 patients with predialysis endstage CRF and in 21 matched healthy controls. GI symptom severity was quantified in all patients. Results The CRF patients had a significantly lower incidence of normogastria postprandially and a lower power ratio than did healthy controls on the EGGs, with the CRF patients showing delayed gastric emptying. Three patients with normal gastric motility had no GI symptoms, and ten patients with both abnormal EGG and delayed gastric emptying had significantly higher GI symptom scores than the patients without abnormalities. Conclusions The patients with CRF showed gastric hypomotility, including impaired gastric myoelectrical activity and delayed gastric emptying. Gastric hypomotility appears to be an important factor in the generation of GI symptoms in patients with CRF.     

Antral emptying of semisolid meal measured by real-time ultrasonography in chronic renal failure

The etiology of upper digestive complaints in uremic patients, which frequently cause morbidity, is unclear. By means of ultrasonography we studied the emptying of the gastric antrum in 15 patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and in 15 controls. In addition, we tested for autonomic neuropathy in the chronic renal failure (CRF) patients using cardiovascular tests. The antral filling and emptying of a semisolid standardized test meal was assessed by measuring cross-sectional areas of the antrum along the plane of the mesenteric vein at regular intervals after a semisolid test meal. Postprandial antral cross-sectional areas were similar in controls and in the total of the renal failure patients. CRF patients without autonomic neuropathy (4/15) showed hastened antral emptying as evidenced by significantly diminished postcibal antral expansion. Only the CRF subgroup with symptoms of both parasympathetic plus sympathetic autonomic neuropathy (6/15) had delayed antral emptying compared to controls as assessed by planimetry of the area under the curve in postprandial antral cross-sectional areas. The CRF subgroup with exclusively parasympathetic neuropathy (5/15) had antral emptying similar to the controls. The symptom score as assessed by a standardized questionnaire of the CRF group with autonomic neuropathy (11/15) correlated significantly both with the fasting antral cross-sectional area and inversely with antral expansion immediately after finishing the test meal. Antral emptying showed a trend towards an inverse relationship to the symptom score, which reached statistical significance only in the CRF subgroup with sympathetic plus parasympathetic autonomic damage. We conclude that antral filling and emptying is disturbed in patients with CRF and that these disturbances may explain dyspeptic symptoms in the patients. The information provided by ultrasonography surpasses that of scintigraphic techniques.     

Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradicated therapy on water gastric emptying in patients with active duodenal ulcer

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It remains debatable if duodenal ulcer (DU) or Helicobacter pylori infection has a definite impact on human gastric emptying (GE). We explored the nature of water GE in active DU patients before and after ulcer healing and the influence of H. pylori eradication on GE. METHODS: A home made applied potential tomography (APT) was used to measure liquid GE. Twelve electrodes were placed in a circular array around the upper abdomen of studied subjects. After drinking 500 mL of ion-free water, paired electrodes injected electrical current and the remaining 10 electrodes recorded signals, one-by-one in a rotating order. Based on tomographical calculation, the serial changes of averaged signals from altered resistivities were constructed to display GE. Initially, 64 H. pylori infected active DU patients were enrolled. After APT measurement, one-week triple therapy (omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin) was dispensed. Patients were asked back to determine ulcer/H. pylori status and GE on a scheduled date 3 months later. Finally, 58 patients finished the trial with valid and readable GE data obtained. RESULTS: The ulcer healing and H. pylori eradicated rates were 91.4% and 82.8%, respectively. In general, liquid GE was prolonged in all DU patients at follow up. Of 48 eradicated patients, 35.4% manifested either enhanced or delayed GE before treatment, whereas only five (10.4%) had abnormal GE after treatment (P < 0.0001). In contrast, this characteristically normalized GE was not found in non-eradicated patients. CONCLUSIONS: Water GE of active DU patients ranges from enhanced to delayed, while an effective H. pylori triple therapy is useful not only for healing ulcers, but also for restoring abnormal GE.     

Does Helicobacter pylori infection affect gastric emptying in patients with functional dyspepsia?

The objectives of the study were first, to determine if gastric emptying was altered in patients with functional dyspepsia with and without Helicobacter pylori infection compared with normal healthy volunteers; and second, to determine if there were further alterations in gastric emptying when the infection was eradicated. Gastric emptying was measured using a ^99mtechnetium radiolabelled solid meal and gastric emptying time was measured as t_1/2, viz. time taken for half the radiolabelled meal to be emptied from the stomach. The mean gastric emptying time for H. pylori-positive patients (n= 20) was 56.4±24.8 min; H. pylori-negative patients (n= 19) 67.8±31.8 min; and normal controls (n= 20) 58.8 ± 18.8 min. No significant difference was obtained between the groups (ANOVA; P= 0.348). Thirteen of 18 H. pylori-positive patients successfully eradicated the infection following treatment with omeprazole 40 mg o.m. and amoxycillin 500 mg t.d.s. for 2 weeks. The mean difference in the gastric emptying time before and H. pylori eradication was 23.9 + 13.2 min (P= 0.556). There was no significant difference in the frequency of specific dyspeptic symptoms as well as the overall mean symptom score between the H. pylori-positive and -negative patients. Gastric emptying was not different between patients with functional dyspepsia and normal controls. Helicobacter pylori infection does not appear to affect gastric emptying in patients with functional dyspepsia.     

Gastric clearance of radiopaque markers in the evaluation of gastric emptying rate

Background: The study of gastric emptying rate of solids using radiopaque indigestible solid markers has been a poorly employed technique because some kinds of markers do not leave the stomach at the same time as the meal but during the interdigestive migrating motor complex (IMMC). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether markers of particular shape and size can be successfully employed for this purpose. Methods: Twenty-eight non-ulcer dyspeptic (NUD) patients and 20 healthy volunteers received a standard solid meal (790?Kcal) together with 20 small polyethylene radiopaque cylinders (5?mm?× 2?mm in diameter). Gastric emptying rate was evaluated by ultrasound while the emptying of markers was simultaneously followed by X-rays using a brilliance intensifier. Results: Final emptying time (FET?=?time when the antrum area returns to fasting size) of digestible solids was 355?±?35?min in NUD patients versus 265?±?20?min in controls (P?&;lt;?0.001). The gastric emptying curve of digestible solids correlated with emptying of markers both in NUD patients (r?=?+0.96) and in controls (r?=?+0.93). Conclusions: The assessment of gastric clearance of radiopaque cylinders of 2?mm?×?5?mm in size is a reliable tool for the study of gastric emptying rate of digestible solids. This is a readily available and easily performed test in any radiology unit.     

Delay in gastric emptying in patients with chronic renal failure

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Delayed gastric emptying might be a possible pathophysiological mechanism. The aims of this study were to evaluate gastric emptying in patients with CRF and to correlate the findings with GI symptoms and evaluate the impact of Helicobacter pylori infection in CRF patients on gastric emptying. METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with CRF (17 F, 22 M) were compared with 131 healthy subjects (74 F, 57 M). A standardized breakfast was given with 20 spherical, radiopaque markers (ROMs). The emptying was followed by fluoroscopy after 4, 5 and 6 h. Gastric emptying was assessed by calculating the individual mean percentual gastric retention of markers, 4 to 6 h after the meal. The perceived severity of GI symptoms was assessed with a validated questionnaire. Because of gender differences in gastric emptying, men and women were compared separately and a percentile of 95 was chosen as the upper reference value. H. pylori infection was assessed using a serological method. RESULTS: Delayed gastric emptying was found in 14 out of 39 (36%) of the CRF patients. There was no relationship between delayed gastric emptying and age, GI symptoms, H. pylori infection or underlying renal disease. However, a higher proportion of patients in peritoneal dialysis demonstrated delayed gastric emptying compared with predialytic patients (6 of 9 versus 2 of 13, P = 0.026). Men with CRF had a higher gastric retention compared with healthy men (16.6 (0-63.3)% versus 0 (0-2.1)%, P < 0.0001), and 10 men with CRF had delayed gastric emptying (P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in mean gastric retention between women with CRF and healthy women (13.3 (0-55.4)% versus 10.8 (0-30.0)%, P = 0.93), but 4 women with CRF had delayed gastric emptying (P = 0.02). Eighteen of the CRF patients had GI symptoms (6 F, 12 M) and 21 were asymptomatic (11 F, 10 M). There was no difference in mean gastric retention in patients with CRF with and without GI symptoms (M: 13.3 (0-55.0)% versus 47.5 (5.0-65.0)%, P = 0.51, F: 16.6 (0-63.3)% versus 13.3 (0-59.2)%, P = 0.96). Gastric emptying in CRF patients with and without H. pylori infection showed no difference. CONCLUSIONS: Delayed gastric emptying is common in patients with chronic renal failure, particularly in men. The delay was not associated with the presence of GI symptoms, underlying renal disease or H. pylori infection. However, the dialytic status might have an impact on gastric emptying in patients with CRF.     

Pathophysiology of gastric acid secretion in patients with chronic renal failure: influence of Helicobacter pylori infection

OBJECTIVES: The incidence of gastroduodenal diseases is high in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). However, gastric acidity in CRF has been reported to range in level from low to high. Moreover, it remains unknown whether Helicobacter pylori infection influences gastric acidity in such patients. Thus, we aimed to clarify the pathophysiological perturbation in gastric acidity and to determine the influence of H. pylori infection in CRF. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: A university hospital. SUBJECTS: Twenty-seven patients with CRF and 24 control patients, presenting with either gastrointestinal symptoms, positive faecal occult blood, or anaemia (haemoglobin <10 g dL(-1)). MEASURES: The patients underwent gastroduodenal endoscopy with simultaneous determination of H. pylori infection. Gastric ammonium concentration, serum pepsinogen I and II, and basal gastrin level were measured. Thereafter, gastric acid secretion was monitored by 24-h intragastric acidity measurement with calculation of pH-3 holding time (%) (hours showing pH>3/24 h). RESULTS: In the CRF group, pH-3 holding time of H. pylori (+) subgroup was significantly greater than that of H. pylori (-) subgroup (71.2 +/- 32.4% vs. 32.8 +/- 30.0%, mean +/- SD; P=0.03). Pepsinogen I/II ratio was inversely correlated with pH-3 holding time in the control and CRF groups. Gastric ammonium concentration in CRF/H. pylori (+) subgroup (14.1 +/- 9.2 mmol L(-1)) was significantly higher than in CRF/H. pylori (-) (2.5 +/- 2.7 mmol L(-1); P=0.002) and control/H. pylori (+) subgroups (6.1 +/- 4.2 mmol L(-1); P=0.01). Serum gastrin level was significantly higher in the CRF group than in the control group (297 +/-343 pg mL(-1) vs. 116 +/- 69 pg mL(-1); P=0.02) as a whole. However, there was no significant correlation between serum creatinine and gastrin levels in the CRF group. Gastrin level in CRF/H. pylori (+) subgroup was significantly higher than in CRF/H. pylori (-), control/H. pylori (+), and control/H. pylori (-) subgroups (423 +/-398 pg mL(-1) vs. 113 +/- 79, 124 +/- 78, and 96 +/-43 pg mL(-1), respectively; P=0.01-0.03). Significant positive correlations amongst pH-3 holding time, ammonium and gastrin concentrations were found in the CRF group, but not in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: CRF without H. pylori infection primarily shows a tendency for high gastric acidity, but without hypergastrinaemia. Persistent H. pylori infection in CRF leads to decreased acidity and, consequently, to fasting hypergastrinaemia via a feedback mechanism. The hypoacidity in CRF with H. pylori infection appears to result from neutralization of acid by ammonia as well as from gastric atrophy. Thus, H. pylori infection status critically determines perturbation in gastric acidity and fasting gastrin level in CRF.     

FD患者Hp感染对胃排空的影响

目的探讨幽门螺杆菌（Ｈｐ）感染在功能性消化不良（ＦＤ）患者胃排空功能障碍中的作用．方法采用放射性同位素γ－照相法观测了５６例ＦＤ患者胃固－液体排空情况，并用胃窦粘膜印片Ｇｉｅｍｓａ染色及石蜡切片ＨＥ，Ｗ＿Ｓ银染色镜检Ｈｐ．结果ＦＤ患者餐后３０，６０及９０ｍｉｎ时的胃排空率均显著低于正常对照组（Ｐ＜００５－００１）；ＦＤ患者Ｈｐ感染率无明显增高（Ｐ＞００５），Ｈｐ阳性组与阴性组在３个时相的胃排空率差异均无显著性（Ｐ＞００５）结论ＦＤ患者胃排空功能与Ｈｐ感染无关     

Review of Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic renal failure

Chronic renal failure patients receiving hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis often encounter gastrointestinal troubles over their long treatment period. Helicobacter pylori infection has close association with development of peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and gastric lymphoma, and is thought to be one of the major risk factors for gastrointestinal troubles in dialysis patients. However, it is unclear whether H. pylori infection is directly associated with progression of renal dysfunction and prognosis of chronic renal failure patients. Recent consensus shows that the prevalence of H. pylori infection in chronic renal failure patients is significantly lower than in subjects with normal renal function. In the natural history of H. pylori infection in hemodialysis patients, the prevalence of infection decreases as dialysis periods progressed, in particular within the first four years after the start of treatment. However, the chance of natural eradication becomes rare for patients receiving dialysis treatment for a long time. Moreover, chronic renal failure patients with H. pylori infection have a higher incidence of gastroduodenal diseases, and therefore, are recommended to receive eradication therapies, especially for those receiving treatment for a long time and with higher risks of complication. Intensive endoscopic check-ups for the prevention of gastrointestinal events and the discovery of peptic ulcer and neoplastic diseases at an early phase may be required.     

Evaluation of T-wave alternans in pediatric patients with chronic renal failure

Introduction

Microvolt T-wave alternans (TWA) is known to be useful in prediction of ischemia and sudden death in high-risk populations and there are no studies in children with chronic renal failure (CRF). Cardiac problems seem to be responsible for an important part of death in children and young adults with CRF. The aim of this study is to evaluate Holter microvolts TWA measurements in children with CRF comparing to the control group.

Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric function in patients with fundic atrophic gastritis

In the present study we evaluated the relation among histology, H. pylori, IgG to H. pylori, gastric emptying, and acid secretion in 43 patients with fundic atrophic gastritis. On the basis of gastric acid secretion, patients were divided into three subgroups: patients with preserved acid secretion (Group 1), patients with hypochlorhydria (Group 2), and patients with achlorhydria (Group 3). Fundic glandular atrophy was more severe in hypoachlorhydric patients than in those with preserved acid secretion (P < 0.05 vs Group 2, P < 0.005 vs Group 3). H. pylori colonization was found in 94% of patients in Group 1, in 61% of patients in Group 2, and in only 8% of patients in Group 3 (P < 0.001 vs Group 1, P < 0.05 vs Group 2). Conversely, serological positivity to H. pylori was high in all three subgroups of patients (100% in Group 1, 77% in Group 2, 92% in Group 3). Gastric emptying was delayed in atrophic patients, particularly in those with hypoachlorhydria. Our data suggest that fundic atrophic gastritis represents a possible end stage of H. pylori infection, characterized by a progressive disappearance of the bacterium and a progressive deterioration of gastric functions.     

糖尿病合并甲状腺功能减退患者胃排空能力与幽门螺杆菌感染率的变化

目的:观察糖尿病(DM)合并甲状腺功能减退患者胃排空能力与幽门螺杆菌(H.pylori)感染情况的变化.方法:96例受试者分成3组:正常组(健康体检者,30例)、DM组(45例)、DM并甲状腺功能减退组(21例),分别行消化道症状评分、胃排空时间及H.pylori感染情况测定,并加以对比.结果:DM并甲状腺功能减退组患...     

幽门螺杆菌感染与功能性消化不良胃排空的关系

目的：探讨幽门螺杆菌（Ｈｐ）感染对功能性消化不良（ＦＤ）患者胃排空功能的影响。方法：１０６例ＦＤ患者，其中Ｈｐ阳性４６例，Ｈｐ阴性６０例。全部患者从胃窦粘膜取活组织做病理组织学检查并利用实时Ｂ型超声胃窦截面积法测定胃排空。结果：Ｈｐ阳性患者的空腹胃窦面积、餐后即刻胃窦面积、餐后６０分钟和１２０分钟的胃排空率（分别为０９４±１３９ｃｍ２、１３４±３１６ｃｍ２、９２３±１４０％和３５８±２３５％）与Ｈｐ阴性者（分别为１１９±２１２ｃｍ２、１２５±２７８２、９１２±１２２％和３２１％±２４０％）比较，无显著性差异（Ｐ＞００５）；活动性胃炎患者空腹胃窦面积、餐后即刻胃窦面积、餐后６０分钟和１２０分钟的排空率（分别为０７７±１４２ｃｍ２、１３２±３５ｃｍ２、１００±１２２％和３４７±２６０％）与非活动性胃炎患者（分别为１２８±２０７ｃｍ２、１２７±２５２ｃｍ２、９７４±１４５％和３３２±２４％）比较，也无显著性差异（Ｐ＞００５）。结论：Ｈｐ感染对ＦＤ患者胃排空功能无影响；与Ｈｐ感染有密切相关性的活动性胃炎也不足以引起胃排空的改变     

胃食管反流病与幽门螺杆菌及胃排空关系的研究

目的探讨幽门螺杆菌(H.pylori)与胃食管反流病(GERD)的关系,以及H.pylori对GERD患者胃动力的影响。方法按中华医学会的GERD诊断标准,确诊GERD患者200例,进行胃镜、胃排空时间及H.pylori检查,依据洛杉矶分级将反流性食管炎(RE)分为A、B、C、D四级,200例无消化道症状的健康体检者作为对照组,进行H.pylori检查。结果 GERD组的感染率明显低于对照组(P<0.05),反流性食管炎(RE)的炎症程度与H.pylori的感染率呈负相关,GERD患者中H.pylori阳性组和H.pylori阴性组间胃排空情况无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论 H.pylori可能对GERD有潜在的保护作用;RE炎症程度越重,H.pylori感染率越低;H.pylori不影响GERD患者的胃动力。     

慢性肾衰竭患者瘦素水平检测及其临床意义

目的　研究慢性肾衰竭 (CRF)患者血清瘦素水平及其影响因素 ,以及瘦素与营养状态的关系。方法　选择CRF患者 85例和健康者 3 0例 ,应用放免分析法测定血清瘦素 ,同时检测体重指数 (BMI)、上臂肌围、血清白蛋白、前白蛋白、转铁蛋白、空腹胰岛素、空腹血糖及肾功能等 ,分析瘦素与各项参数的关系。结果　 ( 1)校正BMI差异后 ,非透析组CRF患者血清瘦素水平比对照组明显增高 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,血透组的血清瘦素水平虽高于对照组 ,但无统计学差异。 ( 2 )多元回归分析显示 ,血清瘦素水平与BMI、上臂肌围、空腹血糖、年龄、性别相关 (标准偏回归系数分别为 0 .674、-0 .40 1、-0 .3 12、0 .2 14、0 .164 ) ,而与血清白蛋白、前白蛋白和转铁蛋白等无明显相关关系。结论　CRF患者存在高瘦素血症 ;瘦素同时受到体脂含量、性别等因素的影响 ;瘦素可能导致CRF患者骨骼肌的消耗 ,但未发现瘦素对血清蛋白营养指标有明显影响 ;瘦素可能对糖代谢产生影响。     

Changes in liquid emptying in migraine patients: diagnosed with liquid phase gastric emptying scintigraphy

Gastric stasis is suspected mostly to be encountered during acute migraine attack. The aim of this study is to evaluate the liquid phase gastric emptying and motility in migraine patients in ictal and interictal periods in comparison to normal subjects with gastric emptying scintigraphy. Seven women with migraine and age, sex matched controls who applied to the Neurology Department from May 2009 to May 2010 were compared. Gastric emptying study with a standard liquid was performed one time in the non-migraineur group and two times in the migraineur group. Non-migraineur controls and migraineurs were compared. The mean T1/2 was longer in ictal period in migraineurs. The T1/2 of migraineurs interictally and the control groups were similar. The T1/2 of migraineurs ictally and migraineurs interictally were also compared. We also considered the percentage of the radioactive material remaining in the stomach. There were no significant differences between non-migraineurs and migraineurs interictally. However, increased amount of radioactive material remaining in the stomach was observed in migraineurs ictally. We concluded that the liquid emptying was delayed in spontaneous migraine attacks in migraine without aura, however in the interictal period the emptying of liquids did not differ between migraineurs and non-migraineurs.     

Gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer and non-uremic renal failure

AIM: To investigate the safety and outcome of gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer and non-uremic renal failure (NURF). METHODS: One hundred forty-seven patients who underwent gastrectomy for carcinoma were retrospectively divided into two groups: a group with Ccr values of ≥ 50 mL/min (Group 1; n = 110), and one with Ccr values of ≥ 20 to < 50 mL/min (Group 2; n = 37). Preoperative patient characteristics, intraoperative parameters (including operation time and blood loss), and postoperative management and complications were evaluated. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in operation time (297.9 min vs 272.6 min, P = 0.137) or blood loss (435 mL vs 428 mL, P = 0.078). The differences in postoperative complications and hospital stay between the groups were not statistically significant. None of the patients in Group 2 required dialysis therapy, and no patients died due to gastrectomy or gastrectomy-related causes. The overall 4-year survival rates in Groups 1 and 2 were 86.6% and 81.8%, respectively (P = 0.48), and the corresponding 4-year disease-free survival rates for stageⅠ, Ⅱ, and Ⅲ patients were 88.7% and 83.5%, respectively (P = 0.65).     

慢性肾衰竭患者血浆内皮素、神经肽Y的变化

目的 探讨慢性肾衰竭（CRF）患者血浆内皮素（ET）、神经肽Y（NPY）的变化及其临床意义。方法 采用放射免疫分析法测定55例CRF患者血浆ET、NPY，BUN，Cr的含量，另以30例健康者为对照组。结果 CRF患者血浆ET、NPY含量明显高于健康组，且尿毒症期明显高于氮质血症期。结论 CRF患者体内血浆ET、NPY水平与CRF的发展过程密切相关。     

慢性肾衰竭患者代谢性酸中毒与营养不良-炎症反应综合征

代谢性酸中毒(MA)是慢性肾衰竭患者常出现的临床表现,可能与蛋白质-热能营养不良(PEM)和炎症有关,后两者合称为营养不良-炎症反应综合征(MICS).酸血症是引起慢性肾衰竭患者预后不良和死亡的重要原因.然而新近许多流行病学的研究显示慢性肾衰竭患者MA的"逆流行病学"现象.本文就MA与慢性肾衰竭患者MICS关系的研究进展作一综述.