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Reference intervals for brain natriuretic peptide in healthy newborns and infants measured with an automated immunoassay platform
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Massimiliano Cantinotti
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March 1, 2010
Abstract
Background: In order to assess the reference intervals for B-type natriuretic hormone (BNP) in the first days of life, we measured peptide concentrations using the fully automated Access platform.
Methods: Plasma BNP was measured in 188 apparently healthy newborns and infants throughout the first month of extra-uterine life, as well as in 245 healthy infants ranging from 1 month to 12 years of age.
Results: BNP showed the highest concentrations in the first 2 days of life, with a progressive decline afterwards. Moreover, BNP values in the first week of life were significantly higher (p<0.0001) than values observed in the next periods. As a result, a significant negative correlation was found between BNP and age values when considering all 433 samples (ρ=–0.816, p<0.0001 by the Spearman rank correlation test). There was no significant difference between BNP values found in males and females.
Conclusions: According to this data, our study indicates that at least two reference intervals should be used for newborns and infants. The first, with higher BNP values for neonates in the first week of extra-uterine life, and the other, with lower BNP values for infants aged 2 weeks to 12 years.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:697–700.
Received: 2009-9-23
Accepted: 2009-12-16
Published Online: 2010-03-1
Published in Print: 2010-05-01
©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York
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Keywords for this article
B-type natriuretic hormone;
infants;
natriuretic peptides;
newborns;
reference values
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