| 2016, Cilt 14, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 138-143 |
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Serum and Urine Gamma Glutamyltransferase Levels in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure |
Konca Altınkaynak1, Mahmut Şenyurt1, Can Sevinç2, Yasemin Coşkun Yavuz2, Hülya Gezdirici1 Hülya Aksoy3 |
1Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya, Erzurum, Türkiye
2Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nefroloji, Erzurum, Türkiye
3Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı, Erzurum, Türkiye |
Keywords: renal failure, chronic; glomerular filtration rate ; gamma-Glutamyltransferase |
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate serum and urine gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT)
levels in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), and also to determine the changes in the different
stages of CRF.
Materials and Methods: Serum and urine GGT and serum creatinin levels were measured in 68
nondiabetic CRF patients. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated.
Results: Urine GGT activity and urine GGT / creatinine ratio were lower in patients with CRF compared
to healthy subjects (p = 0.000; p = 0.033). Serum GGT activity was higher in patients with CRF than the
control group (p = 0.008). There were no significant differences in serum and urine GGT levels
according to stages of patients with CRF.
Conclusion: It was concluded that urine GGT levels are not informative for monitoring patients with CRF.
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