title: Pattern of proteinuria in tubular injury and glomerular hyperfiltration.
abstract: Proteinuria is one of the bad prognostic indices in renal disease. This study compares the pattern of protein excretion in 10 patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), 10 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis approaching end-stage renal failure (ESRF) who still had proteinuria and 10 other patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) with proteinuria but normal renal function. The pattern of proteinuria was analysed by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), isoelectric focusing (IEF) and assayed for orosomucoid, alpha-1-microglobulin, retinol-binding protein, lysozyme, beta-2-microglobulin and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity. Our data showed much similarity in the pattern of proteinuria between the DN and ESRF groups but significant differences with the IgAN group. The pattern of proteinuria in the IgAN group reflects glomerulonephritis whereas the similar pattern between the ESRF and DN groups may reflect hyperfiltration as well as tubular injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity