FGF-23 and PTH levels in patients with acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional case series study

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Abstract

Background

Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), a novel regulator of mineral metabolism, is markedly elevated in chronic kidney disease and has been associated with poor long-term outcomes. However, whether FGF-23 has an analogous role in acute kidney injury is unknown. The goal of this study was to measure FGF-23 levels in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury to determine whether FGF-23 levels were elevated, as in chronic kidney disease.

Methods

Plasma FGF-23 and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were measured in 12 patients with acute kidney injury and 8 control subjects.

Results

FGF-23 levels were significantly higher in acute kidney injury cases than in critically ill subjects without acute kidney injury, with a median FGF-23 level of 1948 RU/mL (interquartile range (IQR), 437-4369) in cases compared with 252 RU/mL (IQR, 65-533) in controls ( p = 0.01). No correlations were observed between FGF-23 and severity of acute kidney injury (defined by the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria); among patients with acute kidney injury, FGF-23 levels were higher in nonsurvivors than survivors (median levels of 4446 RU/mL (IQR, 3455-5443) versus 544 RU/mL (IQR, 390-1948; p = 0.02). Severe hyperparathyroidism (defined as intact PTH >250 mg/dL) was present in 3 of 12 (25%) of the acute kidney injury subjects versus none of the subjects without acute kidney injury, although this result did not meet statistical significance.

Conclusions

We provide novel data that demonstrate that FGF-23 levels are elevated in acute kidney injury, suggesting that FGF-23 dysregulation occurs in acute kidney injury as well as chronic kidney disease. Further studies are needed to define the short- and long-term clinical effects of dysregulated mineral metabolism in acute kidney injury patients.

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Risk for ESRD among elderly patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) has not been studied in a large, representative sample. This study aimed to determine incidence rates and hazard ratios for developing ESRD in elderly individuals, with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD), who had AKI. In the 2000 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries, clinical conditions were identified using Medicare claims; ESRD treatment information was obtained from ESRD registration during 2 yr of follow-up. Our cohort of 233,803 patients were hospitalized in 2000, were aged > or = 67 yr on discharge, did not have previous ESRD or AKI, and were Medicare-entitled for > or = 2 yr before discharge. In this cohort, 3.1% survived to discharge with a diagnosis of AKI, and 5.3 per 1000 developed ESRD. Among patients who received treatment for ESRD, 25.2% had a previous history of AKI. After adjustment for age, gender, race, diabetes, and hypertension, the hazard ratio for developing ESRD was 41.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 34.6 to 49.1) for patients with AKI and CKD relative to those without kidney disease, 13.0 (95% CI 10.6 to 16.0) for patients with AKI and without previous CKD, and 8.4 (95% CI 7.4 to 9.6) for patients with CKD and without AKI. In summary, elderly individuals with AKI, particularly those with previously diagnosed CKD, are at significantly increased risk for ESRD, suggesting that episodes of AKI may accelerate progression of renal disease.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Ann Intensive Care

Title: Annals of Intensive Care

Publisher: Springer

ISSN (Electronic): 2110-5820

Publication date Collection: 2011

Publication date (Electronic): 14 June 2011

Volume: 1

Page: 21

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[1 ]Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA

[2 ]Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

[3 ]Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USA

[4 ]Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

[5 ]Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

[6 ]Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Publisher ID: 2110-5820-1-21

DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-1-21

PMC ID: 3224491

PubMed ID: 21906363

SO-VID: b44f5778-2c18-49d1-b1fd-f63f8ea34e91

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FGF-23 and PTH levels in patients with acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional case series study

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Acute kidney injury increases risk of ESRD among elderly.

Acute kidney injury associates with increased long-term mortality.

Vitamin D levels and early mortality among incident hemodialysis patients.

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