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Pan WW, Gardner TW, Harder JL. Integrative Biology of Diabetic Retinal Disease: Lessons from Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Clin Med 2021; 10:1254. [PMID: 33803590 PMCID: PMC8003049 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10061254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic retinal disease (DRD) remains the most common cause of vision loss in adults of working age. Progress on the development of new therapies for DRD has been limited by the complexity of the human eye, which constrains the utility of traditional research techniques, including animal and tissue culture models-a problem shared by those in the field of kidney disease research. By contrast, significant progress in the study of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has resulted from the successful employment of systems biology approaches. Systems biology is widely used to comprehensively understand complex human diseases through the unbiased integration of genetic, environmental, and phenotypic aspects of the disease with the functional and structural manifestations of the disease. The application of a systems biology approach to DRD may help to clarify the molecular basis of the disease and its progression. Acquiring this type of information might enable the development of personalized treatment approaches, with the goal of discovering new therapies targeted to an individual's specific DRD pathophysiology and phenotype. Furthermore, recent efforts have revealed shared and distinct pathways and molecular targets of DRD and DKD, highlighting the complex pathophysiology of these diseases and raising the possibility of therapeutics beneficial to both organs. The objective of this review is to survey the current understanding of DRD pathophysiology and to demonstrate the investigative approaches currently applied to DKD that could promote a more thorough understanding of the structure, function, and progression of DRD.
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- Warren W. Pan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA; (W.W.P.); (T.W.G.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA; (W.W.P.); (T.W.G.)
- Department of Internal Medicine (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Schrauben SJ, Shou H, Zhang X, Anderson AH, Bonventre JV, Chen J, Coca S, Furth SL, Greenberg JH, Gutierrez OM, Ix JH, Lash JP, Parikh CR, Rebholz CM, Sabbisetti V, Sarnak MJ, Shlipak MG, Waikar SS, Kimmel PL, Vasan RS, Feldman HI, Schelling JR. Association of Multiple Plasma Biomarker Concentrations with Progression of Prevalent Diabetic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:115-126. [PMID: 33122288 PMCID: PMC7894671 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020040487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of ESKD in the United States, identifying those patients who progress to ESKD is difficult. Efforts are under way to determine if plasma biomarkers can help identify these high-risk individuals. METHODS In our case-cohort study of 894 Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study participants with diabetes and an eGFR of <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at baseline, participants were randomly selected for the subcohort; cases were those patients who developed progressive diabetic kidney disease (ESKD or 40% eGFR decline). Using a multiplex system, we assayed plasma biomarkers related to tubular injury, inflammation, and fibrosis (KIM-1, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, MCP-1, suPAR, and YKL-40). Weighted Cox regression models related biomarkers to progression of diabetic kidney disease, and mixed-effects models estimated biomarker relationships with rate of eGFR change. RESULTS Median follow-up was 8.7 years. Higher concentrations of KIM-1, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, MCP-1, suPAR, and YKL-40 were each associated with a greater risk of progression of diabetic kidney disease, even after adjustment for established clinical risk factors. After accounting for competing biomarkers, KIM-1, TNFR-2, and YKL-40 remained associated with progression of diabetic kidney disease; TNFR-2 had the highest risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.15 to 2.26). KIM-1, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, and YKL-40 were associated with rate of eGFR decline. CONCLUSIONS Higher plasma levels of KIM-1, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, MCP-1, suPAR, and YKL-40 were associated with increased risk of progression of diabetic kidney disease; TNFR-2 had the highest risk after accounting for the other biomarkers. These findings validate previous literature on TNFR-1, TNFR-2, and KIM-1 in patients with prevalent CKD and provide new insights into the influence of suPAR and YKL-40 as plasma biomarkers that require validation.
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- Sarah J. Schrauben
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Program of Applied Translational Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University at Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, MetroHealth Campus, and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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Chang CC, Chiu PF, Wu CL, Kuo CL, Huang CS, Liu CS, Huang CH. Urinary cell-free mitochondrial and nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid correlates with the prognosis of chronic kidney diseases. BMC Nephrol 2019; 20:391. [PMID: 31660901 PMCID: PMC6816217 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Introduction Cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid DNA (cf-DNA) in urine is promising due to the advantage of urine as an easily obtained and non-invasive sample source over tissue and blood. In clinical practice, it is important to identify non-invasive biomarkers of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in monitoring and surveillance of disease progression. Information is limited, however, regarding the relationship between urine and plasma cf-DNA and the renal outcome in CKD patients. Methods One hundred and thirty-one CKD patients were enrolled between January 2016 and September 2018. Baseline urine and plasma cell-free mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA) and cell-free nuclear DNA (cf-nDNA) were isolated using quantitative real-time PCR. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) measurement was performed at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Favorable renal outcome was defined as eGFR at 6 months minus baseline eGFR> = 0. Receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess different samples of cf-DNA to predict favorable renal outcomes at 6 months. A multivariate linear regression model was used to evaluate independent associations between possible predictors and different samples of cf-DNA. Results Patients with an advanced stage of CKD has significantly low plasma cf-nDNA and high plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels. Low urine cf-mtDNA, cf-nDNA levels and low plasma NGAL were significantly correlated with favorable renal outcomes at 6 months. The urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) or urine protein-creatinine ratio (PCR) level is a robust predictor of cf-mtDNA and cf-nDNA in CKD patients. Baseline urine levels of cf-mtDNA and cf-nDNA could predict renal outcomes at 6 months. Conclusions Urinary cf-mtDNA and cf-nDNA may provide novel prognostic biomarkers for renal outcome in CKD patients. The levels of plasma cf-nDNA and plasma NGAL are significantly correlated with the severity of CKD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12882-019-1549-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Chia-Chu Chang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Nutrition, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Vascular & Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Center of General Education Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Internal Medicine Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular & Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular & Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular & Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Vascular & Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. .,Department of Cardiology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. .,Institute of Statistics and Information Science, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan. .,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Beauty Science and Graduate Institute of Beauty Science Technology, Chienkuo Technology University, Changhua, Taiwan.
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Jiang W, Zhang Z, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Liu H, Peng R. Construction and analysis of a diabetic nephropathy related protein-protein interaction network reveals nine critical and functionally associated genes. Comput Biol Chem 2019; 83:107115. [PMID: 31561072 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2019.107115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the common diabetic complications, but the mechanisms are still largely unknown. In this study, we constructed a DN related protein-protein interaction network (DNPPIN) on the basis of RNA-seq analysis of renal cortices of DN and normal mice, and the STRING database. We analyzed DNPPIN in detail revealing nine critical proteins which are central in DNPPIN, and contained in one network module which is functionally enriched in ribosome, nucleic acid binding and metabolic process. Overall, this study identified nine critical and functionally associated protein-coding genes concerning DN. These genes could be a starting point of future research towards the goal of elucidating the mechanisms of DN pathogenesis and progression.
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- Wenhao Jiang
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Experimental Teaching Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Perco P, Pena M, Heerspink HJL, Mayer G. Multimarker Panels in Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Way to Improved Clinical Trial Design and Clinical Practice? Kidney Int Rep 2018; 4:212-221. [PMID: 30775618 PMCID: PMC6365367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a complex and multifactorial disorder associated with deregulations in a large number of different biological pathways on the molecular level. Using the 2 established biomarkers, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria will not allow allocating patients to tailored therapy. Molecular multimarker panels as sensors for the deregulation of the various disease mechanisms combined with a better understanding of how investigational as well as approved drugs interfere with these disease processes forms the basis for platform trials in DKD. In these platform trials, patients with DKD are assigned to the most suitable treatment arm based on their molecular marker profile. Close monitoring of biomarkers after treatment initiation together with assessment of renal function and "off-target" effects will allow identification of therapy responders, with nonresponders shifted to the next-best treatment arm based on their molecular profile. In this viewpoint article, we summarize evidence on the variation of DKD disease progression as well as the response to therapy and outline procedures to model disease pathophysiology supporting biomarker panel construction. Finally, the use of biomarkers in clinical trial setup is discussed.
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- Paul Perco
- Department of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension), Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension), Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Mulder S, Hamidi H, Kretzler M, Ju W. An integrative systems biology approach for precision medicine in diabetic kidney disease. Diabetes Obes Metab 2018; 20 Suppl 3:6-13. [PMID: 30294956 PMCID: PMC6541014 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Current therapeutic approaches are ineffective in many patients with established diabetic kidney disease (DKD), an epidemic affecting one in three patients with diabetes. Early identification of patients at high risk for progression and individualizing therapies have the potential to mitigate kidney complications due to diabetes. To achieve this, a better understanding of the complex pathophysiology of DKD is needed. A system biology approach integrating large-scale omic data is well suited to unravel the molecular mechanisms driving DKD and may offer new perspectives how to personalize therapy. Recent studies indeed show that integrating genome scale data sets generated from prospectively designed clinical cohort studies with model systems using innovative bioinformatics analysis revealed critical molecular pathways in DKD and led to the development of candidate prognostic molecular biomarkers. This review seeks to provide an overview of the recent progress in the application of the integrative systems biology approaches specifically in the field of molecular biomarkers for DKD. We will mainly focus the discussion on how to use integrative system biology approach to first identify patients at high risk of progression, and second to identify patients who may or may not respond to treatment. Challenges and opportunities in applying precision medicine in DKD will also be discussed.
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- Skander Mulder
- University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Nelson PJ, Kretzler M. Defining Renal Neoplastic Disease, One Cell at a Time: Mass Cytometry, a New Tool for the Study of Kidney Biology and Disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2017; 70:758-761. [PMID: 29031857 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Urinary glycated uromodulin in diabetic kidney disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2017; 131:1815-1829. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20160978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) form during oxidative stress, which is increased in diabetes mellitus (DM). Uromodulin is a protein with a renal protective effect, and may be subject to glycation. The implications of uromodulin glycation and AGEs in the urine are not understood. Here, immunoprecipitation and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry identified glycated uromodulin (glcUMOD) in the urine of 62.5% of patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD), 20.0% of patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD), and no DM patients with normal renal function or healthy control participants; a finding replicated in a larger cohort of 84 patients with CKD in a case–control study (35 with DM, 49 without). Uromodulin forms high molecular weight polymers that associate with microvesicles and exosomes. Differential centrifugation identified uromodulin in the supernatant, microvesicles, and exosomes of the urine of healthy participants, but only in the supernatant of samples from patients with DKD, suggesting that glycation influences uromodulin function. Finally, the diagnostic and prognostic utility of measuring urinary glcUMOD concentration was examined. Urinary glcUMOD concentration was substantially higher in DKD patients than non-diabetic CKD patients. Urinary glcUMOD concentration predicted DKD status, particularly in patients with CKD stages 1–3a aged <65 years and with urine glcUMOD concentration ≥9,000 arbitrary units (AU). Urinary uromodulin is apparently glycated in DKD and forms AGEs, and glcUMOD may serve as a biomarker for DKD.
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