Urine Test for Early Detection Renal Failure

Acute kidney failure occurs when the kidneys lose their ability to quickly dispose of waste products from blood. If untreated, this condition can be fatal. Unfortunately, the disease is often asymptomatic. Usually the new doctor asked if a blood or urine is suspected kidney failure.

In research published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the scientists said they had found a marker (marker) in urine that indicate specific diseases Acute renal failure. With the urine test is expected disease can be detected early, can even be prevented.

Research shows that urine samples from mice and humans who suffer from acute renal failure have elevated levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and mRNA (prints for synthetic proteins). In other words, genes that encode MCP-1 and mRNA will be active if the patient suffered from acute renal failure.

Using the new method, scientists can also indicate changes in the protein (known as hitones) that activates genes that produce MCP-1.

Previously, blood and urine tests conducted to determine the presence of abnormal levels of waste products normally removed from the blood. The existence of excessive protein in urine is a common sign of damage to the kidney nephrons.