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Arginine dimethylation products in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease

Annals of Medicine and Surgery • 2016
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Enas A.A. Abdallah Akram E. El-Sadekcorrespondenceemail , Eman G. Behery , Ahmed A. Azab , Naglaa M. Kamal , Mostafa A. Salama , Waleed E. Abdulghany
الكلمات المفتاحية Not Available
المجلة العلمية Annals of Medicine and Surgery
الناشر Not Available
المجلد 9
العدد Not Available
الصفحات 22-27
publication.type International
رابط البحث Not Available
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Background

arginine and its metabolites have been linked to pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to estimate serum levels of argninine (Arg), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) in pediatric CKD patients and its relation to altered kidney function.
Patients and methods

132 pediatric patients with CKD and 120 healthy age and sex matched controls were compared regarding; serum Arg, ADMA and SDMA levels.
Results

In comparison to their values in control subjects, serum Arg levels were significantly lower; serum ADMA levels were non-significantly higher, but serum SDMA levels were significantly higher in CKD patients (p values: < 0.000; = 0.054;