[Clinical implications of urine matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis].
OBJECTIVE
Estimation of urinary excretion of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and their inhibitors in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN), specification of the role of MMP and inhibitors as criteria of CGN activity and prognosis.


METHODS
ELISA was used for measurement of urinary levels of basic proteolysis system components (MMP-2 and MMP-9), tissue inhibitor TIMP-2 and plasminogen activator inhibitor PAI-1 in four groups of patients. Patients of group 1 (n = 23) had CGN with manifest urinary syndrome (US), of group 2 (n = 26)--CGN with nephritic syndrome (NS), of group 3 (n = 22)--CGN with marked proteinuria (PU) and transient renal failure (RF), group 4 (n = 15)--CGN with high PU and persistent RF.


RESULTS
Patients with enhancing CGN activity (marked US, developing NS, acute nephritic syndrome) had balanced elevation of urinary levels of MMP, TIMP and PAI-1. Development of persistent RF in CGN occurred with imbalance between components of proteolysis system--low urine excretion of MMP and elevation of PAI-1. Urine excretion of MMP and TIMP in patients with progressive CGN directly correlated with 24-h PU and negatively correlated with blood serum creatinine. PAI-1 correlated with severity of RF and fibrosis in renal tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
Correlation of changes in urinary excretion of MMP, TIMP and PAI-1 with CGN activity, RF and fibrosis in the kidney confirm the importance of the above urinary tests for estimation of local renal proteolysis and validity of their use for monitoring of extracellulary matrix accumulation (fibrosis) in the kidney and for CGN prognosis.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000652:urine*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000652:urine*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000652:urine*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000652:urine*; D055815:Young Adult
D015415:Biomarkers; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; C051321:SERPINE1 protein, human; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9