Diabetes Metab J.  2015 Jun;39(3):230-239. 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.3.230.

Serum Ceruloplasmin Level as a Predictor for the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Korean Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Lee MJ
• Jung CH
• Kang YM
• Jang JE
• Leem J
• Park JY
• Lee WJ

• KMID: 2281536
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2015.39.3.230

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Oxidative stress is known to be associated with progression of diabetic kidney disease. Ceruloplasmin acts as a pro-oxidant under conditions of severe oxidative stress. Thus, we conducted a longitudinal observational study to evaluate whether the serum ceruloplasmin level is a predictive biomarker for progression of diabetic nephropathy.
METHODS
A total of 643 Korean men with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Serum ceruloplasmin was measured using a nephelometric method. Progression of diabetic nephropathy was defined as transition in albuminuria class (i.e., normoalbuminuria to microalbuminuria, microalbuminuria to macroalbuminuria, or normoalbuminuria to macroalbuminuria) and/or a greater than 2-fold increase of serum creatinine at follow-up compared with the baseline value.
RESULTS
During the follow-up period (median, 2.7 years; range, 0.3 to 4.4 years), 49 of 643 patients (7.6%) showed the progression of diabetic nephropathy and three patients (0.5%) developed end-stage renal disease. Baseline ceruloplasmin levels were higher in the progressors than in the nonprogressors (262.6+/-40.9 mg/L vs. 233.3+/-37.8 mg/L, P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly higher incidence of nephropathy progression according to ceruloplasmin tertile (log-rank test, P<0.001). The hazard ratio (HR) for progression of diabetic nephropathy was significantly higher in the highest ceruloplasmin tertile category compared with the lowest ceruloplasmin tertile category, even after adjusting for confounding variables (HR, 3.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.28 to 8.61; P=0.003).
CONCLUSION
Baseline serum ceruloplasmin is an independent predictive factor for the progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keyword

Ceruloplasmin; Diabetic nephropathies; Oxidative stress

MeSH Terms

Albuminuria
Ceruloplasmin*
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Creatinine
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Diabetic Nephropathies*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Male
Observational Study
Oxidative Stress
Ceruloplasmin
Creatinine

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  Fig. 1 Kaplan-Meier curves for progression of diabetic nephropathy according to serum ceruloplasmin tertile categories.

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