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ArticleJournal of nephrology2022

Association of urinary C-megalin with albuminuria and renal function in diabetes: a cross-sectional study (Diabetes Distress and Care Registry at Tenri [DDCRT 21]).

Noriaki Kurita, Maki Kinoshita, Maki Fujimura, Kentaro Kurosawa, Yui Sakuramachi, Kiyoko Takano, Shintaro Okamura, Mako Kitatani, Satoru Tsujii, Edward C Norton and 2 more

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Noriaki KuritaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan. kuritanoriaki@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-7500
Maki KinoshitaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Maki FujimuraDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Kentaro KurosawaDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Yui SakuramachiDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Kiyoko TakanoDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Shintaro OkamuraDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Mako KitataniDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Satoru TsujiiDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Edward C NortonDepartment of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Yasuaki HayashinoDepartment of Endocrinology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Tenri, Japan.
Diabetes Distress and Care Registry at Tenri Study Group
Tenri Hospital · JPFukushima Medical University · JPUniversity of Michigan · US

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 25460641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA urinary biomarker sensitive to glomerular functional or structural changes in diabetic kidney disease is required. This study examined whether urinary C-megalin reflects renal function or albuminuria in diabetes.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study involving 1576 patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes. The exposure variables were estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and the outcomes were urinary C-megalin excretion and concentration. Two-part models were used to examine the associations between eGFR and UACR with urinary C-megalin excretion or concentration.

resultsThe UACR was linearly associated with urinary C-megalin excretion (per 100 mg/gCr of UACR; 11.8 fM/gCr [95% CI 8.9-14.7]). There was no association between decreasing eGFR and increasing urinary C-megalin excretion. The UACR was also linearly associated with the urinary C-megalin concentration (per 100 mg/gCr of UACR, 7.7 fM/L [95% CI 5.8-9.6]). At eGFR values > 60 mL/min/1.73 m

conclusionUrinary C-megalin excretion as well as concentration levels are potentially useful biomarkers to detect early changes in diabetic kidney disease.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesAlbuminuriaCreatinineCross-Sectional StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-2RegistriesCreatinineLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-2BiomarkerC-megalinDiabetesDiabetic kidney diseaseRenal function

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