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Renal Tubular Damage Marker, Urinary N-acetyl-β-D-Glucosaminidase, as a Predictive Marker of Hepatic Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Authors
 Hae Kyung Kim  ;  Minyoung Lee  ;  Yong-Ho Lee  ;  Eun Seok Kang  ;  Bong-Soo Cha  ;  Byung-Wan Lee 
Citation
 DIABETES & METABOLISM JOURNAL, Vol.46(1) : 104-116, 2022-01 
Journal Title
DIABETES & METABOLISM JOURNAL
ISSN
 2233-6079 
Issue Date
2022-01
MeSH
Acetylglucosaminidase / urine ; Biomarkers ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / urine ; Diabetic Nephropathies* / diagnosis ; Diabetic Nephropathies* / etiology ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis / complications ; Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Keywords
Acetylglucosaminidase ; Diabetes mellitus, type 2 ; Liver cirrhosis ; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Abstract
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is closely associated with the progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We investigated whether urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (u-NAG), an early renal tubular damage biomarker in DKD, could be related to the degree of hepatic fibrosis in patients with T2DM.

Methods: A total of 300 patients with T2DM were enrolled in this study. Hepatic steatosis and fibrosis were determined using transient elastography. The levels of urinary biomarkers, including u-NAG, albumin, protein, and creatinine, and glucometabolic parameters were measured.

Results: Based on the median value of the u-NAG to creatinine ratio (u-NCR), subjects were divided into low and high u-NCR groups. The high u-NCR group showed a significantly longer duration of diabetes, worsened hyperglycemia, and a more enhanced hepatic fibrosis index. A higher u-NCR was associated with a greater odds ratio for the risk of higher hepatic fibrosis stage (F2: odds ratio, 1.99; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04 to 3.82). Also, u-NCR was an independent predictive marker for more advanced hepatic fibrosis, even after adjusting for several confounding factors (β=1.58, P<0.01).

Conclusion: The elevation of u-NAG was independently associated with a higher degree of hepatic fibrosis in patients with T2DM. Considering the common metabolic milieu of renal and hepatic fibrosis in T2DM, the potential use of u-NAG as an effective urinary biomarker reflecting hepatic fibrosis in T2DM needs to be validated in the future.
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DOI
10.4093/dmj.2020.0273
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Eun Seok(강은석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-4675
Kim, Hae-Kyung(김혜경)
Lee, Minyoung(이민영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9333-7512
Lee, Byung Wan(이병완) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-4992
Lee, Yong Ho(이용호) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-4942
Cha, Bong Soo(차봉수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-2854
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/188094
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