Feng Xiaoming,Tian Xiao.Correlation of serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF with early diabetic nephropathy: report of 126 cases[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1729-1733.
Feng Xiaoming,Tian Xiao.Correlation of serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF with early diabetic nephropathy: report of 126 cases[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1729-1733.DOI:
Correlation of serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF with early diabetic nephropathy: report of 126 cases
Objective To determine the clinical significance of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in diabetic patients and determine their role in the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. Methods A total of 126 patients of type 2 diabetes in our department from Janu
ary 2010 to January 2012 were recruited in this study
and 20 healthy subjects were subjected as normal control. Their serum levels of VCAM-1
MIF and creatinine
urine creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in diabetic patients were measured and calculated. VCAM-1 and MIF levels from different groups were compared and the correlation of MIF and VCAM-1 with urinary albumin/creatinine and eGFR was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis. Results Serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF were significantly higher in diabetic patients than the healthy control (
P
0.05)
and the higher the urinary albumin/creatinine
the higher VCAM-1 and MIF levels were (
P
0.05). Serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF showed a significant negative correlation with eGFR (
r
2
=0.240 5
r
2
=0.516 2
P
0.05)
a positive correlation with urinary albumin/creatinine (
r
2
=0.069 5
r
2
=0.059 5
P
0.05); The changes of VCAM-1 and MIF levels compared with the levels in 1 year later showed a negative correlation with changes in eGFR (
r
2
=0.048 2
r
2
=0.071 7
P
0.05). Conclusion Serum levels of VCAM-1 and MIF are elevated in the patients with diabetes or diabetic nephropathy
and the levels provide a certain reference value for the diagnosis of diabetes and kidney disease.