Ryan B Gil1, Alberto Ortiz2, Maria D Sanchez-Niño2, Katerina Markoska3, Eva Schepers4, Raymond Vanholder4, Griet Glorieux4, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin1,5,6, Silke S Heinzmann1. 1. Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environment Health, Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Neuherberg, Germany. 2. IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain. 3. University of Skopje, Faculty of Medicine, Skopje, Macedonia. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. 5. German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany. 6. Technical University Munich, Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
Abstract
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a recognized global health problem. While some CKD patients remain stable after initial diagnosis, others can rapidly progress towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This makes biomarkers capable of detecting progressive forms of CKD extremely valuable, especially in non-invasive biofluids such as urine. Screening for metabolite markers using non-targeted metabolomic techniques like nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is increasingly applied to CKD research. Methods: A cohort of CKD patients (n = 227) with estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) ranging from 9.4-130 mL/min/1.73 m2 was evaluated and urine metabolite profiles were characterized in relation to declining eGFR. Nested in this cohort, a retrospective subset (n = 57) was investigated for prognostic metabolite markers of CKD progression, independent of baseline eGFR. A transcriptomic analysis of murine models of renal failure was performed to validate selected metabolomic findings. Results: General linear modeling revealed 11 urinary metabolites with significant associations to reduced eGFR. Linear modelling specifically showed that increased urine concentrations of betaine (P < 0.05) and myo-inositol (P < 0.05) are significant prognostic markers of CKD progression. Conclusions: Renal organic osmolytes, betaine and myo-inositol play a critical role in protecting renal cells from hyperosmotic stress. Kidney tissue transcriptomics of murine preclinical experimentation identified decreased expression of Slc6a12 and Slc5a11 mRNA in renal tissue consistent with defective tubular transport of these osmolytes. Imbalances in renal osmolyte regulation lead to increased renal cell damage and thus more progressive forms of CKD. Increases in renal osmolytes in urine could provide clinical diagnostic and prognostic information on CKD outcomes.
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a recognized global health problem. While some CKD patients remain stable after initial diagnosis, others can rapidly progress towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This makes biomarkers capable of detecting progressive forms of CKD extremely valuable, especially in non-invasive biofluids such as urine. Screening for metabolite markers using non-targeted metabolomic techniques like nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is increasingly applied to CKD research. Methods: A cohort of CKD patients (n = 227) with estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) ranging from 9.4-130 mL/min/1.73 m2 was evaluated and urine metabolite profiles were characterized in relation to declining eGFR. Nested in this cohort, a retrospective subset (n = 57) was investigated for prognostic metabolite markers of CKD progression, independent of baseline eGFR. A transcriptomic analysis of murine models of renal failure was performed to validate selected metabolomic findings. Results: General linear modeling revealed 11 urinary metabolites with significant associations to reduced eGFR. Linear modelling specifically showed that increased urine concentrations of betaine (P < 0.05) and myo-inositol (P < 0.05) are significant prognostic markers of CKD progression. Conclusions: Renal organic osmolytes, betaine and myo-inositol play a critical role in protecting renal cells from hyperosmotic stress. Kidney tissue transcriptomics of murine preclinical experimentation identified decreased expression of Slc6a12 and Slc5a11 mRNA in renal tissue consistent with defective tubular transport of these osmolytes. Imbalances in renal osmolyte regulation lead to increased renal cell damage and thus more progressive forms of CKD. Increases in renal osmolytes in urine could provide clinical diagnostic and prognostic information on CKD outcomes.
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