Laboratory Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 1032-1035.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2020.10.015

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Correlation between cystatin C,α-klotho protein,sICAM-1 and diabetic nephropathy

CHEN Jun   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Panzhihua Central Hospital,Panzhihua 617000,Sichuan,China
  • Received:2019-10-25 Online:2020-10-30 Published:2020-11-12

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the correlation between cystatin C(Cys C),α-klotho protein,serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM -1) and diabetic nephropathy(DN). Methods A total of 160 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) were enrolled. The patients were classified into 2 groups according to urinary albumin to creatinine ratio(ACR). There were 40 cases of simple T2DM group(ACR<30 mg/g),60 cases of early DN group(ACR 30-300 mg/g) and 60 cases of clinical DN group(ACR>300 mg/g). Totally,60 healthy subjects were enrolled as healthy control group. The levels of serum Cys C,α-klotho protein,sICAM-1 and kidney function indexes [serum creatinine(Cr),uric acid(UA) and blood urea nitrogen(BUN)] were determined. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between Cys C,α-klotho protein,sICAM-1 and ACR. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the efficiency of early kidney injury in T2DM patients. Results Serum levels of Cys C,sICAM-1,Cr,UA and BUN in T2DM patients were higher than those in healthy control group(P<0.05),and serum α-klotho protein was lower(P<0.05). Cys C and sICAM-1 were increased with the progress of DN conditions(P<0.05),and serum α-klotho protein was decreased with the severity of DN(P<0.05). Cys C and sICAM-1 were positively correlated with ACR(r=0.562 and 0.613,respectively,P<0.05),and serum α- Klotho protein was negatively correlated with ACR(r=-0.702,P<0.05). ACR>30 mg/g was used as the criterion of early kidney injury in T2DM patients. The areas under curves(AUC) of Cys C,sICAM-1 and serum α-klotho protein for the diagnosis of early kidney injury in T2DM patients were 0.796,0.801 and 0.795,respectively. The optimal cut-off values were 1.39 mg/L,352.61 ng/mL and 531.95 pg/mL,the sensitivities were 73.75%,82.50% and 75.00%,and the specificities were 80.00%,68.33% and 76.67%,respectively. Conclusions Cys C,sICAM-1 and serum α-klotho protein play roles in the diagnosis of early kidney injury among T2DM patients.

Key words: Cystatin C, α-Klotho protein, Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, Diabetic nephropathy

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