title: Atrial natriuretic factor in various stages of diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) were measured by radioreceptor assay in 148 insulin-dependent Type I diabetic patients with different stages of diabetic nephropathy. In patients with overt or incipient diabetic nephropathy as well as in patients with glomerular hyperfiltration only, ANF concentrations were elevated when compared with non-nephropathic diabetic and normal subjects. No correlations between ANF and blood pressure, age, diabetes duration, or parameters of metabolic control were found. These findings may indicate a pathophysiologic role of ANF in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, University of Dusseldorf, West Germany.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Sawicki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rave
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hohmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor