Changyin Wang1, Chun Gao2,3, Shun Li2, Maimaiti Wasili2,4, Qisheng Yang5, Linglong Jiang1. 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. 2. Second Clinical Faculty, Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. 3. Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 4. Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Changji Prefecture, Changji, China. 5. Surgical Department of Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of dynamic renal scintigraphy in evaluating the function of hydronephrotic kidneys is controversial. This study sought to investigate the effects of ureteral obstruction on renal function and the role of the protein load test (PLT) in evaluating hydronephrotic kidneys' function. METHODS: A ureteral obstruction model was generated with New Zealand white rabbits. The baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the GFR during the PLT were measured by dynamic renal scintigraphy at weeks 6, 9, and 12 after obstruction and the renal reserve GFRs were calculated. The renal GFR differences between different time points and between the PLT and baseline status were compared. RESULTS: (I) Both the baseline GFRs (t=11.287, P=0.000) and the GFRs during the PLTs (t=16.235, P=0.000) of the hydronephrotic kidneys were significantly lower than those of the contralateral kidneys. (II) The baseline GFRs of the obstructed kidneys were not significantly different 6, 9, and 12 weeks after obstruction (F=0.122, P=0.887), but their net reserve GFRs (F=8.419, P=0.004) and relative reserve GFRs (F=3.770, P=0.049) gradually decreased over time. (III) There was no significant correlation between the net reserve GFRs (r=-0.006, P=0.977) or the relative reserve functions (r=-0.022, P=0.920) of the obstructed kidneys and their baseline GFRs. However, there was a significant negative correlation between the net reserve GFRs (r=-0.590, P=0.002) or the relative reserve functions (r=-0.546, P=0.006) of the obstructed kidneys and the duration of obstruction. (IV) The reserve GFRs of the obstructed kidneys were not proportional to their baseline GFRs. CONCLUSIONS: The functional changes in hydronephrotic kidneys are not sensitively reflected by baseline GFRs. GFRs during the PLTs and the reserve GFRs play important roles in the early and accurate evaluation of the function of obstructed kidneys. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of dynamic renal scintigraphy in evaluating the function of hydronephrotic kidneys is controversial. This study sought to investigate the effects of ureteral obstruction on renal function and the role of the protein load test (PLT) in evaluating hydronephrotic kidneys' function. METHODS: A ureteral obstruction model was generated with New Zealand white rabbits. The baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the GFR during the PLT were measured by dynamic renal scintigraphy at weeks 6, 9, and 12 after obstruction and the renal reserve GFRs were calculated. The renal GFR differences between different time points and between the PLT and baseline status were compared. RESULTS: (I) Both the baseline GFRs (t=11.287, P=0.000) and the GFRs during the PLTs (t=16.235, P=0.000) of the hydronephrotic kidneys were significantly lower than those of the contralateral kidneys. (II) The baseline GFRs of the obstructed kidneys were not significantly different 6, 9, and 12 weeks after obstruction (F=0.122, P=0.887), but their net reserve GFRs (F=8.419, P=0.004) and relative reserve GFRs (F=3.770, P=0.049) gradually decreased over time. (III) There was no significant correlation between the net reserve GFRs (r=-0.006, P=0.977) or the relative reserve functions (r=-0.022, P=0.920) of the obstructed kidneys and their baseline GFRs. However, there was a significant negative correlation between the net reserve GFRs (r=-0.590, P=0.002) or the relative reserve functions (r=-0.546, P=0.006) of the obstructed kidneys and the duration of obstruction. (IV) The reserve GFRs of the obstructed kidneys were not proportional to their baseline GFRs. CONCLUSIONS: The functional changes in hydronephrotic kidneys are not sensitively reflected by baseline GFRs. GFRs during the PLTs and the reserve GFRs play important roles in the early and accurate evaluation of the function of obstructed kidneys. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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Keywords:
Dynamic renal scintigraphy; glomerular filtration rate (GFR); protein load test (PLT); renal reserve function; ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)
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