PMID- 37383593 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230702 IS - 1948-9358 (Print) IS - 1948-9358 (Electronic) IS - 1948-9358 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 6 DP - 2023 Jun 15 TI - Application of urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase combined with serum retinol-binding protein in early detection of diabetic nephropathy. PG - 883-891 LID - 10.4239/wjd.v14.i6.883 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a microangiopathy of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which can damage the kidney through various ways and mechanisms due to the nature of the disease, involving the renal interstitium and glomeruli. However, in the early stage of the disease, patients only showed kidney volume increase and glomerular hyperthyroidism, and typical symptoms that are difficult to arouse individual attention were noticed. AIM: To observe the expression of serum retinol-binding protein (RBP) and urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) in patients with DN, and to analyze their value in disease prediction, so as to provide new targets for early diagnosis and treatment of DN. METHODS: The baseline data of 50 T2DM patients treated in our hospital between January 2021 and December 2022 were retrospectively reviewed and included in group A. The baseline data of 50 patients with type 2 DN admitted to our hospital during the same period were collected and included in group B. The baseline data and serum RBP and urine NAG expression were compared between the two groups to analyze their value in the early prediction of DN. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in age, gender, duration of diabetes, combined hyperlipidemia and combined hypertension between the two groups (P > 0.05); the expression of urinary NAG and serum RBP in group B was higher than that in group A, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); a multiple logistic regression model was established, and the results showed that urinary NAG and serum RBP were related to the presence or absence of injury in diabetic patients, and overexpression of urinary NAG and serum RBP may be risk factors for renal injury in T2DM patients (OR > 1, P < 0.05); receiver operating curve curve was plotted, and the results showed that the area under the curve of urinary NAG and serum RBP expression alone and in combination for predicting DN was > 0.80, and the predictive value was satisfactory; bivariate Spearman linear correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between urinary NAG and serum RBP expression in patients with DN (r = 0.566, P = 0.000). CONCLUSION: The increased expression of urinary NAG and serum RBP may be the risk factors leading to the progression of T2DM to DN. The possibility of DN can be considered in patients with urinary NAG and serum RBP overexpression by examining the expression of urinary NAG and serum RBP in patients with T2DM in clinical practice. CI - (c)The Author(s) 2023. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Lin, Zhi-Hao AU - Lin ZH AD - Department of Endocrinology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. FAU - Dai, Sheng-Feng AU - Dai SF AD - Department of Endocrinology, Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. FAU - Zhao, Jian-Nan AU - Zhao JN AD - Department of Endocrinology, Yongjia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. FAU - Jiang, Yue AU - Jiang Y AD - Department of Acupuncture, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. jyygl9397@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - World J Diabetes JT - World journal of diabetes JID - 101547524 PMC - PMC10294068 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetic nephropathy OT - Prediction OT - Serum retinol-binding protein OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase COIS- Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/06/29 13:42 MHDA- 2023/06/29 13:43 PMCR- 2023/06/15 CRDT- 2023/06/29 11:53 PHST- 2023/03/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/29 13:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/29 13:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/29 11:53 [entrez] PHST- 2023/06/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4239/wjd.v14.i6.883 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - World J Diabetes. 2023 Jun 15;14(6):883-891. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i6.883.