Serum levels of immunoglobulin G and complement 3 differentiate non-diabetic renal disease from diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Junlin ZhangYiting WangRui ZhangHanyu LiQianqian HanYucheng WuShanshan WangRuikun GuoTingli WangLi LiFang Liu

Published in: Acta diabetologica (2019)

At different levels of proteinuria, reduced IgG and increased C3 levels were independent indicators of NDRD in T2DM. Insights into these factors will help to advance the clinical management of NDRD.

Keyphrases

diabetic nephropathy
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss