Nephron-sparing surgery is superior to radical nephrectomy in preserving renal function benefit even when expanding indications beyond the traditional 4-cm cutoff

ObjectivesTo analyze to what extent partial nephrectomy (PN) is superior to radical nephrectomy (RN) in preserving renal function outcome in relation to tumor size indication.Methods and materialsClinical data from 973 patients operated at 9 academic institutions were retrospectively analyzed. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) before and after surgery was calculated with the abbreviated Modification of the Diet in Renal Disease equation. For a fair comparison between the 2 techniques, all imperative indications for PN were excluded. A shift to a less favorable GFR group following surgery was considered clinically significant.ResultsMedian age at diagnosis was 60 years (19–91). Tumor size was smaller than 4 cm in 665 (68.3%) cases and larger than 4 cm in 308 (31.7%) cases. PN and RN were performed in 663 (68.1%) and 310 (31.9%) patients, respectively. In univariate analysis, patients undergoing PN had a smaller risk for developing significant GFR change following surgery than those undergoing RN did. This was true for tumors≤4 cm (P = 0.0001) and for tumors>4 cm (P = 0.0001). In multivariate analysis, the following criteria were independent predictive factors for developing significant postoperative GFR loss: the use of RN (P = 0.0001), preoperative GFR<60 ml/min (P = 0.0001), tumor size≥4 cm (P = 0.0001), and older age at diagnosis (P = 0.0001).ConclusionsThe renal function benefit carried out by elective PN over RN persists even when expanding nephron-sparing surgery indications beyond the traditional 4-cm cutoff.     

Predicting Renal Function Outcomes After Partial and Radical Nephrectomy

Background

Partial nephrectomy (PN) is generally favored for cT1 tumors over radical nephrectomy (RN) when technically feasible. However, it can be unclear whether the additional risks of PN are worth the magnitude of renal function benefit.

Extravascular chest wall technetium 99m diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid: implications for the measurement of renal function during renography

Measurement of individual kidney glomerular filtration rate (IKGFR) from the gamma-camera technetium 99m diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (^99mTc-DTPA) renogram requires a continuous measurement of arterial activity. This is usually based on a region of interest (ROI) placed over the cardiac blood pool on the posterior view, with the assumption of negligible contamination from activity in the extravascular space of the chest wall. By injecting a small dose of technetium 99m human serum albumin (HSA) before the^99mTc-DTPA in 12 patients undergoing routine renography, the contribution of extravascular activity to the total signal recorded over the cardiac blood pool was calculated to be 11.0% (SE 2.1%) 1.5 min after DTPA injection, rising to 35.1% (SE 2.5%) at 15 min. Subtraction of the time-activity curve recorded from a ROI of the same size over the right lung generated a pure blood signal as shown by almost identical HSA/DTPA signal ratios recorded in blood samples taken 5 min after HSA and 15 min after DTPA and from the gamma-camera at the corresponding times. The effect of using a cardiac blood pool time-activity curve uncorrected for extravascular activity was to overestimate IKGFR by an average factor of 1.17 (SE 0.03). Offprint requests to: A.M. Peters     

肾小球滤过率的临床相关因素研究

目的 探讨肾小球滤过率（GFR）与多种临床因素的相关关系。方法 用^99Tc^m－DTPA清除率测定50例肾功能正常者和72例肾功能不全者（其中原发病为慢性肾炎者46例，其他疾病者26例）GFR，同时采血测血清肌酐（SCr）、尿素氮、尿酸、K^ 、Na^ 、Ca^2 、血红蛋白，并测心率、尿比重、24时尿蛋白定量、平均动脉压、体重指数、体表面积，记录受检者年龄、测定GFR所用核素剂量。将各组及不同原发病的GFR分别与同组的上述各临床因素进行简单相关分析，对与GFR有相关关系的上述临床因素再与GFR作多元相关分析。结果 在肾功能正常、肾功能不全组中，GFR均与SCr呈负相关（r分别为－0．449和－0．275，P均＜0．05），与其他临床因素的相关关系则各不相同。结论 在肾功能正常及不同原发病引起的肾功能不全者中，SCr是反映GFR的理想指标。     

Measurement of the ratio of glomerular filtration rate to plasma volume from the technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid renogram: comparison with glomerular filtration rate in relation to extracellular fluid volume

Individual kidney glomerular filtration rate (IKGFR) can be measured from the renogram from the rate of uptake of technetium-99m diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (^99mTc-DTPA). A blood sample is required to derive IKGFR in millilitres per minute, which is then usually normalised to body surface area. We describe a technique which does not require a blood sample, is already normalised for plasma volume and uses the robust Patlak plot for measuring renal uptake. The rate of kidney uptake, dR(t)ldt, at time = 0, as a fraction of the injected dose, is equal to the fraction of the plasma volume (PV) filtered per minute, i.e. IKGFR/PV. The gradient dR(0)/dt cannot be accurately measured directly but is equal to [ · LV(0)], where is the renal uptake constant (proportional to IKGFR) and LV is the count rate over a left ventricular ROI. LV(0) was obtained by extrapolation of LV(t), while a is the slope of the Patlak plot up to 3 min. GFR/PV (i.e. right plus left kidneys) in patients with normal renal function was about 0.04 min^–1, as would be expected from normal values of GFR (120 ml/min) and plasma volume (3 l). GFR/PV correlated significantly with the ratio of GFR to extracellular fluid volume (ECV), measured from the terminal exponential of the plasma clearance curve (GFR/PV = 3.2.GFR/ECV + 5.3 ml/min/1 [r = 0.82,n = 82]). GFR/PV (r = 0.74) and GFR/ECV (r = 0.82) both correlated inversely and non-linearly with plasma creatinine in 43 studies where the measurement was made within 1 week of the^99mTcDTPA study. They also correlated significantly with the plasma cyclosporin trough level in 14 patients with dermatomyositis on the 30 occasions when this measurement was made within 1 week of the renogram (r = –0.38,P < 0.05 for GFR/PV andr = –0.77,P < 0.001 for GFR/ECV). The ratio of GFR/PV to GFR/ECV is the ratio of extracellular fluid volume to plasma volume, and this was 4.0 (SD 0.99). We conclude that both GFR/PV and GFR/ECV can be easily measured with^99mTc-DTPA and are physiologically valid expressions of GFR. Although GFR/PV and GFR/ECV correlate with each other, the question is raised as to which of the two fluid volumes is the most appropriate for normalising GFR. Correspondence to: A.M. Peters     

氧化应激介导的Ras-ERK信号通路活化参与醛固酮诱导的肾小球系膜细胞增殖

目的 探讨氧化应激介导的Ras-胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2)信号通路活化在醛同酮( ALDO)诱导的系膜细胞增殖中的作用.方法 体外培养人肾小球系膜细胞,应用3H-胸腺嘧啶(3H-TdR)掺入法和细胞计数测定系膜细胞增殖;Western印迹检测Ki-RasA、c-Raf、MEK1/2和ERK1/2活化.结果 ALDO可显著促进系膜细胞增殖,抗氧化剂乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)显著抑制ALDO诱导的系膜细胞增殖(均P＜ 0.01).ALDO刺激系膜细胞3h,活化的Ki-RasA、c-Raf、MEK1/2和ERK1/2表达显著增强,分别是对照组的4.05倍、3.62倍、4.52倍和3.40倍(均P＜0.01).抗氧化剂NAC几乎完全阻断ALDO诱导的Ki-RasA、c-Raf、MEK1/2和ERK 1/2活化(均P＜0.01).Ki-RasA siRNA可呈浓度依赖性降低系膜细胞Ki-RasA表达,并显著抑制ALDO诱导的Ki-RasA活化及系膜细胞增殖(P＜0.01).c-Raf抑制剂GW5074和MEK1/2抑制剂PD98059亦显著抑制ALDO诱导的系膜细胞增殖,其抑制率均达到65％(P＜0.01).Ki- RasA siRNA不能降低ALDO诱导的磷酸肌醇-3激酶( PI3K)磷酸化.联合应用PI3K抑制剂LY294002和MEKl/2抑制剂PD98059可完全阻断ALDO诱导的系膜细胞增殖(P＜0.01).结论 ALDO可通过氧化应激活化Ki-RasA-c-Raf-MEK-ERK信号通路.同时阻断ERK1/2和PI3K信号通路可完全抑制ALDO诱导的系膜细胞增殖.     

Arterial hypertension following renal transplantation in children—a short-term study

Systemic arterial hypertension is a common complication among transplanted patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors for arterial hypertension after kidney transplantation in children. A retrospective study was carried out of 70 kidney transplants performed on patients under 18 years of age at the Hospital do Rim and Hipertensão, from January 1998 to June 2001. At the end of 6 months post transplant, the patients were classified into either normotensive (n=31) or hypertensive (n=39) groups. The following potential risk factors for arterial hypertension were studied: (1) hypertension before transplantation; (2) the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at 1, 3, and 6 months post transplant; (3) acute rejection episodes; (4) cumulative dose of corticosteroids; (5) the presence of native kidneys; (6) symptomatic renal artery stenosis; (7) cold ischemia time greater than 24 h; (8) age and sex of the donor; (9) age of the recipient; (10) transplant type (living related or cadaveric donor); (11) the body mass index of recipients at the end of the follow-up period; and (12) delayed graft function. The two groups were comparable in terms of the etiology of renal insufficiency, age, gender, and immunosuppressive drugs. Among the risk factors studied, the sole factor showing a statistically significant association with arterial hypertension was the GFR at 3 and 6 months after transplantation. In the group of normotensive patients, GFRs were 92±29 and 83±20 ml/min per 1.73 m² at 3 and 6 months, respectively, whereas in the hypertensive patients, GFRs were 74±23 and 70±21 ml/min per 1.73 m² respectively. Hence, only the lower GFR can be considered a risk factor for hypertension in children within our sample. However, arterial hypertension might be a risk factor for the early onset of chronic allograft nephropathy; in this case, hypertension should be considered the cause of lower glomerular filtration. Our data do not permit us to distinguish between these two hypotheses. The known risk factors for hypertension following renal transplantation in adults were not confirmed in the present study. It remains unclear to us as to whether this means the etiology of hypertension differs in children, or if this is the result of a bias in patient selection.     

Active surveillance is superior to radical nephrectomy and equivalent to partial nephrectomy for preserving renal function in patients with small renal masses: Results from the DISSRM registry

Purpose

We compared renal function outcomes among patients in the surveillance and intervention arms of the DISSRM registry.

慢性肾脏病患者尿血管紧张素原与肾脏肾素血管紧张素系统活性的相关性

目的 探讨慢性肾脏病（CKD）患者尿血管紧张素原（AGT）与肾损伤指标及肾脏局部肾素血管紧张素系统（RAS）活性的关系。 方法 用放射免疫法和酶联免疫吸附法（ELISA）测定血、尿RAS组分的浓度,并用免疫组织化学方法评价肾内肾素、AGT、血管紧张素Ⅱ（Ang Ⅱ）和血管紧张素Ⅱ受体的表达。分析129例CKD患者尿AGT与临床指标的相关性以及73例行肾组织活检的CKD患者尿AGT与肾脏局部RAS组分表达的相关性。 结果 129例CKD患者尿AGT （159.08±125.18）μg/g Cr,Scr（113.20±105.05） μmol/L,估算肾小球滤过率(eGFR)（58.52±27.15） ml·min-1·(1.73 m2)-1,尿蛋白量（2.03±2.65） g/24 h,尿AngⅡ（164.71±139.25） ng/g Cr,尿Ⅳ型胶原（447.60±800.66）μg/g Cr,尿钠（162.17±81.61） mmol/24 h。 经Pearson单因素相关分析,尿AGT与eGFR （r = -0.55,P < 0.01）、尿钠 （r = -0.20, P < 0.05）呈负相关;与Scr（r = 0.51,P < 0.01）、24 h尿蛋白量（r = 0.30,P < 0.01）、尿Ang Ⅱ（r = 0.20, P < 0.05）及尿Ⅳ型胶原（r = 0.47,P < 0.01）呈正相关。多元回归分析发现尿AGT与eGFR呈负相关（P < 0.01）,与Scr（P < 0.01）、24 h尿蛋白量（P < 0.05）、尿AngⅡ（P < 0.05）、尿Ⅳ型胶原（P < 0.01）呈正相关。73例CKD患者肾活检组织中,尿AGT与肾脏AGT（r = 0.45,P < 0.01）、AngⅡ（r = 0.52,P < 0.01）和AngⅡ 1型受体（r = 0.28,P < 0.05）免疫组化阳性面积呈正相关。 结论 尿AGT可能是反映CKD肾脏损伤尤其是慢性损伤程度的指标,可作为肾脏局部AngⅡ活性的无创评价指标。     

Concordancia entre las ecuaciones de estimación del filtrado glomerular y el aclaramiento de creatinina en orina de 4 horas en pacientes críticos con trauma grave

Background and objectiveThere is a growing body of evidence that the equations used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are not suitable in critically ill patients, a population whose GFR fluctuates continuously. Glomerular filtration is usually estimated by measuring urine creatinine clearance (CrCl) at various time points. The aim of our study was to evaluate the performance of the most widely used GFR calculators in the subpopulation of critically ill patients admitted for severe trauma, and to compare the results against determinations of CrCl in urine collected over a 4-hour period (4h-CrCl).Material and methodsObservational study in patients hospitalized for severe trauma. We measured the 4h-CrCl and estimated GFR using the Cockcroft-Gault, modified Jelliffe, MDRD, t-MDRD, and CKD-EPI equations, adjusting the results for body surface area (BSA) (ml/min/1.73m²). Data were analysed using R version 4.0.4.ResultsA total of 85 patients were included. Median age was 51 years, and 68 were men (78.82%). The mean BSA-adjusted 4h-CrCl (4h-ClCr/1.73 m²) was 84.5 ml/min/1.73 m². We found that GFR estimated using the t-MDRD equation correlated significantly with 4h-CrCl/1.73 m². The Cockcroft-Gault equation correlated significantly with 4h-CrCl/1.73 m² when GFR was greater than 130 ml/min/m².ConclusionsIn ICU patients, glomerular filtration can be reliably estimated by determining urine CrCl, but GFR calculators are not accurate in this population.