Urine protein electrophoresis test

定义

The urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP) test is used to estimate how much of certain proteins are in the urine.

选择的名字

Urine protein electrophoresis; UPEP; Multiple myeloma - UPEP; Waldenström macroglobulinemia - UPEP; Amyloidosis - UPEP

How the Test is Performed

A clean-catch urine sample 是必要的. The clean-catch method is used to prevent germs from the penis or vagina from getting into a urine sample. To collect your urine, the health care provider may give you a special clean-catch kit that contains a cleansing solution and sterile wipes. Follow the instructions exactly.

After you provide a urine sample, it is sent to the laboratory. 在那里, the laboratory specialist will place the urine sample on special paper and apply an electric current. The proteins move and form visible bands. These reveal the general amounts of each protein.

How to Prepare for the Test

Your provider may tell you to stop taking certain medicines that could interfere with the test. Medicines that can affect test results include:

• 氯丙嗪
• 糖皮质激素
• 异烟肼
• 新霉素
• 苯乙酰脲
• 水杨酸盐
• 磺胺类药
• 甲苯磺丁脲

Do not stop taking any medicine without first talking to your provider.

How the Test will Feel

This test involves only normal urination. 在那里 is no discomfort.

Why the Test is Performed

Normally there is no protein, or only a small amount of protein in the urine. An abnormally high amount of protein in the urine can be a sign of many different disorders.

UPEP may be recommended to help determine the cause of protein in the urine. Or it may be done as a screening test to measure the various amounts of different types of proteins in urine. UPEP detects 2 types of protein: albumin and globulins.

正常的结果

No significant amount of globulins are found in the urine. Urine albumin is less than 5 mg/dL.

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different specimens. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What Abnormal Results Mean

If the urine sample has a significant amount of globulins or higher than normal level of albumin, it may mean any of the following:

• 急性 炎症
• Abnormal protein buildup in tissues and organs (淀粉样变)
• Decreased kidney function
• Kidney disease due to diabetes (糖尿病肾病)
• 肾功能衰竭
• A type of blood cancer called 多发性骨髓瘤
• Group of symptoms that include protein in the urine, low protein level in the blood, swelling (肾病综合症)
• 急性 urinary tract infection

风险

在那里 are no risks with this test.

参考文献

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麦克弗森拉. 特定的蛋白质. In: 麦克弗森拉, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 24日艾德. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 20.

Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A. Multiple myeloma and related disorders. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Kastan MB, Doroshow JH, Tepper JE, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 6日艾德. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 101.