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Urinary markers in the early stage of nephropathy in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of a urinary tubular marker, liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) and an inflammatory marker, serum/urinary YKL-40, with albuminuria in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Methods

Twenty-nine patients with childhood-onset T1D and 32 controls were enrolled. Serum and urinary concentrations of YKL-40 and urinary concentrations of L-FABP were measured.

Results

The serum levels of YKL-40 were not significantly different between the control group and the patient groups. However, the levels of urinary YKL-40/creatinine (Cr) were higher in the patients, even those with normoalbuminuria than in the controls (p < 0.001). The levels of urinary L-FABP/Cr were not different between the control group and the patient groups. However, the level of urinary L-FABP/Cr in the microalbuminuria group was higher than that in the normoalbuminuria group (p = 0.03). There were no associations between the levels of urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and urinary L-FABP/Cr or YKL-40/Cr. However, the urinary L-FABP/Cr level was significantly correlated with the hemoglobin A1C level (p = 0.005) and the urinary YKL-40/Cr level (p = 0.043).

Conclusions

Urinary L-FABP/Cr and YKL-40/Cr may reflect renal injury in early stages of nephropathy in patients with childhood-onset T1D, even in the normoalbuminuric state.

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This research was partly supported by the Institute of Clinical Medicine Research of Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Research Fund, BCMC13YH9.

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    Jin-Soon Suh, Shin-Hee Kim, Kyoung Soon Cho, In-Ah Jung, Won Kyoung Cho, Yeon Jin Jeon, Min Ho Jung & Byoung Kyu Suh

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Suh, JS., Kim, SH., Cho, K.S. et al. Urinary markers in the early stage of nephropathy in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Nephrol 31, 623–631 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3253-9

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