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Assessment of Kidney Function in Mouse Models of Glomerular Disease
Published on: June 30, 2018
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概括
低尿 (NH4+) 排泄和酸性尿液pH值是病进展的关键指标. 测量尿液pH和NH4+可以提高慢性病 (CKD) 的预测结果.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學專業.
- 脏生理学 脏生理学
- 酸平衡是指酸平衡的情况.
背景情况:
- 尿液酸化对于维持酸平衡至关重要,氨 (NH4+) 是净酸分泌的主要成分.
- 氨的分泌取决于离子 (H+) 的分泌和氨 (NH3) 的缓冲.
- 尿液pH和NH4+水平是管功能和酸分泌的关键指标.
研究的目的:
- 突出尿液pH和氨 (NH4+) 测量在病中的诊断和预后意义.
- 强调这些标记物在区分管酸性症 (RTA) 和预测慢性病 (CKD) 进展中的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用pH计测量尿液pH值.
- 通过酶方法量化尿 (NH4+).
- 分析现有的队列数据 (AASK试验,NephroTest) 和观察性研究.
主要成果:
- 尿液NH4+的低含量 (<40 mmol/day) 是RTA的特征,对于排除代谢性酸化的非脏原因至关重要.
- 尿液pH值有助于RTA差异诊断:1型RTA (>5.3),4型RTA (<5.3),2型RTA是可变的.
- 低尿NH4+ (<20 mmol/day) 和酸性尿液pH在CKD中与病的进展,炎症,纤维化和末期病 (ESKD) 有关.
结论:
- 直接测量尿液NH4+是必不可少的,在RTA诊断中补充尿液pH.
- 在CKD中,尿液NH4+的低含量意味着酸分泌受损,有助于全身酸保留和疾病进展.
- 整合尿液pH和NH4+测量显著提高预测CKD进展的预后价值.
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