Monitoring glomerular function in diabetic nephropathy. A prospective study

The American Journal of Medicine
G C VibertiH Keen

Abstract

Glomerular function was monitored prospectively in 13 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and diabetic nephropathy for up to 51 months. Glomerular filtration rate, measured by 51Cr-EDTA clearance, showed a linear decline in all patients. Rates of fall ranged between 0.63 and 2.4 ml/minute per month (mean +/- SEM 1.2 +/- 0.16). Plasma creatinine concentration proved to be an insensitive marker of glomerular function, especially in the early phase of nephropathy. A good correlation was found between the rate of change of 51Cr-EDTA glomerular filtration rate and that of inverse creatinine levels when plasma creatinine concentrations exceeded 200 mumol/liter. Inverse plasma beta 2-microglobulin concentrations, however, showed a highly significant correlation (r = 0.93; p less than 0.001) with 51Cr-EDTA glomerular filtration rate over the whole range of values, making it sensitive in screening for early impairment of renal function. A significant relationship (r = 0.85; p less than 0.01) was found between the rates of change of the 51Cr-EDTA glomerular filtration rate and of inverse beta 2-microglobulin levels for plasma beta 2-microglobulin concentrations above 3 mg/liter. A progressive increase in the fractional clearance of ...Continue Reading

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