Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently afflicts patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and independently predicts death. Both hemoglobinemia and myoglobinemia are independent predictors of postoperative AKI. Release of free hemeproteins into the circulation is known to cause oxidative injury to the kidneys. This study tested the hypothesis that postoperative AKI is associated with both enhanced intraoperative hemeprotein release and increased lipid peroxidation assessed by measuring F 2 -isoprostanes and isofurans. In a case-control study, nested within an ongoing randomized trial of perioperative statin treatment and AKI, we compared levels of F 2 -isoprostanes and isofurans with plasma levels of free hemoglobin and myoglobin in 10 cardiac surgery AKI patients to 10 risk-matched controls. Peak plasma free hemoglobin concentrations were significantly higher in AKI subjects (289.0±37.8 versus 104.4±36.5 mg/dl, P=0.01), whereas plasma myoglobin concentrations were similar between groups. The change in plasma F 2 -isoprostane and isofuran levels (repeated measures ANOVA P=0.02 and P=0.001, respectively) as well as the change in urine isofuran levels (P=0.04) was significantly greater in AKI subjects. In addition, change in peak plasma isofurans levels correlated not only with peak free plasma hemoglobin concentrations (r 2 =0.39, P=0.001) but also with peak change in serum creatinine (r 2 =0.20, P=0.01). Postoperative AKI is associated with both enhanced intraoperative hemeprotein release and enhanced lipid peroxidation. The correlations among hemoglobinemia, lipid peroxidation, and AKI indicate a potential role of hemeprotein-induced oxidative damage in the pathogenesis of postoperative AKI.
KeywordsAcute kidney injury; oxidative stress; isoprostanes; isofurans; hemeprotein; cardiac surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; NGAL Acute kidney injury (AKI) complicates the postoperative course in up to 30% of all cardiac surgery patients and independently predicts in-hospital mortality, morbidity, and mid-term and long-term survival. [1][2][3] Renal hypoperfusion, use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Correspondence: Mias Pretorius, MBChB, MSCI, 561 PRB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, Fax: (615) 343-2551, Phone: (615) 343-0665, mias.pretorius@vanderbilt.edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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Study PopulationData were obtained from participants in the ongoing "The effect of atorvastatin on Acute Kidney Injury following cardiac surgery" (Statin AKI) study...