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Diabetic nephropathy | |
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Photomicrography of nodular glomerulosclerosis inn,Kimmelsteil–Wilson syndrome. Source: CDC
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | E10.2, E11.2, E12.2, E13.2, E14.2 |
ICD-9 | 250.4 |
MedlinePlus | 000494 |
MeSH | D003928 |
Diabetic nephropathy (nephropatia diabetica), also known as Kimmelstiel–Wilson syndrome, or nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis[1] and intercapillary glomerulonephritis, is a progressive kidney disease caused by angiopathy of capillaries in the kidney glomeruli. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome and diffuse glomerulosclerosis. It is due to longstanding diabetes mellitus, and is a prime indication for dialysis in many developed countries. It is classified as a small blood vessel complication of diabetes.[2]
Kidney failure provoked by glomerulosclerosis leads to fluid filtration deficits and other disorders of kidney function. There is an increase in blood pressure (hypertension) and fluid retention in the body plus a reduced plasma oncotic pressure causing edema. Other complications may be arteriosclerosis of the renal artery and protein in the urine.
Throughout its early course, diabetic nephropathy has no symptoms. They develop in late stages and may be a result of excretion of high amounts of protein in the urine or due to renal failure:
The first laboratory abnormality is a positive microalbuminuria test. Most often, the diagnosis is suspected when a routine urinalysis of a person with diabetes shows too much protein in the urine (proteinuria). The urinalysis may also show glucose in the urine, especially if blood glucose is poorly controlled. Serum creatinine and BUN may increase as kidney damage progresses.
A kidney biopsy confirms the diagnosis, although it is not always necessary if the case is straightforward, with a documented progression of proteinuria over time and presence of diabetic retinopathy on examination of the retina of the eyes.
The word diabetes means "passing through", referring to the polyuria (abnormal increase of urine production), a symptom historically present in those affected by the disease. When the level of blood glucose rises beyond the kidney's capacity to reabsorb glucose from the renal ultrafiltrate, glucose remains diluted in the fluid, raising its osmotic pressure and causing more water to be carried out, thus, increasing the excreted urine volume. The increased volume dilutes the sodium chloride in the urine, signalling the macula densa to release more renin, causing vasoconstriction, a survival mechanism to retain water by passing less blood through the kidneys. Because the kidney is nurtured exclusively by the blood it filters, the vasoconstriction also reduces the nutrients supplied to it, causing infarct of its tissues and reduction of renal function.
Glomerular hyperfiltration is the basic pathophysiology in diabetic nephropathy. This leads to intraglomerular hypertension. ACE inhibitor drugs help prevent diabetic nephropathy by preventing this step. Progression from glomerular hyperfilteration leads to the stage of basement membrane thickening. This is the earliest detectable change in the course of diabetic nephropathy. This is followed by expansion of mesangium and finally by nodular sclerosis. At this stage, the kidney may leak more serum albumin (plasma protein) than normal in the urine (albuminuria), and this can be detected by sensitive medical tests for albumin. This stage is called "microalbuminuria". As diabetic nephropathy progresses, increasing numbers of glomeruli are destroyed by progressive nodular glomerulosclerosis. Consequently, urine albumin increases to the point that it may be detected by ordinary urinalysis techniques. At this stage, a kidney biopsy generally clearly shows diabetic nephropathy. The Armanni-Ebstein change or Armanni-Ebstein cells consists of deposits of glycogen in the tubular epithelial cells (pars straight of proximal convoluted tubule and loop of Henle). Because most diabetics are treated before this stage, it is very rare to see it at the present time. It appears in decompensated diabetics with glycemia higher than 500 mg/dL and in the presence of severe glycosuria; it is a reversible alteration without functional manifestations. The interstitium shows nonspecific chronic changes.
Diagnosis is based on the measurement of urinary albumin. We can define:
Diabetic patients are suggested to control albumin excretion every year. Urinary albumin collection can also be timed (normal value <20 mg/min) or a random spot collection (normal value <30 μg/mg). Abnormal values correlate with nephropathy.
CKD Stage | eGFR level (mL/min/1.73 m2) |
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Stage 1 | ≥ 90 |
Stage 2 | 60 – 89 |
Stage 3 | 30 – 59 |
Stage 4 | 15 – 29 |
Stage 5 | < 15 |
Another diagnostic tool is glomerular filtration rate esteem (eGFR) based on Cockroft and Gault or on Levey’s (MDRD modified) formulae, both based on creatinine values and patient’s age. Normal eGFR is above 90 mm/min/1.73 m2; different stages of renal damage can be identified by eGFR intervals. Before the use of eGFR, GFR was calculated using invasive technique such as inulin (or radioactive inulin analogues) injection.
Diabetic nephropathy is usually preceded by the onset of diabetic retinopathy; the evidence of nephropathy without retinopathy gives the suspicion that the renal impairment is not caused by diabetes itself but it is the result of comorbidity (e.g. glomerulonephritis).
Stage | Designation | Characteristics | Structural Changes | Glomerular Filtration Rate mL/min 1.73 m2 | Blood Pressure mm Hg |
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I | Hyperfunction | Hyperfiltration | Glomerular hypertrophy | >150 | Normal |
II | Normoalbuminuria | Normal albumin loss | Basement membrane thickening | 150 | Normal |
III | Incipient diabetic nephropathy (microalbuminuria) | Increased albumin loss | Albumin loss correlates with structural damage and hypertrophy of remaining glomeruli | 125 | Increased |
IV | Overt diabetic nephropathy | Clinical proteinuria | Advanced structural damage | <100 | Hypertension |
V | Uremia | Kidney failure | Glomerular closure | 0-10 | High |
The goals of treatment are to slow the progression of kidney damage and control related complications. The main treatment, once proteinuria is established, is ACE inhibitor drugs, which usually reduces proteinuria levels and slows the progression of diabetic nephropathy. The beneficial effects of ACE inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy were uncovered early in the career of nephrologist Dr. Sharon Anderson, who would later go on to be the first female president of the American Society of Nephrology. Several effects of the ACEIs that may contribute to renal protection have been related to the association of rise in Kinins which is also responsible for some of the side effects associated with ACEIs therapy such as dry cough. The renal protection effect is related to the antihypertensive effects in normal and hypertensive patients, renal vasodilatation resulting in increased renal blood flow and dilatation of the efferent arterioles.[4] Many studies have shown that related drugs, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), have a similar benefit. However, combination therapy, according to the ONTARGET study,[5] is known to worsen major renal outcomes, such as increasing serum creatinine and causing a greater decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). It also increased the incidence of hyperkalemia.
Blood-glucose levels should be closely monitored and controlled. This may slow the progression of the disorder, especially in the very early ("microalbuminuria") stages. Medications to manage diabetes include oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin injections. As kidney failure progresses, less insulin is excreted, so lesser doses may be needed to control glucose levels.
Diet may be modified to help control blood-sugar levels.[5] Modification of protein intake can affect hemodynamic and nonhemodynamic injury. A ketogenic diet was found to reverse diabetic nephropathy within 8 weeks for mice with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.[6]
High blood pressure should be aggressively treated with antihypertensive medications, in order to reduce the risks of kidney, eye, and blood vessel damage in the body. It is also very important to control lipid levels, maintain a healthy weight, and engage in regular physical activity.
Patients with diabetic nephropathy should avoid taking the following drugs:
Urinary tract and other infections are common and can be treated with appropriate antibiotics.
Dialysis may be necessary once end-stage renal disease develops. At this stage, a kidney transplantation must be considered. Another option for type 1 diabetes patients is a combined kidney-pancreas transplant.
C-peptide, a by-product of insulin production, may provide new hope for patients suffering from diabetic nephropathy.[7]
In August 2014, AstraZeneca announced it had agreed to collaborate with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma to leverage the pair's strengths, expertise and assets on diabetic nephropathy, in a bid to develop high quality drugs much quicker than working alone. According to the National Institute of Health 60% to 70% of diabetic sufferers in the U.S. alone suffered from nerve disorders related to diabetic nephropathy. The three year research agreement had the objective of creating new treatments to replace expensive and limited options currently in place, mainly being dialysis or kidney transplantation.[8]
Several compounds are in development for diabetic kidney disease. These include, but are not limited to, bardoxolone methyl,[9] olmesartan medoxomil, sulodexide, NOX-E36,[10] and avosentan.[11]
Diabetic nephropathy continues to get gradually worse. Complications of chronic kidney failure are more likely to occur earlier, and progress more rapidly, when it is caused by diabetes than other causes. Even after initiation of dialysis or after transplantation, people with diabetes tend to do worse than those without diabetes.
Possible complications include:
Early stages of the syndrome can be seen in patients with diabetes (usually less than 15 years after onset, and frequently after only about 5 years in type 1 diabetes). Clinical nephropathy secondary to glomerular disease usually manifests 15–25 years after diagnosis of diabetes and affects 25-35% of patients under the age of 30 years. It is the leading cause of premature death in young diabetic patients. The disease is progressive and may cause death two or three years after the initial lesions, and is more frequent in men. Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of chronic kidney failure and end-stage kidney disease in the United States. People with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk. The risk is higher if blood-glucose levels are poorly controlled. Furthermore, once nephropathy develops, the greatest rate of progression is seen in patients with poor control of their blood pressure. Also people with high cholesterol levels in their blood have a much greater risk of death than others.
The syndrome was discovered by British physician Clifford Wilson (1906–1997) and German-born American physician Paul Kimmelstiel (1900–1970) and was published for the first time in 1936.[12]
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. H&E stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. Another glomerulus. H&E stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. Another glomerulus. H&E stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. PAS stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. PAS stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. PAM stain.
Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. PAM stain.
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リンク元 | 「結節性糸球体硬化症」「diabetic kidney disease」「diabetic glomerulosclerosis」 |
関連記事 | 「nodular」 |
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