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Non-invasive Imaging of Acute Allograft Rejection after Rat Renal Transplantation Using 18F-FDG PET

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Hyperuricemia after renal transplantation.

E Kalantar¹, N Khalili, M-S Hossieni

¹Department of Immunology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

Transplantation Proceedings

|March 29, 2011

Summary

Hyperuricemia is common after kidney transplants, affecting over half of patients. Female sex and impaired kidney function are key predictors of this complication.

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Non-invasive Imaging of Acute Allograft Rejection after Rat Renal Transplantation Using 18F-FDG PET

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Published on: April 28, 2013

Area of Science:

Nephrology
Transplantation Immunology
Clinical Chemistry

Background:

Hyperuricemia is a frequent complication following kidney transplantation.
It can negatively impact kidney graft survival rates.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the prevalence of hyperuricemia post-renal transplantation.
To identify predictors for the development of hyperuricemia in these patients.

Main Methods:

Defined hyperuricemia as serum uric acid ≥7.0 mg/dL (men) or ≥6.0 mg/dL (women).
Analyzed 12,767 blood samples from 2961 adult renal transplant recipients between March 2008 and May 2010.

Main Results:

Hyperuricemia was present in 52.4% of patients.
More prevalent in women and patients with impaired renal graft function.
Female sex and renal allograft dysfunction were independently associated with hyperuricemia.

Conclusions:

Hyperuricemia is a common post-kidney transplant complication.
Renal allograft insufficiency is a significant risk factor for elevated uric acid levels.