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Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Whole Kidney, Medulla, and Cortical Tubules in Diabetic Pathogenesis of Kidney Injury in Mice
Published on: May 2, 2025
[Change of bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus with nephropathy]
1Department of Endocrinology, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008.
Objective:
To investigate into the changes of bone mineral density(BMD) in Type 2 diabetes mellitus with nephropathy(DN) and without nephropathy(DM).
Methods:
BMD of lumbar vertebrae 1-4 and femur in 93 cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus(41 cases of DN and 52 cases of DM) were measured with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry(DEXA) and were compared with age, sex, and BMI-matched normal control group.
Results:
No significant differences were found in BMD of femoral total, neck, L1-L4 between DM and normal controls in females(P > 0.05). DM in men had higher BDM at L2, femoral total neck than normal controls(P < 0.05). BMD at femoral total, neck, in females and L1-L4 femoral total neck in men in DN group were lower than DM group, but had no statistical differences.
Conclusion:
The changes in BMD of above areas in DM were normal and higher because of different areas. BMD in DN had lower predisposition.
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