Uremic Solutes Database
Solute Details for Guanidinosuccinic acid
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Base data
Name Guanidinosuccinic acid
Molecular weight 175
Group Guanidine
Class Water-soluble
Added 16.09.2009
Reference Pubmed: 12675874
Submitted by Vanholder
Reviewed by Abou Deif

Normal concentrations (CN)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
11.11.20000.03 (+/-0.01) mg/L16Plasma, urinary, and erythrocyte conc...VanholderAbou Deif
Grand mean0.03 (+/-0.01) mg/L16
ANOVA
Dispersion

Uremic concentrations (CU)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
26.06.19872.50 (+/-1.10) mg/L30Serum guanidino compound levels and t...Abou DeifArgiles
11.11.20006.50 (+/-3.40) (?-47.00) mg/L13Plasma, urinary, and erythrocyte conc...VanholderAbou Deif
03.12.20091.45 (0.99-1.72) mg/L20Guanidino compounds after creatine su...Abou DeifArgiles[16]
Grand mean2.99 (+/-1.72) (0.99-47.00) mg/L63
ANOVAF(1,41) = 51.26, p=0.00: Significant differences between group means.
DispersionL:0.99, M:2.99, H:47.00 : D - (Wide scatter, even compared to median: Use with caution)

Relative increase (CU/CN) 99.74 times higher than the average normal concentration.

Pathological associations
DateCategoryReferenceComment
12.04.2001Neurologic and CNSEndogenous guanidino compounds as ure...May play an important role in the etiology of uremic encephalopathy.
17.12.2003Neurologic and CNSInvolvement of voltage- and ligand-ga...Displayed neuroexcitatory effects in vitro and in vivo. Suggest a role in the central nervous system complications in renal failure.

Notes
16Excluded from analysis of variance for missing arithmetic mean, standard deviation or sample count.