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A study of Tamm-Horsfall protein excretion in hypertensive patients and type 1 diabetic patients

Torffvit, Ole LU ; Agardh, Carl-David LU and Thulin, Thomas (1999) In Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 33(3). p.187-191
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The study was performed in order to evaluate to what extent hypertension or diabetes mellitus may affect the urinary excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The urinary excretion rates of albumin and Tamm-Horsfall protein, a measure of glomerular and distal tubular function, respectively were measured in patients with essential hypertension (n = 17) and in type 1 diabetes with (n = 20) or without nephropathy (n = 8) and in apparently healthy subjects (n = 10). RESULTS: Mean 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurements showed higher blood pressure levels in the hypertensive (167/ 106 mmHg, p < 0.001) than in the diabetic patients with (136/84 mmHg) and without nephropathy (121/74 mmHg) and in healthy... (More)
OBJECTIVE: The study was performed in order to evaluate to what extent hypertension or diabetes mellitus may affect the urinary excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The urinary excretion rates of albumin and Tamm-Horsfall protein, a measure of glomerular and distal tubular function, respectively were measured in patients with essential hypertension (n = 17) and in type 1 diabetes with (n = 20) or without nephropathy (n = 8) and in apparently healthy subjects (n = 10). RESULTS: Mean 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurements showed higher blood pressure levels in the hypertensive (167/ 106 mmHg, p < 0.001) than in the diabetic patients with (136/84 mmHg) and without nephropathy (121/74 mmHg) and in healthy subjects (122/76 mmHg). Day and night ratios of systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were not different among the four groups. Urinary albumin excretion rate was increased in patients with hypertension (30.8 x/ 3.4 microg/min; geometric mean x/tolerance factor; p < 0.001) and diabetes with nephropathy (462 x/ 3.5 microg/min; p < 0.001) compared with diabetic patients without nephropathy and healthy subjects (4.6 x/ 1.9 and 3.7 x/ 1.5 microg/min, respectively). The Tamm-Horsfall protein excretion rate was decreased in patients with diabetic nephropathy (11.6 x/ 3.5 microg/min) compared to patients with hypertension (36.3 x/2.1 1g/min; p < 0.01), diabetes without nephropathy (39.2 x/ 2.0 microg/min; p < 0.05) and healthy subjects (63.0 x/ 1.4 microg/min; p < 0.001), whereas no differences were found among the latter three groups. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that high blood pressure may be associated with albuminuria, while a decrease in excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein may be associated with diabetic nephropathy. These associations need to be studied in a larger population. (Less)
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hypertension, tubular function, urinary albumin, diabetic nephropathy, Tamm-Horsfall protein, type 1 diabetes
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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
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33
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3
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187 - 191
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Taylor & Francis
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0036-5599
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10.1080/003655999750015970
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Unit on Vascular Diabetic Complications (013241510), Medicine (Lund) (013230025)
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  abstract     = {{OBJECTIVE: The study was performed in order to evaluate to what extent hypertension or diabetes mellitus may affect the urinary excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The urinary excretion rates of albumin and Tamm-Horsfall protein, a measure of glomerular and distal tubular function, respectively were measured in patients with essential hypertension (n = 17) and in type 1 diabetes with (n = 20) or without nephropathy (n = 8) and in apparently healthy subjects (n = 10). RESULTS: Mean 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurements showed higher blood pressure levels in the hypertensive (167/ 106 mmHg, p &lt; 0.001) than in the diabetic patients with (136/84 mmHg) and without nephropathy (121/74 mmHg) and in healthy subjects (122/76 mmHg). Day and night ratios of systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were not different among the four groups. Urinary albumin excretion rate was increased in patients with hypertension (30.8 x/ 3.4 microg/min; geometric mean x/tolerance factor; p &lt; 0.001) and diabetes with nephropathy (462 x/ 3.5 microg/min; p &lt; 0.001) compared with diabetic patients without nephropathy and healthy subjects (4.6 x/ 1.9 and 3.7 x/ 1.5 microg/min, respectively). The Tamm-Horsfall protein excretion rate was decreased in patients with diabetic nephropathy (11.6 x/ 3.5 microg/min) compared to patients with hypertension (36.3 x/2.1 1g/min; p &lt; 0.01), diabetes without nephropathy (39.2 x/ 2.0 microg/min; p &lt; 0.05) and healthy subjects (63.0 x/ 1.4 microg/min; p &lt; 0.001), whereas no differences were found among the latter three groups. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that high blood pressure may be associated with albuminuria, while a decrease in excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein may be associated with diabetic nephropathy. These associations need to be studied in a larger population.}},
  author       = {{Torffvit, Ole and Agardh, Carl-David and Thulin, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{0036-5599}},
  keywords     = {{hypertension; tubular function; urinary albumin; diabetic nephropathy; Tamm-Horsfall protein; type 1 diabetes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{187--191}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology}},
  title        = {{A study of Tamm-Horsfall protein excretion in hypertensive patients and type 1 diabetic patients}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/003655999750015970}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/003655999750015970}},
  volume       = {{33}},
  year         = {{1999}},
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