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Int. braz. j. urol ; 43(3): 549-555, May.-June 2017. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-840845

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ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the urinary concentration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) as reflux nephropathy (RN) biomarkers before and after endoscopic treatment of moderate to severe vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR). Materials and methods A prospective study was carried out on 72 children with moderate to severe VUR. All patients underwent endoscopic treatment using Macroplastique® or Deflux®. Vesico-ureteral reflux resolution was tested by post-operative voiding cystourethrography after 3 months and 2 years. Follow-up urinary samples were collected at that time. Control samples were taken from healthy children with no clinical evidence of renal and bladder disease and no history of UTI. Results In VUR patients, pre-operative urinary EGF levels had a down-regulation when compared to controls. Following successful VUR repair, urinary EGF levels of VUR children progressively increased only at long term follow-up but without returning to normal levels. Urinary MCP-1 levels were highly expressed in pre-operative samples and decreased markedly during early post-operative measurements. Urinary MCP-1 levels did not further decreased in late post-operative follow-up. In fact, these levels remained significantly higher when compared to controls. Conclusions Urinary levels of EGF and MCP-1 may become useful markers for monitoring the response to surgical treatment in VUR patients. Although endoscopic VUR treatment is effective in reducing the inflammatory response, the persistence of significant abnormal levels of inflammatory cytokines (such as urinary MCP-1) at long term follow-up suggests that surgery alone may not completely treat the chronic renal inflammation evidenced in these children.


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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Lactante , Preescolar , Niño , Infecciones Urinarias/diagnóstico , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/orina , Quimiocina CCL2/orina , Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico/orina , Infecciones Urinarias/etiología , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/cirugía , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/complicaciones , Biomarcadores/orina , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Estudios Prospectivos
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Int Braz J Urol ; 43(3): 549-555, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28191787

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the urinary concentration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) as reflux nephropathy (RN) biomarkers before and after endoscopic treatment of moderate to severe vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on 72 children with moderate to severe VUR. All patients underwent endoscopic treatment using Macroplastique ® or Deflux®. Vesico-ureteral reflux resolution was tested by post-operative voiding cystourethrography after 3 months and 2 years. Follow-up urinary samples were collected at that time. Control samples were taken from healthy children with no clinical evidence of renal and bladder disease and no history of UTI. RESULTS: In VUR patients, pre-operative urinary EGF levels had a down-regulation when compared to controls. Following successful VUR repair, urinary EGF levels of VUR children progressively increased only at long term follow-up but without returning to normal levels. Urinary MCP-1 levels were highly expressed in pre-operative samples and decreased markedly during early post-operative measurements. Urinary MCP-1 levels did not further decreased in late post-operative follow-up. In fact, these levels remained significantly higher when compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS: Urinary levels of EGF and MCP-1 may become useful markers for monitoring the response to surgical treatment in VUR patients. Although endoscopic VUR treatment is effective in reducing the inflammatory response, the persistence of significant abnormal levels of inflammatory cytokines (such as urinary MCP-1) at long term follow-up suggests that surgery alone may not completely treat the chronic renal inflammation evidenced in these children.


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Quimiocina CCL2/orina , Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico/orina , Infecciones Urinarias/diagnóstico , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/orina , Biomarcadores/orina , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Estudios Prospectivos , Infecciones Urinarias/etiología , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/complicaciones , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/cirugía
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J Pediatr ; 132(1): 180-2, 1998 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9470028

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We analyzed the number of colony-forming units in urine cultures obtained by suprapubic aspiration in a group of 366 unselected infants with symptomatic urinary tract infection to relate these findings to factors such as pyuria and vesicoureteric reflux. Seventy-three (20%) of 366 infants had fewer than 100,000 colony-forming units per milliliter. Such low counts were significantly related to low numbers of leukocytes in the urine. Vesicoureteric reflux was equally distributed among children, irrespective of the number of bacteria in quantitative culture. The findings emphasize the importance of sampling technique; in infants, the method of choice is suprapubic aspiration, or catheterization, which eliminates the risk that urinary tract infection is overlooked because of low bacterial counts.


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Infecciones Bacterianas/orina , Infecciones Urinarias/microbiología , Infecciones Urinarias/orina , Recuento de Colonia Microbiana , Humanos , Lactante , Piuria/microbiología , Piuria/orina , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/microbiología , Reflujo Vesicoureteral/orina
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