title: Effects of body-weight loss and captopril treatment on proteinuria associated with obesity.
abstract: We have identified 17 obese patients (body mass index, BMI, 37.9 +/- 4.1) with proteinuria > 1 g/day (1.3-6.4 g/24 h, mean 3.1 +/- 1.7). Their age was 34-70 years (48.3 +/- 10); 11 were females and 6 males. Six patients had only one functioning kidney and a sleep apnea syndrome had been diagnosed in 5. Renal biopsies, obtained in 5 cases, showed focal glomerulosclerosis in 2 cases, minimal changes in 2 and mesangial proliferation in 1. Nine patients (group 1) were treated with hypocaloric diets; body weight significantly decreased (BMI 37.1 +/- 3, 34 +/- 3.5 and 32.6 +/- 3.2 at 0, 6 and 12 months, respectively) as well as proteinuria (2.9 +/- 1.7, 1.2 +/- 1 and 0.4 +/- 0.6 g/24 h). There was a significant correlation between body weight loss and decrease in proteinuria (r = 0.69, p < 0.05). Eight patients (group 2) were treated with captopril, without dietary changes. BMI remained stable but proteinuria showed a dramatic decrease, similar to that in group 1 (3.4 +/- 1.7, 1.2 +/- 0.9 and 0.7 +/- 1 g/24 h, respectively). Renal function remained stable in both groups. In summary, both body weight loss and captopril treatment can induce a sharp decrease in obesity-related proteinuria.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Praga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ruilope
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodicio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002216:Captopril; D003404:Creatinine