title: Impaired renal tubular function in chronic alcoholics.
abstract: Despite the well known effects of chronic alcohol abuse on the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, nervous and endocrine systems, little information is available on its effect on renal function. To assess renal function we measured urinary excretion of albumin, alpha 1 microglobulin and retinol binding protein in 30 chronic alcoholic patients. Our data shows that 40% of chronic alcoholic patients have impaired renal tubular function.
authors: Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Nutrition, St Luke's Hospital, Guildford.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Labib
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abdel-Kader
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ranganath
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Martin
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Marks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000652:urine; D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000652:urine; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000652:urine; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; C016001:alpha-1-microglobulin; D003404:Creatinine; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases