title: Urinary excretion of TGF-beta 1, PDGF-BB and fibronectin in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: We studied the urinary excretion of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1), platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF) and fibronectin (FN) in 104 patients (52 normoalbuminuric, 24 microalbuminuric, and 28 with overt diabetic nephropathy) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) of a long duration and in 30 non-diabetic controls. IDDM patients had higher urinary excretion of TGF-beta 1, PDGF and FN compared to controls. Urinary excretion of TGF-beta 1 and PDGF was elevated in all IDDM subgroups, while FN excretion was significantly increased only in patients with macroalbuminuria. Urinary excretion of TGF-beta 1 and FN did not differ between normoalbuminuric IDDM patients with long duration of diabetes, a group at low risk of ever developing diabetic nephropathy, and IDDM patients with incipient or overt diabetic nephropathy. Excretion of PDGF was significantly higher in patients with micro- and macroalbuminuria compared to normoalbuminuric patients, but there was a considerable overlap between the groups. In conclusion, although longitudinal follow-up studies are needed to further clarify the issue, our results in long-standing IDDM do not support a hypothesis of urinary excretion of TGF-beta 1, PDGF or FN to predict development of diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fagerudd
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Groop
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honkanen
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Teppo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grönhagen-Riska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000652:urine*; D000077214:Becaplermin; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000652:urine*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000652:urine*; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000652:urine; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005353:Fibronectins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000077214:Becaplermin