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Urine endothelin-1 as a Biomarker for Urinary Tract Infections in Children

Urine endothelin-1의 소아 요로 감염 환아에서의 진단적 유용성

  • Kee, Hyung Min (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Yi, Dae Yong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Yun, Ki Wook (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lim, In Seok (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Ha, Tae-Seon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • 기형민 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 이대용 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 윤기욱 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 임인석 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 하태선 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과학교실)
  • Received : 2014.03.11
  • Accepted : 2014.04.15
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common source of bacterial infections in infants and young children. Accurate diagnosis and treatment is important because of their association with renal scarring, which can lead to complications. Urine endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the major renal isoform produced and released by renal mesangial cells in response to glomerular injury. This study aimed to investigate whether urinary levels of ET-1 can be used as a biomarker for UTI diagnosis. Method: We conducted a prospective study using medical records of 70 patients below the age of 18 years, who visited Chung-Ang University Hospital from July 2012 to July 2013. We classified the patients into the UTI and control groups based on urine culture studies. The UTI group was further divided into upper and lower UTI groups using 99m-Technetium dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy. Urine ET-1 was measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay with 0.3 mL urine. Results: The UTI and control groups were comprised of 45 and 25 patients, respectively. Mean urine ET-1 levels were significantly higher in the UTI group than in the control group ($1.41{\pm}0.35$ pg/mL vs. $0.33{\pm}0.07$ pg/mL, P =0.04). There was no significance difference in the quantitative value between the upper and lower UTI groups (P =0.552). There was no correlation between urine ET-1 and serum C-reactive protein (Pearson correlation [R]=0.24), urine ET-1 and serum white blood cell count (R=0.19). Conclusion: Our study suggests that urine ET-1 can be used for early diagnosis of UTI in children.

목적: 요로감염은 특별한 가 없는 영아나 소아에서 흔한 세균 감염으로 요로감염은 소변배양검사를 통하여 진단되며, 빠르고 정확한 진단과 치료가 중요하다. 하지만 배뇨조절이 잘 안되는 소아에서 진단 과정에서 오류가 발생하기 쉽다. Urine Endothelin-1 (ET-1)은 사구체 혈관 손상 시 사구체간질 세포에서 나오는 물질로 이를 통하여서 요로감염의 조기 진단의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2012년 7월부터 2013년 7월까지 13개월간 발열을 주소로 중앙대학교 병원 소아청소년과에 내원한 18세 미만의 70명의 환자를 대상으로 전향적으로 비교 분석하였다. 소변배양검사상 요로감염으로 진단된 실험군과 요로감염으로 진단되지 않은 대조군으로 나누었으며, 0.3 mL의 소변을 이용하여 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 방법을 통해 urine ET-1을 정량적으로 측정하였다. 결과: 실험군은 45명이었고, 대조군은 25명이었으며, 실험군의 소변배양검사에서 Escherichia coli 42명, Klebsiella pneumonia 2명, Enterococcus faecalis 1명이 배양되었으며, 상부요로감염은 19명, 하부요로감염은 26명이었다. Urine ET-1은 실험군에서 평균 $1.41{\pm}0.35$ pg/mL, 대조군에서 $0.33{\pm}0.07$ pg/mL으로 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였으며(P=0.04), 상부와 하부 요로감염간의 정량적 수치에서 유의성은 없었다(P=0.552). Urine ET-1과 혈청 C-reactive protein, 혈청 내 백혈구 간의 연관성은 없었다(pearson 상관계수: 0.24, 0.19). 결론: Urine ET-1은 적은 양의 소변으로도 검사 할 수 있으며, 요로감염을 진단하는 데에 유의한 결과를 보였다.

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