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Levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 and 2 in serum and urine of children with Sickle Cell Disease

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JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEFROLOGIA
卷 43, 期 3, 页码 303-310

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SOC BRASILEIRA NEFROLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-0174

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Anemia; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; Kidney; Glomerular Filtration Rate

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Children with sickle cell disease have significantly higher urinary ACE 1 activity compared to healthy children, but no significant difference was found in serum ACE activity. This suggests a dissociation between intrarenal and systemic RAAS in SCD patients.
Introduction: Sickle cell nephropathy begins in childhood and presents early increases in glomerular filtration, which, over the long term, can lead to chronic renal failure. Several diseases have increased circulating and urinary angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity, but there is little information about changes in ACEs activity in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Objective: We examined circulating and urinary ACE 1 activity in children with SCD. Methods: This crosssectional study compared children who were carriers of SCD with children who comprised a control group (CG). Serum and urinary activities of ACE were evaluated, as were biochemical factors, urinary album/creatinine rates, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Results: Urinary ACE activity was significantly higher in patients with SCD than in healthy children (median 0.01; range 0.00-0.07 vs median 0.00; range 0.00-0.01 mU/mL.creatinine, p < 0.001. No significant difference in serum ACE activities between the SCD and CG groups was observed (median 32.25; range 16.2-59.3 vs median 40.9; range 18.0-53.4) mU/mL.creatinine, p < 0.05.Conclusion: Our data revealed a high urinary ACE 1 activity, different than plasmatic level, in SCD patients suggesting a dissociation between the intrarenal and systemic RAAS. The increase of urinary ACE 1 activity in SCD patients suggests higher levels of Ang II with a predominance of classical RAAS axis, that can induce kidney damage.

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