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Gut-Derived Metabolomic Biomarkers as Mediators of the Inflammatory Pathway in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Lavinia Marcu,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 8 authors

5 December 2025

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Both metabolic and inflammatory pathways have emerged as potential sources of biomarkers that may improve DKD det...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,760 Views
14 Pages

Metabolites Potentially Derived from Gut Microbiota Associated with Podocyte, Proximal Tubule, and Renal and Cerebrovascular Endothelial Damage in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in T2DM Patients

  • Lavinia Balint,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 8 authors

Complications due to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) such as diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) have a powerful impact on mortality and morbidity. Our current diagnostic markers have become outdated as T2DM-related...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,662 Views
21 Pages

Proteomic Analysis of Mouse Kidney Tissue Associates Peroxisomal Dysfunction with Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Aggeliki Tserga,
  • Despoina Pouloudi,
  • Jean Sébastien Saulnier-Blache,
  • Rafael Stroggilos,
  • Irene Theochari,
  • Harikleia Gakiopoulou,
  • Harald Mischak,
  • Jerome Zoidakis,
  • Joost Peter Schanstra and
  • Antonia Vlahou
  • + 1 author

Background: The absence of efficient inhibitors for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression reflects the gaps in our understanding of DKD molecular pathogenesis. Methods: A comprehensive proteomic analysis was performed on the glomeruli and kidney...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,302 Views
18 Pages

Complement Cascade Proteins Correlate with Fibrosis and Inflammation in Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetic Kidney Disease in the Ins2Akita Mouse Model

  • Aggeliki Tserga,
  • Jean Sébastien Saulnier-Blache,
  • Kostantinos Palamaris,
  • Despoina Pouloudi,
  • Harikleia Gakiopoulou,
  • Jerome Zoidakis,
  • Joost Peter Schanstra,
  • Antonia Vlahou and
  • Manousos Makridakis

23 January 2024

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is characterized by histological changes including fibrosis and inflammation. Evidence supports that DKD is mediated by the innate immune system and more specifically by the complement system. Using Ins2Akita T1D diabeti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,714 Views
12 Pages

10 March 2021

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common forms of chronic kidney disease. Its pathogenic mechanism is complex, and it can affect entire structures of the kidney. However, conventional approaches to early stage DKD have focused on chang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,540 Views
11 Pages

Diagnostic Value of the Combined Measurement of Serum HCY and NRG4 in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Early Complicating Diabetic Nephropathy

  • Sheng Ding,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Yuming Zheng,
  • Jinling Xu,
  • Yangyang Cheng,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Fuding Yu,
  • Li Li,
  • Menglan Li and
  • Mengjie Wang
  • + 2 authors

20 March 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the value of combined detection of HCY and NRG4 in the diagnosis of early diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and to explore the association between the ratio of HCY/NRG4 and DKD. Methods: A total of 140 diabetic pa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
102 Citations
14,281 Views
20 Pages

11 December 2020

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), with prevalence increasing at an alarming rate worldwide and today, there are no known cures. The pathogenesis of DKD is complex, influenced by genetics and the env...

  • Article
  • Open Access
652 Views
22 Pages

18 October 2025

A better understanding of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) will help optimize its management. Few animal models replicate human DKD characteristics as closely as ZSF1 male rats. To address the male-specific focus in murine model systems, we aimed to cha...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
11,584 Views
12 Pages

9 November 2022

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease worldwide. In Japan, the proportion of new patients requiring dialysis due to DKD has remained unchanged over the past five years. Early d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,712 Views
19 Pages

Metabolomic Investigation of Blood and Urinary Amino Acids and Derivatives in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Maria Mogos,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 4 authors

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease; however, few biomarkers of its early identification are available. The aim of the study was to assess new biomarkers in the early stages of DKD in type 2 diabetes mellitus...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,440 Views
36 Pages

Recent Advances in the Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Kidney Diseases

  • Wei Huang,
  • Yi-Yuan Chen,
  • Zi-Qi Li,
  • Fang-Fang He and
  • Chun Zhang

17 September 2022

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common causes of end-stage renal disease worldwide. The treatment of DKD is strongly associated with clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus. Traditional therapeutic strategies focus on th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,051 Views
12 Pages

Novel Markers in Diabetic Kidney Disease—Current State and Perspectives

  • Agnieszka Piwkowska,
  • Łukasz Zdrojewski,
  • Zbigniew Heleniak and
  • Alicja Dębska-Ślizień

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Along with the increasing prevalence of diabetes, DKD is expected to affect a higher number of patients. Despite the major progress in the therapy of DKD and diabetes mellit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,488 Views
24 Pages

Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Treatment Approaches for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Current Insights and Future Perspectives

  • Jean Paule Joumaa,
  • Angela Raffoul,
  • Charbel Sarkis,
  • Elizabeth Chatrieh,
  • Sally Zaidan,
  • Philippe Attieh,
  • Frederic Harb,
  • Sami Azar and
  • Hilda E. Ghadieh

23 January 2025

Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Among individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), 30–40% are at risk of developing DKD. This review focuses on the mechanistic processes, avai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,546 Views
15 Pages

Depression and anxiety are common comorbid symptoms among patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Little is known about the influence of poor psychological conditions on the disease progression and quality of life (QOL) in DKD patients. This stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,452 Views
13 Pages

Blood DNA Methylation Predicts Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression in High Fat Diet-Fed Mice

  • Long T. Nguyen,
  • Benjamin P. Larkin,
  • Rosy Wang,
  • Alen Faiz,
  • Carol A. Pollock and
  • Sonia Saad

13 February 2022

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progresses at different rates among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Early identification of patients with a higher risk of DKD progression is essential to improve prognosis. Epigenetic modifications, partic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
87 Citations
8,068 Views
17 Pages

Matrix Metalloproteinases in Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Nuria Garcia-Fernandez,
  • Conxita Jacobs-Cachá,
  • José María Mora-Gutiérrez,
  • Ander Vergara,
  • Josune Orbe and
  • María José Soler

8 February 2020

Around the world diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is characterized by mesangial expansion, glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis. The hallmark of the pathogenesis of DKD i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,471 Views
12 Pages

The Role of miR-802 in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Insights

  • Antonio Tejera-Muñoz,
  • Vanessa Marchant,
  • Lucía Tejedor-Santamaría,
  • Lucas Opazo-Ríos,
  • Carolina Lavoz,
  • María José Gimeno-Longas,
  • José L. Aceña,
  • Marta Ruiz-Ortega and
  • Raúl R. Rodrigues-Díez

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. Despite its rising incidence, awareness and early detection of renal complications remain limited. Current res...

  • Review
  • Open Access
144 Citations
12,104 Views
38 Pages

Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Targets for SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

  • Agata Winiarska,
  • Monika Knysak,
  • Katarzyna Nabrdalik,
  • Janusz Gumprecht and
  • Tomasz Stompór

6 October 2021

The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been increasing worldwide, and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains one of the leading long-term complications of T2D. Several lines of evidence indicate that glucose-lowering agents prevent the onset and p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,644 Views
20 Pages

Urinary Extracellular Vesicles for Diabetic Kidney Disease Diagnosis

  • Goren Saenz-Pipaon,
  • Saioa Echeverria,
  • Josune Orbe and
  • Carmen Roncal

11 May 2021

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in developed countries, affecting more than 40% of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. DKD pathogenesis is multifactorial leading to a clinical presentation characteriz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,092 Views
12 Pages

Plasma or Urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL): Which Is Better at Detecting Chronic Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetes?

  • Marta Greco,
  • Eusebio Chiefari,
  • Maria Mirabelli,
  • Alessandro Salatino,
  • Vera Tocci,
  • Paola Cianfrone,
  • Daniela Patrizia Foti and
  • Antonio Brunetti

6 April 2022

Background and study aims—Albuminuria, defined as an enhanced urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) on a spot sample, is a validated biomarker of glomerular damage. However, it cannot always detect early renal failures in patients with type 2 di...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,621 Views
21 Pages

27 September 2024

The high prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a significant public health challenge, with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) as one of its most serious consequences. It has become increasingly clear that type 2 DM (T2D) and the complications of DKD...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,779 Views
13 Pages

How to Assess Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression? From Albuminuria to GFR

  • Clara García-Carro,
  • Ander Vergara,
  • Sheila Bermejo,
  • María A. Azancot,
  • Ana I. Sánchez-Fructuoso,
  • M. Dolores Sánchez de la Nieta,
  • Irene Agraz and
  • María José Soler

5 June 2021

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most relevant complications of type 2 diabetes and dramatically increases the cardiovascular risk in these patients. Currently, DKD is severely infra-diagnosed, or its diagnosis is usually made at advanced...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
29,402 Views
23 Pages

Diabetes and Renal Complications: An Overview on Pathophysiology, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Interventions

  • Rajesh Jha,
  • Sara Lopez-Trevino,
  • Haritha R. Kankanamalage and
  • Jay C. Jha

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major microvascular complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. DKD is characterised by injury to both glomerular and tubular compartments, leading to kidney dysfunction over time. It is one of the most common...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,445 Views
16 Pages

Quantitative, Targeted Analysis of Gut Microbiota Derived Metabolites Provides Novel Biomarkers of Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

  • Lavinia Balint,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 4 authors

7 July 2023

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most debilitating complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as it progresses silently to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The discovery of novel biomarkers of early DKD becomes acute, as its incidenc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,007 Views
16 Pages

29 September 2019

The aim of the present study was to determine the lowest cut-off value for albuminuria levels, which can be used to detect diabetic kidney disease (DKD) using the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). National Health and Nutrition Examination S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,389 Views
16 Pages

25 October 2022

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common and devastating complication in diabetic patients, which is recognized as a large and growing problem leading to end-stage kidney disease. As dietary-mediated therapies are gradually becoming more acceptable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,238 Views
14 Pages

Biomarker Profiling with Targeted Metabolomic Analysis of Plasma and Urine Samples in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Maria Mogos,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 6 authors

10 August 2024

Background: Over the years, it was noticed that patients with diabetes have reached an alarming number worldwide. Diabetes presents many complications, including diabetic kidney disease (DKD), which can be considered the leading cause of end-stage re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,690 Views
17 Pages

High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry Identifies a Particular Ganglioside Pattern in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu,
  • Alina Diana Zamfir,
  • Raluca Ica,
  • Mirela Sarbu,
  • Cristian V. A. Munteanu,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Dragos Catalin Jianu and
  • Ligia Petrica

21 April 2022

Considering the valuable information provided by glycosphingolipids as molecular markers and the limited data available for their detection and characterization in patients suffering from Type 2 diabetic kidney disease (DKD), we developed and impleme...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,287 Views
20 Pages

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to the phenomenon of progressive decline in the glomerular filtration rate accompanied by adverse consequences, including fluid retention, electrolyte imbalance, and an increased cardiovascular risk compared to tho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,982 Views
12 Pages

Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Diagnose and Predict the Outcome of Diabetic Kidney Disease—Where Do We Stand?

  • Menno Pruijm,
  • Ibtisam Aslam,
  • Bastien Milani,
  • Wendy Brito,
  • Michel Burnier,
  • Nicholas M. Selby and
  • Jean-Paul Vallée

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major public health problem and its incidence is rising. The disease course is unpredictable with classic biomarkers, and the search for new tools to predict adverse renal outcomes is ongoing. Renal magnetic resonan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
11,488 Views
20 Pages

Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients: From Pathophysiology to Pharmacological Aspects with a Focus on Therapeutic Inertia

  • Guido Gembillo,
  • Ylenia Ingrasciotta,
  • Salvatore Crisafulli,
  • Nicoletta Luxi,
  • Rossella Siligato,
  • Domenico Santoro and
  • Gianluca Trifirò

Diabetes mellitus represents a growing concern, both for public economy and global health. In fact, it can lead to insidious macrovascular and microvascular complications, impacting negatively on patients’ quality of life. Diabetic patients often pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,071 Views
15 Pages

Metabolite Profiling of the Gut–Renal–Cerebral Axis Reveals a Particular Pattern in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in T2DM Patients

  • Lavinia Balint,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 4 authors

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents an important microvascular disease concerning the kidney and the brain. Gut dysbiosis and microbiota-derived metabolites may be in relation with early pathophysiological changes in diabetic kidney disease (D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,464 Views
16 Pages

A Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Diabetic Kidney Disease in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Kyung Ae Lee,
  • Jong Seung Kim,
  • Yu Ji Kim,
  • In Sun Goak,
  • Heung Yong Jin,
  • Seungyong Park,
  • Hyejin Kang and
  • Tae Sun Park

18 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major cause of end-stage kidney disease and a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, predictive models for DKD onset in Korea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,519 Views
14 Pages

Plasma Metabolome and Lipidome Associations with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy

  • Yan Ming Tan,
  • Yan Gao,
  • Guoshou Teo,
  • Hiromi W.L. Koh,
  • E Shyong Tai,
  • Chin Meng Khoo,
  • Kwok Pui Choi,
  • Lei Zhou and
  • Hyungwon Choi

We conducted untargeted metabolomics analysis of plasma samples from a cross-sectional case–control study with 30 healthy controls, 30 patients with diabetes mellitus and normal renal function (DM-N), and 30 early diabetic nephropathy (DKD) patients...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,775 Views
11 Pages

Downregulation of hsa-miR-100-5p May Be a Protective Factor in the Early Stages of Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Andrey Henrique Gama Pinheiro,
  • Beatriz de Oliveira Pereira,
  • Lilian Souza D’Albuquerque Silva,
  • Franciane T. Cunha de Melo,
  • Ana Carolina C. Braga de Souza,
  • Valéria S. Galvão Leal,
  • Priscila B. Barbosa de Figueiredo,
  • João F. Abrahão Neto,
  • Marcia Costa dos Santos and
  • Natércia Neves Marques de Queiroz
  • + 4 authors

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) can generate severe complications, such as Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) or Diabetic Nephropathy (DN), with it emerging as the leading cause of terminal (end-stage) renal disease all over the world. For T1DM, the clini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,104 Views
12 Pages

Untargeted Metabolomic Plasma Profiling of Emirati Dialysis Patients with Diabetes versus Non-Diabetic: A Pilot Study

  • Bayan Hassan Banimfreg,
  • Hussam Alshraideh,
  • Abdulrahim Shamayleh,
  • Adnane Guella,
  • Mohammad Harb Semreen,
  • Mohammad Tahseen Al Bataineh and
  • Nelson C. Soares

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a severe irreversible complication of diabetes mellitus that further disturbs glucose metabolism. Identifying metabolic changes in the blood may provide early insight into DKD pathogenesis. This study aims to determin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,882 Views
26 Pages

Methylglyoxal-Derived Nucleoside Adducts Drive Vascular Dysfunction in a RAGE-Dependent Manner

  • Seigmund Wai Tsuen Lai,
  • Supriyo Bhattacharya,
  • Edwin De Jesus Lopez Gonzalez and
  • Sarah C. Shuck

10 January 2024

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. An early precursor to DKD is endothelial cell dysfunction (ECD), which often precedes and exacerbates vascular disease progression. We previously discovered that cov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,848 Views
18 Pages

Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Renal Vascular Alterations in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats during the Development of Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Stinne Byrholdt Søgaard,
  • Sofie Bech Andersen,
  • Iman Taghavi,
  • Mikkel Schou,
  • Christina Christoffersen,
  • Jens Christian Brings Jacobsen,
  • Hans Martin Kjer,
  • Carsten Gundlach,
  • Amy McDermott and
  • Jørgen Arendt Jensen
  • + 2 authors

12 October 2023

Individuals with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic kidney disease (DKD) are challenging to identify using currently available clinical methods. Prognostic accuracy and initiation of treatment could be improved by a quantification of the renal m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
512 Views
23 Pages

Circulating and Urinary CCL20 in Human Kidney Disease

  • Noelia Molina-Cazallas,
  • Diego García-Ayuso,
  • Beatriz Fernández-Fernández,
  • Laura Rodríguez-Osorio,
  • Jinny Sanchez-Rodriguez,
  • María Vanessa Pérez-Gómez,
  • Alberto Ortiz and
  • Adrián M. Ramos

30 October 2025

CC motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20), a chemokine involved in immune cell migration through its receptor CCR6, has been implicated in kidney inflammation in crescentic glomerulonephritis and acute kidney injury. However, clinical information for othe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
10,958 Views
24 Pages

Novel Insights into Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Ewelina Młynarska,
  • Dominika Buławska,
  • Witold Czarnik,
  • Joanna Hajdys,
  • Gabriela Majchrowicz,
  • Filip Prusinowski,
  • Magdalena Stabrawa,
  • Jacek Rysz and
  • Beata Franczyk

23 September 2024

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), affecting over one-third of type 1 and nearly half of type 2 diabetes patients. As the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) globally, DKD develops through a c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,435 Views
14 Pages

Urinary and Serum Amino Acids May Be Associated with Podocyte, Proximal Tubule, and Renal Endothelial Injury in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

  • Maria Mogos,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Carmen Socaciu,
  • Andreea Iulia Socaciu,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Octavian Marius Cretu,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 6 authors

Background/Objectives: The pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is complex and multifactorial. Because of its complications and reduced number of diagnostic biomarkers, it is important to explore new biomarkers with possible roles in the ear...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,039 Views
10 Pages

29 September 2023

Nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) present a promising therapeutic option in cardiorenal diseases, mitigating the limitations of steroidal MRAs. Finerenone, a third-generation nonsteroidal MRA, has demonstrated beneficial effe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4,680 Views
19 Pages

Diabetic Kidney Disease: From Pathophysiology to Regression of Albuminuria and Kidney Damage: Is It Possible?

  • Georgia Doumani,
  • Panagiotis Theofilis,
  • Aikaterini Vordoni,
  • Vasileios Thymis,
  • George Liapis,
  • Despina Smirloglou and
  • Rigas G. Kalaitzidis

24 August 2025

Diabetes mellitus (DM) poses an increasingly high global health burden nowadays, while in adults, chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with DM impacts 20–40% of those with the condition. Effective management of CKD in patients with diabetes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,034 Views
14 Pages

Identification of a New RNA and Protein Integrated Biomarker Panel Associated with Kidney Function Impairment in DKD: Translational Implications

  • Alessandra Scamporrino,
  • Stefania Di Mauro,
  • Agnese Filippello,
  • Grazia Di Marco,
  • Antonino Di Pino,
  • Roberto Scicali,
  • Maurizio Di Marco,
  • Emanuele Martorana,
  • Roberta Malaguarnera and
  • Francesco Purrello
  • + 1 author

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a complication that strongly increases the risk of end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular events. The identification of novel, highly sensitive, and specific early biomarkers to identify DKD patients and predict...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,423 Views
12 Pages

29 November 2023

Background: Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a simple method for diagnosing peripheral artery disease (PAD) but has limited reliability in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) because of medial artery calcification. Our study aims to investigate whether...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,753 Views
19 Pages

11 October 2024

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and is associated with a significantly worse prognosis compared to diabetic patients without kidney involvement, other microvascular complications, or non-di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,254 Views
20 Pages

Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1, P-Selectin, and Advanced Oxidation Protein Products with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Concurrently Impact Cerebral Vessels in Patients with Normoalbuminuric Diabetic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Ligia Petrica,
  • Florica Gadalean,
  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Danina Mirela Muntean,
  • Daliborca Vlad,
  • Victor Dumitrascu,
  • Flaviu Bob,
  • Oana Milas,
  • Anca Suteanu-Simulescu and
  • Mihaela Glavan
  • + 9 authors

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) displays a high prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Both the kidney and the brain share common pathogenic mechanisms, such as inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and mitochondri...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,720 Views
8 Pages

13 September 2024

Deranged gut microbiota can release increased levels of uremic toxins leading to exacerbated kidney injury. In diabetic kidney disease (DKD), phenyl sulfate (PS) derived from tyrosine catabolism by gut microbiota has been demonstrated to be both an e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,777 Views
14 Pages

PLVAP as an Early Marker of Glomerular Endothelial Damage in Mice with Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Elena E. Wolf,
  • Anne Steglich,
  • Friederike Kessel,
  • Hannah Kröger,
  • Jan Sradnick,
  • Simone Reichelt-Wurm,
  • Kathrin Eidenschink,
  • Miriam C. Banas,
  • Eckhard Wolf and
  • Rüdiger Wanke
  • + 2 authors

Plasmalemma vesicle-associated protein (PLVAP) is the main component of endothelial diaphragms in fenestrae, caveolae, and transendothelial channels. PLVAP is expressed in the adult kidney glomerulus upon injury. Glomerular endothelial injury is asso...

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Early Clinical Experience of Finerenone in People with Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in Japan—A Multi-Cohort Study from the FOUNTAIN (FinerenOne mUltidatabase NeTwork for Evidence generAtIoN) Platform

  • Atsuhisa Sato,
  • Daloha Rodriguez-Molina,
  • Kanae Yoshikawa-Ryan,
  • Satoshi Yamashita,
  • Suguru Okami,
  • Fangfang Liu,
  • Alfredo Farjat,
  • Nikolaus G. Oberprieler,
  • Csaba P. Kovesdy and
  • Keizo Kanasaki
  • + 1 author

28 August 2024

Background: In the phase 3 clinical trials FIGARO-DKD and FIDELIO-DKD, finerenone reduced the risk of cardiovascular and kidney events among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Evidence regarding finerenone use in real...

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