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Serum Metabolite Concentrations and Decreased GFR in the General Population

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Goek, Oemer-Necmi, Döring, Angela, Gieger, Christian, Heier, Margit, Koenig, Wolfgang, Prehn, Cornelia, Römisch-Margl, Werner, Wang-Sattler, Rui +7 more·2012·American Journal of Kidney Diseases

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Background Metabolites such as creatinine and urea are established kidney function markers. High-throughput metabolomic studies have not been reported in large general population samples spanning normal kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD).Study design Cross-sectional observational studies of the general population.Setting and participants 2 independent samples: KORA F4 (discovery sample, n = 3,011) and Twins UK (validation sample, n = 984). EXPOSURE FACTORS: 151 serum metabolites, quantified by targeted mass spectrometry.Outcomes and measurements Metabolites and their 22,650 ratios were analyzed by multivariable-adjusted linear regression for their association with glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), estimated separately from creatinine and cystatin C levels by CKD-EPI (CKD Epidemiology Collaboration) equations. After correction for multiple testing, significant metabolites (P < 3.3 × 10(-4) for single metabolites; P < 2.2 × 10(-6) for ratios) were meta-analyzed with independent data from the TwinsUK Study.Results Replicated associations with eGFR were observed for 22 metabolites and 516 metabolite ratios. Pooled P values ranged from 7.1 × 10(-7) to 1.8 × 10(-69) for the replicated single metabolites. Acylcarnitines such as glutarylcarnitine were associated inversely with eGFR (-3.73 mL/min/1.73 m(2) per standard deviation [SD] increase, pooled P = 1.8 × 10(-69)). The replicated ratio with the strongest association was the ratio of serine to glutarylcarnitine (P = 3.6 × 10(-81)). Almost all replicated phenotypes associated with decreased eGFR (<60 mL/min/1.73 m(2); n = 172 cases) in KORA F4: per 1-SD increment, ORs ranged from 0.29-2.06. Across categories of a metabolic score consisting of 3 uncorrelated metabolites, the prevalence of decreased eGFR increased from 3% to 53%.Limitations Cross-sectional study design, GFR was estimated, limited number of metabolites.Conclusions Distinct metabolic phenotypes were reproducibly associated with eGFR in 2 separate population studies. They may provide novel insights into renal metabolite handling, improve understanding of pathophysiology, or aid in the diagnosis of kidney disease. Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify whether changes in metabolic phenotypes precede or result from kidney function impairment.

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Goek, O.-N., Döring, A., Gieger, C., Heier, M., Koenig, W., Prehn, C., Römisch-Margl, W., Wang-Sattler, R., Illig, T., Suhre, K., Sekula, P., Zhai, G., Adamski, J., Köttgen, A., & Meisinger, C.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Köttgen, Anna
Venue
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
60
Issue
2
Pages
197-206
ISSN
0272-6386 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2056903366
Cited by
121
References
37
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FWCI
4.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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Funders
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (G20234)
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Acute Kidney Injury Research
Keywords
serum metabolites, glomerular filtration rate, renal function, chronic kidney disease, metabolite ratios, acylcarnitines, glutarylcarnitine, metabolic phenotypes, metabolic score, serum metabolomics, creatinine, cystatin C, CKD-EPI equation, general population
MeSH terms
Carnitine, Creatinine, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney Function Tests, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Cystatin C, Metabolomics

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