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Urine stability studies for novel biomarkers of acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study of novel urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury has expanded exponentially. Effective interpretation of data and meaningful comparisons between studies require awareness of factors that can adversely affect measurement. We examined how variations in short-term storage and processing might affect the measurement of urine biomarkers.

Study design

Cross-sectional prospective.

Setting & participants

Hospitalized patients from 2 sites: Yale New Haven Hospital (n=50) and University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (n=36).

Predictors

We tested the impact of 3 urine processing conditions on these biomarkers: (1) centrifugation and storage at 4°C for 48 hours before freezing at -80°C, (2) centrifugation and storage at 25°C for 48 hours before freezing at -80°C, and (3) uncentrifuged samples immediately frozen at -80°C.

Outcomes

Urine concentrations of 5 biomarkers: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin 18 (IL-18), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP), and cystatin C.

Measurements

We measured urine biomarkers by established enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. Biomarker values were log-transformed, and agreement with a reference standard of immediate centrifugation and storage at -80°C was compared using concordance correlation coefficients (CCCs).

Results

Neither storing samples at 4°C for 48 hours nor centrifugation had a significant effect on measured levels, with CCCs higher than 0.9 for all biomarkers tested. For samples stored at 25°C for 48 hours, excellent CCC values (>0.9) also were noted between the test sample and the reference standard for NGAL, cystatin C, L-FABP and KIM-1. However, the CCC for IL-18 between samples stored at 25°C for 48 hours and the reference standard was 0.81 (95% CI, 0.66-0.96).

Limitations

No comparisons to fresh, unfrozen samples; no evaluation of the effect of protease inhibitors.

Conclusions

All candidate markers tested using the specified assays showed high stability with both short-term storage at 4°C and without centrifugation prior to freezing. For optimal fidelity, urine for IL-18 measurement should not be stored at 25°C before long-term storage or analysis.

SUBMITTER: Parikh CR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3969397 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urine stability studies for novel biomarkers of acute kidney injury.

Parikh Chirag R CR Butrymowicz Isabel I Yu Angela A Chinchilli Vernon M VM Park Meyeon M Hsu Chi-Yuan CY Reeves W Brian WB Devarajan Prasad P Kimmel Paul L PL Siew Edward D ED Liu Kathleen D KD

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 20131105 4

<h4>Background</h4>The study of novel urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury has expanded exponentially. Effective interpretation of data and meaningful comparisons between studies require awareness of factors that can adversely affect measurement. We examined how variations in short-term storage and processing might affect the measurement of urine biomarkers.<h4>Study design</h4>Cross-sectional prospective.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>Hospitalized patients from 2 sites: Yale New Haven Hosp ...[more]

PMID: 24200462

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Dataset Information

Urine stability studies for novel biomarkers of acute kidney injury.

Background

Study design

Setting & participants

Predictors

Outcomes

Measurements

Results

Limitations

Conclusions

Publications

Urine stability studies for novel biomarkers of acute kidney injury.

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