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Tang S, An X, Sun W, Zhang Y, Yang C, Kang X, Sun Y, Jiang L, Zhao X, Gao Q, Ji H, Lian F. Parallelism and non-parallelism in diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1336123. [PMID: 38419958 PMCID: PMC10899692 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1336123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR), as microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, are currently the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and blindness, respectively, in the adult working population, and they are major public health problems with social and economic burdens. The parallelism between the two in the process of occurrence and development manifests in the high overlap of disease-causing risk factors and pathogenesis, high rates of comorbidity, mutually predictive effects, and partial concordance in the clinical use of medications. However, since the two organs, the eye and the kidney, have their unique internal environment and physiological processes, each with specific influencing molecules, and the target organs have non-parallelism due to different pathological changes and responses to various influencing factors, this article provides an overview of the parallelism and non-parallelism between DN and DR to further recognize the commonalities and differences between the two diseases and provide references for early diagnosis, clinical guidance on the use of medication, and the development of new drugs.
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- Shanshan Tang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang’an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ocular changes in nephrotic syndrome patients with preserved renal functions. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022; 39:103024. [PMID: 35870774 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements of central choroidal thickness (CCT) and retinal thickness have been proposed as inflammatory indicators for a variety of systemic disorders, particularly those with a vascular component. The relationship between nephrotic syndrome (NS) and visual impairment is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ocular changes in primary NS patients with preserved renal functions. METHODS A total of 60 participants (30 NS patients, 30 healthy control subjects) was recruited in this cross-sectional and comparative study. Retinal and choroidal examinations were performed via the spectral domain OCT. Enhanced depth imaging (EDI) mode of the OCT was used for choroidal analysis. RESULTS Although not statistically significant, CCT was found to be higher in the NS group compared to the control group (p=0.07). Central foveal thickness (CFT) and retinal arteriolar caliber (RAC) values were statistically significantly lower in the patients with nephrotic syndrome, whereas retinal venular caliber (RVC) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) values were similar in both groups. RAC and RVC were not statistically significantly correlated with CCT or CFT in both groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION The results of the current study showed a significant difference between the NS group and the control group in terms of some ocular changes (i.e., CFT and RAC). As a result, CCT, CFT and RAC measurements with OCT may be used as a marker of inflammation in NS patients.
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Fursova AZ, Vasilyeva MA, Tarasov MS, Zubkova MY, Derbeneva AS, Nikulich IF, Gamza YA. [Features of structural and microvascular changes of the choroid in angioretinopathy of various etiologies]. Vestn Oftalmol 2022; 138:47-56. [PMID: 35488562 DOI: 10.17116/oftalma202213802147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To study structural and microvascular changes in the choroid in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetic retinopathy (DR) and arterial hypertension (AH), and their relationship with the level of renal function, carbohydrate metabolism and blood pressure. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 172 patients (325 eyes): 56 patients with CKD (109 eyes); 66 patients with DR (121 eyes); 50 patients with AH (95 eyes). All patients underwent comprehensive ophthalmological examination including visometry, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography. RESULTS In patients with DR and CKD, a decrease in the thickness of the ganglion cell complex and the inner plexiform layer (GCL+IPL) was noted: in proliferative DR (PDR) - 62.45±4.25 µm, in stage 4-5 CKD - 75.23±6.43 µm; a decrease in choroidal thickness (CT) of minimal values in stage 4-5 CKD (179.9±37.72 µm) and PDR (211.0±40.7 µm). The decrease in choroidal vascularity index (CVI) depended on the stage of CKD and PDR (in PDR - 63.47±1.37, in stage 4-5 CKD - 65.93±2.01). Maximum decrease in perfusion density and vascular density was found in patients with DR (37.22±9.00% and 15.11±3.39 mm, respectively). An increase in the area, perimeter of the foveolar avascular zone (FAZ), and a decrease in the circularity index were noted in all groups, with most pronounced changes in PDR and stage 4-5 CKD. Patients with CKD were found to have strong correlations of CT and CVI with creatinine, urea, proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Patients with diabetes mellitus and PDR were revealed to have strong relations of CT, CVI, GCL+IPL, the area and perimeter of FAZ with creatinine levels and the duration of diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSION Choroidal thickness and choroidal vascularity index are important diagnostic markers of disorders of chorioretinal microcirculation that allow stratifying individual assessment of risk factors for progression of both chronic kidney disease and diabetic retinopathy.
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- A Zh Fursova
- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Fursova AZ, Derbeneva AS, Vasilyeva MV, Tarasov MS, Nikulich IF, Gamza YA. [Structural and microvascular changes in the retina and choroid in patients with chronic kidney disease]. Vestn Oftalmol 2021; 137:99-108. [PMID: 34965075 DOI: 10.17116/oftalma202113706199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the main structural and microvascular changes in the retina and choroid in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and their relationship with impaired renal function. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 158 patients (304 eyes). The 1st group consisted of 50 patients with CKD (97 eyes); group 2 - 65 patients with DR (119 eyes), group 3 - 43 patients with CKD and DR (86 eyes). All study patients underwent complete ophthalmological examination, including optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) of the macular region. RESULTS The analysis of structural parameters in groups of patients showed a decrease in the thickness of the ganglion cell layer and the inner plexiform layer of the retina in patients with DR (70.85±14.49 μm), with the lowest value in the CKD+DR group (65.84±15.34 μm) in comparison with the CKD group (75.64±10.32 μm). In the groups of patients with CKD, the thickness of the choroid (207.3±40.36 μm) was significantly reduced in comparison with the group of patients with DR (258.8±26.63 μm) and correlated with the stage of the disease. Patients in the CKD+DR group had the lowest perfusion and vascular density in the macular region (31.23±10.91% and 13.15±2.73 mm), an increase in the area and perimeter of the foveal avascular zone (0.55±0.26 mm2, 3.30±0.84 mm). Pronounced correlations of decrease in choroidal thickness, vascular density, and perfusion volume with low glomerular filtration rate and CKD stage, as well as urea and creatinine levels were determined. An increase in the area of the foveal avascular zone correlated with lower retinal capillary density, decreased perfusion volume, and the stage of both DR and CKD. CONCLUSION Structural and hemodynamic disorders of the retina and choroid can be recognized as significant biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis of microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus and impaired renal function.
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- A Zh Fursova
- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Fursova AZ, Vasil'eva MV, Derbeneva AS, Tarasov MS, Chubar NV, Nikulich IF, Gusarevitch OG. [Optical coherence tomography angiography in the diagnosis of retinal microvascular changes in chronic kidney disease (clinical observations)]. Vestn Oftalmol 2021; 137:97-104. [PMID: 34156784 DOI: 10.17116/oftalma202113703197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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One distinctive pathological sign of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is microcirculatory disorders, which mark it as a microvascular disease. Similarity in the blood supply of the retina and kidneys, in the anatomy of their vascularization lead to identical complications in these organs. The retinal-choroidal microvascular system is easily accessible for clinical and morphological assessment and can be examined by the reproducible and non-invasive method - optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). The study of significant diagnostic tomographic retinal biomarkers in CKD and monitoring of their changes are of great clinical importance. The article presents clinical cases of changes in the retina and choroid depending of the stage of CKD. Retinal microvascular changes precede functional impairment. A significant decrease in retinal and choroidal thickness correlates with a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the degree of albumin excretion in the urine. All clinical cases were observed to exhibit retinal microcirculation disorders, capillary rarefaction in both capillary plexuses accompanied by a decrease in vessel density and a decrease in the circularity index of the foveal avascular zone as a result of regression of the parafoveal capillary networks. OCTA allowed visualization of morphological changes at the microcirculatory level in the form of blunt ends of capillaries, their increased tortuosity and the presence of local areas of decreased perfusion. The severity of retinal microvascular changes varied depending on the stage of CKD and was not associated with either age or the presence of diabetes mellitus. Assessment of the retinal microvasculature can help with monitoring of microvascular lesions, early prediction of the risk of development and progression of decreased renal function, as well as allow avoiding aggressive diagnostic biopsy.
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- A Zh Fursova
- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State Region Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia
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