Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 3, 1458-1466, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Nephrology

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Heterogeneous nature of renal lesions in type II diabetes

V Gambara, G Mecca, G Remuzzi and T Bertani
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy.

The nature of renal damage in patients with type II diabetes remains unclear. This study was directed to evaluate pathologic changes in 52 patients affected by type II diabetes with overt clinical nephropathy by conventional and morphometric techniques. The duration of diabetes ranged from 6 to 384 months, urinary protein excretion ranged from 0.9 to 9.2 g/24 h, and serum creatinine ranged from 0.9 to 9 mg/dL. Specimens were examined semiquantitatively by light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Glomerular tuft cross- sectional area was measured by a versatile computer system. Pathologic examination revealed three distinct patterns arbitrarily defined as Classes 1, 2, and 3. Class 1 included 19 patients with typical changes of diabetic nephropathy characterized by a high score of glomerulosclerosis (mean score, 2.1), marked glomerular hypertrophy (23,632 microns2), and arteriolar hyalinosis (mean score, 2). There was a positive correlation between glomerulosclerosis and arteriolar hyalinosis scores (P < 0.05). Class 2 included 16 patients showing chronic and aspecific changes. As compared with Class 1 patients, these patients had less glomerulosclerosis (mean score, 1.3) and less arteriolar hyalinosis (mean score, 0.8) but more severe ischemic glomerular lesions (mean score, 1.4) and arteriosclerosis (mean score, 2). Class 3 included 17 patients showing glomerular disease superimposed on diabetic glomerulosclerosis. There were no differences in age, mean duration of diabetes, renal function, urinary protein excretion, and mean arterial pressure among the three classes of patients. This study indicates that renal lesions in patients with type II diabetes manifest in a quite heterogeneous fashion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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