RESEARCH ARTICLE
Indices Indicating Early Renal Microvascular Disease in Diabetes
N. Futrakul*, 1, P. Futrakul2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 4
First Page: 18
Last Page: 20
Publisher ID: TOBIOMJ-4-18
DOI: 10.2174/1875318301104010018
Article History:
Received Date: 15/09/2011Revision Received Date: 26/10/2011
Acceptance Date: 29/10/2011
Electronic publication date: 28/12/2011
Collection year: 2011
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Abstract
Renal microvascular disease is crucial to renal disease progression. Renal microvascular disease in late stage diabetic nephropathy is associated with defective angiogenesis and fails to respond to vasodilator treatment. Recognition of early renal microvascular disease is necessary, since in this stage, the vascular homeostasis is adequately functional and responsive to vasodilator treatment. Indices that can screen early renal microvascular disease include creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate, renal plasma flow or peritubular capillary flow and fractional excretion of magnesium (FE Mg).