Open AccessPlasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration is a predictor of chronic kidney disease in patients with cardiovascular risk factors – Hyogo Sleep Cardio-Autonomic Atherosclerosis study
Author(s) -
Masafumi Kurajoh,
Masumi Kadoya,
Akira Morimoto,
Akio Miyoshi,
Akinori Kanzaki,
Miki KakutaniHatayama,
Kae Hamamoto,
Takuhito Shoji,
Yuji Moriwaki,
Tetsuya Yamamoto,
Masaaki Inaba,
Mitsuyoshi Namba,
Hideki Koyama
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0178686
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , kidney disease , renal function , risk factor , cardiology , endocrinology , brain derived neurotrophic factor , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , neurotrophic factors , confounding , receptor
Background Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been shown to have protective effects against cardiovascular diseases and death through neural and non-neural pathways via tropomyosin-related kinase B signaling. However, it is not known whether plasma BDNF concentration is a predictor of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Design This study was conducted as a prospective cohort study as part of the Hyogo Sleep Cardio-Autonomic Atherosclerosis. Methods We measured plasma BDNF concentration in 324 patients without CKD, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73m 2 , and with cardiovascular risk factors. As potential confounders, sleep condition, nocturnal hypertension, and autonomic function were quantitatively examined. The patients were followed for a median 37 months (range 2–59 months) and occurrence of CKD was noted. Results Plasma BDNF concentration was significantly and independently associated with CKD development, which occurred in 38 patients (11.7%). Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that patients with reduced plasma BDNF concentration exhibited a significantly (p = 0.029) greater number of CKD events as compared to those with a higher concentration. Moreover, comparisons of key subgroups showed that the risk of CKD in association with low plasma BDNF concentration was more prominent in patients with a greater reduction of nocturnal systolic blood pressure, better movement index, higher standard deviations of the NN(RR) interval or average NN(RR) interval for each 5-minute period, and without past cardiovascular disease events, smoking habit, or albuminuria. Conclusions Plasma BDNF concentration is an independent predictor for development of CKD in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.