Improvement of Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Renal Failure
- Vol. 29 (2), 155-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08860220601095835
Abstract
Background. Therapeutic failure in preventing renal disease progression in type 2 diabetic nephropathy (DN) is due to a failure in the early detection of DN by microalbuminuria and the inappropriate correction of renal hemodynamic maladjustment secondary to glomerular endothelial dysfunction. Methods. Thirty patients associated with normoalbuminuric type 2 DN were subject to the following studies: tubular function by means of fractional excretion of magnesium (FE Mg), vascular function by means of determining the circulating endothelial cell, VEGF, VEGF/TGF B ratio, and intrarenal hemodynamic studies. Results. FE Mg, circulating endothelial cells, and TGF B were abnormally elevated, and VEGF/TGF B ratio was decreased in these normoalbuminuric patients. The intrarenal hemodynamic study revealed a hemodynamic maladjustment characterized by a preferential constriction at the efferent arteriole and a reduction in peritubular capillary flow. Following treatment with vasodilators, a decrease in efferent arteriolar resistance and increase in peritubular capillary flow as well as glomerular clearance were observed. Conclusion. FE Mg appears to be a more sensitive marker than microalbuminuria for the early detection of DN. Increased endothelial cell injury is reflected by enhanced circulating endothelial cell loss in conjunction with the increased TGF B and the decreased ratio between VEGF and TGF B. This is further supported by the dysfunctioning glomerular endothelium, which is characterized by hemodynamic maladjustment and a reduction in the peritubular capillary flow. A correction of such hemodynamic maladjustment by multidrug vasodilators effectively improves renal perfusion and restores renal function in type 2 DN.Keywords
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