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NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
卷 26, 期 8, 页码 2508-2514出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq738
关键词
albuminuria; Chinese; cross-sectional; nephrinuria; renal function
资金
- National Medical Research Council (Singapore) [NMRC/1018/2005]
- Sigrid Juselius Foundation (Finland)
Background. The involvement of nephrin in controlling renal function is unclear with the literature only emphasizing its role in albuminuria. We therefore investigated the potential association between nephrinuria as evidenced by the appearance of urinary immunopositive nephrin fragments, with multiple renal traits. Methods. Western blot analysis of the urine samples from a cross-sectional study of 381 Chinese type 2 diabetic patients revealed four distinct protein fragments, indicative of nephrinuria. Albuminuria was measured in random spot urine samples using the albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR), while estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the creatinine-based Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula. Results. Each nephrin fragment was associated with a decline in eGFR (smallest P = 0.001). Even with the inclusion of logarithmic form of ACR(ln ACR) in the multivariate model, nephrinuria still remained significantly associated with lower eGFR (smallest P < 0.05). Nephrinuria was also strongly associated with lnACR and this finding was independent of eGFR (smallest P < 0.001). Thus, nephrinuria was independently associated with both renal traits in the form of lnACR and eGFR. Furthermore, nephrinuria was significantly associated with lower eGFR even among normoalbuminuric patients (ACR <= 30 mg/g) (smallest P = 0.002), potentially implicating nephrinuria in the development of normoalbuminuric renal insufficiency. Apart from the renal traits under investigation, the presence of nephrinuria did not associate with other patient clinical characteristics. Conclusions. Nephrinuria was associated with multiple renal traits in type 2 diabetes even in normoalbuminuric patients who are traditionally perceived as having a low risk of chronic kidney disease.
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