title: Evaluation of renal functions in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate urinary glutathione S transferases π (GST-π), beta-2-microglobulin (B2-MG), and N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase (NAG) levels as markers revealing the effect of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) on renal function in preterm infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was performed with 76 preterm infants whose gestational ages were between 28 and 32 weeks. Twenty-six preterm infants with RDS (cases) and 50 preterm infants without RDS (controls) enrolled in the study. Blood and urine samples were obtained on postnatal (PN) day 3 and 30. Urinary GST-π levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and urinary B2-MG levels were determined by nephelometric method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in urinary B2-MG and GST-π levels between RDS and non-RDS groups on PN day 3 (P > 0.05 for each). However, preterm infants with RDS had significantly higher urinary B2-MG and GST-π levels than the control group on PN day 30 (P = 0.0001 and P = 0.031, respectively). Urinary NAG levels were higher in RDS group than those of the controls on both PN day 3 and 30, but these findings were not statistically significant (P > 0.05, for each).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preterm infants with RDS had increased levels of both GST-π and B2-MG levels on PN day 30, suggesting subclinical tubular dysfunction, probably secondary to hypoxic stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Inonu, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yılmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tabel
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oncül
authors.forename: Ahmet Taner
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Elmas
authors.forename: Serdal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güngör
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase; beta-2-microglobulin; glutathione S-transferase π; preterm infants; renal function; respiratory distress syndrome