Peculiarities of metabolic and autonomic-endocrine accompaniments of urate-losing/retaining kidneys

Abstract

Background. This publication initiates the project "Neuro-endocrine regulation of the clearance of nitrogenous metabolites". The first stage of project implementation is the clarification of peculiarities of metabolic and neuro-endocrine accompaniments of urate-losing and urate-retaining kidneys. Materials and Methods. The object of observations were patients with chronic pyelonephritis in the phase of remission (34 males aged 23-70 years and 10 females aged 33-76 years). Testing was performed twice - on admission and after 7-10 days of standard balneotherapy on Truskavets Spa. The battery of tests was created in line with concepts functional-metabolic continuum and NEI network. The content of nitrogenous metabolites and electrolytes was determined in daily urine and blood serum. In addition, indicators of the lipoprotein spectrum and lipids peroxidation, as well as the level of the main adaptation hormones, were determined in the blood. The state of the autonomic nervous system was assessed by the HRV method. Results. In 63.6% of cases, the renal clearance of uric acid was within the classical norm (±2σ), in 12.5% it was moderately reduced, but in the remaining cases it was increased, including drastically in 3 cases. The method of discriminant analysis revealed 20 parameters, according to the totality of which all 4 clusters of uric acid clearance clearly differ from each other (classification accuracy 100%). Conclusion. Constitutionally distinct types of uric acid metabolism (euricosis, urate-losing and urate-retaining kidneys) are characterized by specific constellations of metabolic and autonomic-endocrine parameters.