Abstract
Aim: To assess whether blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), a recognized strategy to prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy, affects renal tissue oxygenation in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: Prospective randomized 2-way cross over study; T2DM patients with (micro)albuminuria and/or hypertension underwent blood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-MRI) at baseline, after one month of enalapril (20mgqd), and after one month of candesartan (16mgqd). Each BOLD-MRI was performed before and after the administration of furosemide. The mean R2* (=1/T2*) values in the medulla and cortex were calculated, a low R2* indicating high tissue oxygenation. Results: Twelve patients (mean age: 60±11 years, eGFR: 62±22ml/min/1.73m2) completed the study. Neither chronic enalapril nor candesartan intake modified renal cortical or medullary R2* levels. Furosemide significantly decreased cortical and medullary R2* levels suggesting a transient increase in renal oxygenation. Medullary R2* levels correlated positively with urinary sodium excretion and systemic blood pressure, suggesting lower renal oxygenation at higher dietary sodium intake and blood pressure; cortical R2* levels correlated positively with glycemia and HbA1c. Conclusion: RAS blockade does not seem to increase renal tissue oxygenation in T2DM hypertensive patients. The response to furosemide and the association with 24. h urinary sodium excretion emphasize the crucial role of renal sodium handling as one of the main determinants of renal tissue oxygenation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 136-144 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ACE-inhibitor
- Angiotensin receptor blocker
- BOLD-MRI
- Furosemide
- Hypertension
- Renal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology