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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Elevated circulating homocysteine concentrations delayed nerve conduction velocity and increase the risk of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Nannan Lv, Luzhu Jia, Fei Liu, Lan Cheng, Feng Liu, Jinsong Kuang, Xin Chen

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Nannan Lv *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Luzhu JiaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Fei LiuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Lan ChengDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Feng LiuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Jinsong Kuang *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Xin Chen *Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

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Introduction: China has the largest population of individuals with diabetes, and the prevalence of various complications among patients with type 2 diabetes remains high. Diabetic nephropathy affects approximately 20% to 40% of diabetic patients, becoming a major cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Furthermore, around 50% of patients develop diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which is closely associated with physical disability, increased healthcare costs, and reduced work productivity. There is an urgent need for novel strategies in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to improve patient outcomes. Methods: In this study, 163 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected as the observation group and further divided into three subgroups based on homocysteine (HCY) levels. The study measured several clinical parameters, including homocysteine, blood glucose, blood lipids, glycated hemoglobin, urinary microalbumin, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR), electromyography, and highly-sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP), among others. The levels of these indicators were analyzed and compared across the subgroups. Results: The results revealed significant differences in uric acid, creatinine, urinary microalbumin, urinary ACR, and nerve conduction velocity (right tibial nerve sensory conduction) among different HCY levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (P < 0.05). Linear regression analysis indicated that homocysteine levels were associated with systolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, fasting C-peptide, uric acid, creatinine, urinary microalbumin, and nerve conduction velocity (including motor conduction velocity of the ulnar nerve and sensory conduction velocity of the sural nerve). Discussion: The clinical assessment of homocysteine in diabetic patients holds significant importance in the prevention of microvascular complications. Lowering HCY levels may offer a promising therapeutic approach for managing microvascular disease in diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesDiabetic NeuropathiesHomocysteineNeural ConductionAgedChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsHomocysteinediabetic kidney diseasediabetic peripheral neuropathyhomocysteinenerve conduction velocitytype 2 diabetes

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