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Alterations of glomerular basement membrane charge and structure in diabetic nephropathy.

Abstract：

:We examined glomerular basement membrane anionic site distribution identified by cationic gold in seven patients with insulin-dependent and four patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, presenting a spectrum of clinical and glomerular changes. Anionic sites were investigated by pretreatment of tissue with glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes prior to cationic gold staining. The distribution of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans--a previously unrecognized glomerular basement membrane component--and type IV collagen was examined by immunoelectron microscopy to identify structural changes in the basement membrane. Findings were compared with those of non-diabetic patients showing minor proteinuria and morphologically normal glomerular basement membranes. Two patients, originally diagnosed as having diabetic nephropathy were also examined at 19 weeks and 5 years after renal transplantation. Characteristic redistribution of type IV collagen and chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans was noted in thickened glomerular basement membrane segments (> 400 nm) of diabetic patients and those with renal transplants. Extension of anionic sites deep into the glomerular basement membrane at pH 2.5, together with loss of interna sites at pH 5.8 is unique to diabetic nephropathy. Reduced charge density was apparent in some patients due to thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, although the number of anionic sites per unit length of membrane was actually increased. Thus, charge aberration in diabetic nephropathy is due to displacement rather than loss of anionic sites. Removal of more than 90% of these sites by heparitinase, confirms their association with heparan sulphate proteoglycans. Similar derangement of anionic sites in all patients with diabetic nephropathy irrespective of the degree of proteinuria, suggests that a heparan sulphate proteoglycan-related charge barrier plays a minor role in controlling permeability of the diabetic glomerular basement membrane.

journal_name

Diabetologia

journal_title

Diabetologia

authors

Goode NP,Shires M,Crellin DM,Aparicio SR,Davison AM

doi

10.1007/BF00400607

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1455-65

issue

eissn

0012-186X

issn

1432-0428

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Alterations of glomerular basement membrane charge and structure in diabetic nephropathy.