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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2023

Early diabetic kidney disease: Focus on the glycocalyx.

Hui Yu, Yi-Yun Song, Xian-Hua Li

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui YuDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
Yi-Yun SongDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
Xian-Hua LiDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China. lixianhua7075@sina.com.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is sharply increasing worldwide. Microalbuminuria is the primary clinical marker used to identify DKD, and its initiating step in diabetes is glomerular endothelial cell dysfunction, particularly glycocalyx impairment. The glycocalyx found on the surface of glomerular endothelial cells, is a dynamic hydrated layer structure composed of pro-teoglycans, glycoproteins, and some adsorbed soluble components. It reinforces the negative charge barrier, transduces the shear stress, and mediates the interaction of blood corpuscles and podocytes with endothelial cells. In the high-glucose environment of diabetes, excessive reactive oxygen species and proinflammatory cytokines can damage the endothelial glycocalyx (EG) both directly and indirectly, which induces the production of microalbuminuria. Further research is required to elucidate the role of the podocyte glycocalyx, which may, together with endothelial cells, form a line of defense against albumin filtration. Interestingly, recent research has confirmed that the negative charge barrier function of the glycocalyx found in the glomerular basement membrane and its repulsion effect on albumin is limited. Therefore, to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of DKD, the potential mechanisms of EG degradation must be analyzed and more responsive and controllable targets must be explored. The content of this review will provide insights for future research.

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Diabetic kidney diseaseEndothelial cellsEnzymeGlycocalyxMicroalbuminuriaReactive oxygen species

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PMID37273258
PMCPMC10236994
OpenAlexW4376612837

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