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This study will be a prospective, clinical pilot study in CKD patients to show whether Empagliflozin in addition to ACEi treatment significantly increases Ang 1-7 levels compared to ACEi treatment alone. Null and alternative hypotheses: H0: Empagliflozin in addition to ACEi treatment does not increase Ang 1-7 levels more than ACEi treatment alone. H1: Empagliflozin in addition to ACEi treatment significantly increases Ang 1-7 levels compared to ACEi treatment alone Methodology: Two groups of 24 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, respectively, with and without type 2 diabetes will be randomized into the study medication or placebo group. The number of patients per treatment arms is n = 12. Included and consented patients will be subjected to an initial 2-week run-in period for conversion of current RAS blocking medications to ACEi therapy with enalapril or ramipril and respective dose titration to 10 mg enalapril 2 x daily and 10 mg ramipril 1 x daily. Additional antihypertensive medication will be standardized as feasible, with the primary goal of keeping blood pressure as recommended by KDIGO. Following the 2-week run-in phase, all study patients will be subjected to blood collection including the first RAS quantification (RAS Fingerprint) and assessment of HDL composition, as well as urinary analysis and bioimpedance fluid status assessment (BCM measurement). Subsequently, patients will be randomized to either receive empagliflozin (at a dose of 10 mg daily) or placebo. Subsequently, biweekly study visits including electrolyte and glucose (plasma and urine) monitoring as well as BCM measurement will take place. After 12 weeks of study medication intake, a concluding study visit will be scheduled for final RAS quantification (RAS Fingerprint) and HDL analyses as well as final blood and urinary analysis and BCM measurement. Initially, blood and urine will be collected at the clinical visit as part of the routine blood obtainment (no additional effort on patients). From these routine measurements we will be able to extract information regarding the patient's current CKD stage as well as other relevant laboratory parameters (e.g. HbA1c, UACR, etc.). Furthermore, we will document the patient's current medication and significant comorbidities. Primary analysis variable/endpoint: The difference of Ang 1-7 increase from baseline between a 3-month treatment with empagliflozin on top of ACEi treatment compared to ACEi treatment alone Most important secondary analysis variables/endpoints: 1. Simultaneous quantitative changes of multiple RAS effector angiotensin levels determined by mass-spectrometry 2. Recurrence of Ang II levels determined by mass-spectrometry 3. HDL parameters (protein composition of HDL) 4. Renal parameters (albuminuria reduction measured by urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR), renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR), serum-creatinine) 5. Urinary electrolyte levels 6. Urinary glucose levels 7. Urinary RAS metabolites (angiotensinogen, ACE and ACE2 levels, ACE2 activity) 8. Blood pressure determined by ambulatory blood pressure measurements 9. Body volume determined by bioimpedance fluid status assessment (BCM measurement) 10. OCR and ECAR in PBMCs determined by Seahorse Flux Analyzer 11. Assessment of reduction of salt sensitivity by using salt sensitivity test with empagliflozin
1. Name of Investigational Products Huangkui capsule. 2. Trial Topic A Randomized, Double-blinded, Parallel, controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial of Huangkui Capsule in Treating Type II Diabetic Nephropathy (DKD) 3. Trial Objectives Primary objective:To evaluate HuangKui capsule efficacy for treatment of type II diabetes ACR. Secondary objective: To evaluate the efficacy of HuangKui capsule on 24-hour urinary protein changes、reduce PCR-increase eGFR, improve micro-inflammatory state, and improving Traditional Chinese medicine clinical efficacy 4. Trial Design Designed as a block randomized, double-blinded, parallel controlled, multi-center clinical trial.
This study is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on type 2 diabetic Kidney Disease in early stage ( microalbuminuria excretion rate = 20-200mg/min) to evaluate the therapeutic effect of tang shen prescription. 632 participants will be recruited for the study, all of whom had type 2 diabetes, serum creatinine concentrations is normal, and no evidence of non-diabetic renal diseases. The subjects will be randomized to treatment with either tang shen prescription or placebo.
This study was designed to assess the efficacy of adding pentoxifylline to losartan in comparison with increasing dose of losartan in type 2 diabetes patients with nephropathy. also the effect of pentoxifylline on N terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) and C-reactive protein
Several studies have investigated an association between cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) and albuminuria, glomerular filtration rate, or both, and hypothesized that CAN is involved in the pathogenesis of nephropathy. However, most of these studies had focused on Caucasians and were limited to a small number of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, or had used a conventional Ewing battery of tests based on dynamic cardiovascular maneuvers.Yet, there is consistent data showing that Asian diabetic populations, including the Chinese, have a higher risk of renal complications than Caucasians do. The present study investigated an association between heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, specifically through time and frequency domain analyses of HRV and urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).
This is a prospective, observational, cohort study of patients with a clinical diagnosis of diabetes who are undergoing clinically indicated kidney biopsy. The intent is to collect, process, and study kidney tissue and to harvest blood, urine and genetic materials to elucidate molecular pathways and link them to biomarkers that characterize those patients have a rapid decline in kidney function (> 5 mL/min/1.73m2/year) from those with lesser degrees of kidney function change over the period of observation. High through-put genomic analysis associated with genetic and biomarker testing will serve to identify key potential therapeutic targets for DKD by comparing patients with rapid and slow progression patterns. Each participating clinical site will search for, consent, harvest the biopsy sample, and enroll the participants as required for the TRIDENT protocol.
Carnosine, a naturally-occurring dipeptide (β-alanyl-L-histidine) first described in 1900 by Gulewitsch and Amiradzibi, is found predominantly in post-mitotic tissues (e.g. brain and innervated muscle) of vertebrates . Carnosine is claimed to decrease oxygen free-radical mediated damage to cellular macromolecules either by chelating divalent cations or scavenging hydroxy radicals with its imidazole moiety. Free-radical damage is not the only process to affect the structure of proteins and nucleic acids. To the best of our knowledge, no previous study assessed the role of carnosine in diabetes associated complications in particular diabetic nephropathy and there is insufficient evidence to recommend its supplementation in those patients. Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the role of carnosine as an adjuvant therapy for diabetic nephropathy in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and assess its relation to microalbuminuria, tubulointerstitial damage marker, glycemic control and oxidative stress.
Skeletal muscle dysfunction (sarcopenia) is an under-recognized target organ complication of CKD with substantial adverse clinical consequences of disability, hospitalization, and death. Sarcopenia in this proposal is defined by impaired metabolism and physical function associated with decreased skeletal muscle mass or function. Skeletal muscle tissue relies on mitochondria to efficiently utilize oxygen to generate ATP. Impaired mitochondrial energetics is a central mechanism of sarcopenia in CKD. The investigators propose a series of studies designed to shed light on the pathophysiology of sarcopenia in persons with CKD not treated with dialysis. Investigators will conduct a randomized-controlled intervention trial of combined resistance training and aerobic exercise vs. health education to assess changes in skeletal muscle mitochondrial function, metabolism and physical function. Investigators hypothesize that exercise improves mitochondrial function and physical function in persons with CKD. If successful, these experiments will identify novel pathophysiologic mechanisms for CKD-associated sarcopenia. The proposed study will provide useful insight into benefits associated with exercise among patients with CKD and investigate mechanisms associated with improved metabolism, muscle function and physical function in population.
Background: SGLT2 inhibitors are the first antiglycaemic drugs with a direct renal action. A part from reducing blood glucose, systemic blood pressure and albuminuria are decreased, while natriuresis is increased. Previous research into urinary peptide patterns (proteomics) has revealed that patients in risk of progressive renal disease display a "risk peptide pattern" in their urine, ahead of decline in renal function. Furthermore a urinary proteome pattern is related to CVD risk. The long-term impact of dapagliflozin (dapa) treatment on renal parameters is unknown, but long term randomized trials are ongoing. By investigating the impact of dapa treatment on this peptide pattern, it will be determined whether this intervention can improve the urinary proteomic peptide pattern. In addition new knowledge regarding renal processes that the treatment influences is sought. The impact of treatment of urinary and tubular markers of oxidative stress and function (metabolomics) will be assessed. These markers are thought to represent one of several deleterious pathways involved in the pathology of diabetic renal disease, and here the impact dapa treatment will be investigated. Improvement of these markers of oxidative stress may indicate long-term benefit. Objective: The primary objective is to assess the impact of three months of treatment with dapa 10 mg once daily or placebo on renal proteomics pattern and other risk markers of diabetic comorbidity. Design: Double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover, single center study. Treatment period: 2 x 12 weeks. Patient population: 40 patients with type 2 diabetes recruited from Steno Diabetes Center in accordance with the study in- and exclusion criteria. Intervention: Dapa 10 mg daily vs. placebo. Endpoints: Primary outcome: To evaluate the effect of dapa treatment on urinary proteomic patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes, microalbuminuria and eGFR equal to or above 45 ml/min/1.73m2. Secondary endpoints are the effect of the intervention on other markers for tubular function, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, microcirculation, kidney function, albuminuria, vasoactive hormones in plasma, and effect on global longitudinal strain as measured by echocardiography. Timeframe: Randomisation planned from June 2015, inclusion over the following 9 months. Last patient is expected to be completed October 2016. Data analysis completed December 2016, presentation autumn 2017 and publication early 2018.