Proximal glomerulo-tubular balance in patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus |
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Authors: | J Brøchner-Mortensen M Støckel P J Sørensen A H Nielsen J Ditzel |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Clinical Physiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark;(2) Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark;(3) Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Summary To evaluate the glomerulo-tubular balance of sodium and water in the proximal tubules of diabetic patients with elevated glomerular filtration rate, the renal plasma clearance of lithium and the glomerular filtration rate (51Cr-EDTA plasma clearance) were determined simultaneously in 11 ambulatory Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients (aged 25–35 years) with no evidence of diabetic nephropathy and in 10 age-matched healthy subjects. The renal plasma clearance of lithium, which is a measure of flow from the proximal tubule into the thin descending limb of the loop of Henle, did not differ between diabetic and control subjects (28.9±4.0 versus 28.3±5.1 ml/min per 1.73m2 surface area, mean±SD), whereas the glomerular filtration rate in the diabetic patients was significantly higher than in the control sub jects (136±10.2 versus 108±13.6 ml/min per 1.73m2, p< 0.001). The same held true for the fractional reabsorption rate in the proximal tubules (78.7±3.2 versus 73.6±4.9%, p< 0.02). The results indicate that the elevation of the glomerular filtration rate in diabetic patients is associated with a parallel increase in the proximal reabsorption rate. This type of glomeralo-tubular balance implies that the flow of water and flux of sodium to the segments distal to the proximal tubule are kept constant during variations in the glomerular filtration rate. |
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Keywords: | Type 1 diabetes glomeralo-tubular balance glomerular filtration rate lithium clearance |
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