Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Clodi, M; Oberbauer, R; Waldhäusl, W; Maurer, G; Kostner, GM; Kostner, K.
Urinary excretion of apo(a) fragments in NIDDM patients.
Diabetologia. 1997; 40(12):1455-1460
Doi: 10.1007%2Fs001250050849
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- Kostner Gerhard
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- Abstract:
- Lp(a), one of the most atherogenic lipoproteins, is believed to contribute significantly to vascular diseases in non-insulin-dependent diabetic (NIDDM) patients. Contradictive data have been published on these patients concerning plasma concentrations of Lp(a) and their relation to renal function. Since apo(a) fragments appear in urine, we measured urinary apo(a) in 134 NIDDM patients and 100 matched controls and related urinary apo(a) concentrations to plasma Lp(a) levels and kidney function. Plasma Lp(a) values were found to be significantly higher in NIDDM patients. NIDDM patients also secreted significantly more apo(a) into their urine as compared to control subjects. There was no correlation between creatinine clearance or albumin excretion and urinary apo(a) concentrations. Patients with macroalbuminuria exhibited a twofold higher apparent fractional excretion of apo(a) in comparison to patients with normal renal function. Urinary apo(a) values in both patients and control subjects were highly correlated to plasma Lp(a), yet no correlation was found with HbA1c or serum lipoproteins. It is concluded that urinary apo(a) excretion is correlated to plasma Lp(a) levels but not to creatinine clearance in patients suffering from NIDDM.
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- Apolipoproteins A - urine
- Blotting, Western - urine
- Creatinine - urine
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - urine
- Diabetic Nephropathies - blood
- Female - blood
- Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated - metabolism
- Humans - metabolism
- Lipoprotein(a) - blood
- Lipoproteins - blood
- Male - blood
- Middle Aged - blood
- Peptide Fragments - urine
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- NIDDM
- Lp(A)
- Urinary Apo(A) Excretion
- Microalbuminuria
- Macroalbuminuria