TY - JOUR
T1 - Renal function and systolic blood pressure in very-low-birth-weight infants 1-3 years of age
AU - Frankfurt, Joshua A.
AU - Duncan, Andrea F.
AU - Heyne, Roy J.
AU - Rosenfeld, Charles R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Marshall Klaus Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Perinatal Pediatrics awarded to Dr Duncan and the George M MacGregor Professorship in Pediatrics awarded to Dr Rosenfeld.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Background: Preterm very-low-birth-weight (PT-VLBW) infants are at risk of an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) in infancy and adulthood; however, the pathogenesis remains unclear. Altered renal development or function may be associated with increased SBP, but their contribution in PT-VLBW is unknown. Methods: We determined renal function and its relationship to SBP in three groups of PT-VLBW at 1, 2, and 3 years of age, using serum cystatin-C to calculate the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Results: Cystatin-C levels decreased from 0.84 ± 0.2 (SD) within the 1-year group to 0.70 ± 0.1 mg/l (±SD; P < 0.001) at 3 years and were unrelated to gender, fetal growth, and neonatal indomethacin exposure. eGFR rose from 121 ± 59 in the 1-year group to 138 ± 21 ml/min·1.73 m 2 (P < 0.001) at 3 years. At 1 year, cystatin-C levels decreased with increasing SBP (P < 0.007), and infants with SBP ≥ 90th% had lower cystatin-C and higher eGFR (P < 0.05). At 3 years, infants with lower birth weight (P < 0.03) and gestational age (P = 0.06) had reduced eGFR. Conclusions: Preterm very-low-birth-weight infants demonstrate increasing renal function with advancing age. An elevated SBP and eGFR at 1 year suggests dysfunctional renal autoregulation and hyperfiltration, which may alter subsequent renal function and contribute to the lower eGFR seen at 3 years in infants with the lowest birth weight and gestational age.
AB - Background: Preterm very-low-birth-weight (PT-VLBW) infants are at risk of an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) in infancy and adulthood; however, the pathogenesis remains unclear. Altered renal development or function may be associated with increased SBP, but their contribution in PT-VLBW is unknown. Methods: We determined renal function and its relationship to SBP in three groups of PT-VLBW at 1, 2, and 3 years of age, using serum cystatin-C to calculate the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Results: Cystatin-C levels decreased from 0.84 ± 0.2 (SD) within the 1-year group to 0.70 ± 0.1 mg/l (±SD; P < 0.001) at 3 years and were unrelated to gender, fetal growth, and neonatal indomethacin exposure. eGFR rose from 121 ± 59 in the 1-year group to 138 ± 21 ml/min·1.73 m 2 (P < 0.001) at 3 years. At 1 year, cystatin-C levels decreased with increasing SBP (P < 0.007), and infants with SBP ≥ 90th% had lower cystatin-C and higher eGFR (P < 0.05). At 3 years, infants with lower birth weight (P < 0.03) and gestational age (P = 0.06) had reduced eGFR. Conclusions: Preterm very-low-birth-weight infants demonstrate increasing renal function with advancing age. An elevated SBP and eGFR at 1 year suggests dysfunctional renal autoregulation and hyperfiltration, which may alter subsequent renal function and contribute to the lower eGFR seen at 3 years in infants with the lowest birth weight and gestational age.
KW - Cystatin-C
KW - Developmental plasticity
KW - Developmental programming
KW - Glomerular filtration rate
KW - Renal development
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U2 - 10.1007/s00467-012-2265-y
DO - 10.1007/s00467-012-2265-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 22832668
AN - SCOPUS:84879317997
SN - 0931-041X
VL - 27
SP - 2285
EP - 2291
JO - Pediatric Nephrology
JF - Pediatric Nephrology
IS - 12
ER -