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Urinary Plasmin(ogen) as a Prognostic Factor for Hypertension.


ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Plasmin and its precursor, plasminogen, are detectable in urine from patients with glomerular disease. Urinary plasmin(ogen) levels correlate with blood pressure (BP) and may contribute to renal Na+ retention by activating the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC). In a longitudinal nested-cohort study, we asked whether urinary plasmin(ogen) levels predict subsequent increase in BP, incident hypertension, or mortality in subjects with type I diabetes, who often develop proteinuria.

Methods

The Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications (EDC) study followed up type I diabetic subjects for 25 years. Urine specimens from 70 subjects with a spectrum of baseline urinary albumin levels were examined. Outcomes included increased BP after 2 years (?1 SD over baseline systolic or diastolic BP, examined via logistic regression), 25-year incident hypertension (?140/90 mm Hg or initiating BP-lowering medications), and all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, examined using Cox regression.

Results

Subjects experiencing a 2-year increase in BP had higher baseline urinary plasmin(ogen)/creatinine levels (uPl/Cr) than other subjects (P = 0.04); the difference in baseline urinary albumin/creatinine levels (uAlb/Cr) was similar (P = 0.07). Baseline uPl/Cr was associated with increased 25-year hypertension incidence (hazard ratio = 2.05, P = 0.001), all-cause mortality (HR = 2.05, P = 0.01) and cardiovascular mortality (HR = 3.30, P = 0.005), although not independent of uAlb/Cr.

Conclusion

This is the first long-term prospective study addressing clinical outcomes associated with increased urinary plasmin(ogen). Findings are consistent with a role for plasmin(ogen) in promoting increased BP, but also demonstrate the difficulty in distinguishing effects due to plasmin(ogen) from those of albuminuria.

SUBMITTER: Ray EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224670 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urinary Plasmin(ogen) as a Prognostic Factor for Hypertension.

Ray Evan C EC   Miller Rachel G RG   Demko John E JE   Costacou Tina T   Kinlough Carol L CL   Demko Casey L CL   Unruh Mark L ML   Orchard Trevor J TJ   Kleyman Thomas R TR  

Kidney international reports 20180630 6


<h4>Introduction</h4>Plasmin and its precursor, plasminogen, are detectable in urine from patients with glomerular disease. Urinary plasmin(ogen) levels correlate with blood pressure (BP) and may contribute to renal Na<sup>+</sup> retention by activating the epithelial Na<sup>+</sup> channel (ENaC). In a longitudinal nested-cohort study, we asked whether urinary plasmin(ogen) levels predict subsequent increase in BP, incident hypertension, or mortality in subjects with type I diabetes, who often  ...[more]

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