APOLIPOPROTEINS: GOOD MARKERS FOR CARDIOVACULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND DYSLIPIDEMIA

Abstract

Background and aims. Dyslipidemia (DLP) is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may accelerate its progression. Circulating lipoproteins and their constituent proteins, apolipoproteins, are risk factors for CKD and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The aim of the study was to determine whether there is a correlation between apolipoproteins and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or between apolipoproteins and anthropometrical and laboratory parameters or between evaluated cardiovascular risk (CV) and dyslipidemia/CKD. Material and methods. We performed a study on 51 subjects from the Nephrology Department of Emergency Clinical County Hospital of Craiova, from November 2011 to July 2013. Results. We found statistically significant correlations between eGFR and Apo A1. Also we found a linear correlation between C-reactive protein (CRP) and Apo B. When we evaluated the CV risk using CRP, we found statistically significant differences between the groups (CKD and DLP, only CKD, only DLP and control group), patients with CKD and DLP showing the highest levels of CRP. Conclusions. Elevated levels of Apo A1 are associated with a low rate of CKD. DLP and chronic inflammation play an important role in the progression of CKD. Patients with CKD and DLP had a high cardiovascular risk.