ArticleMetabolites2025
Exploring the Interplay Between Glycated Albumin, AGEs, and Inflammation in Old Patients with CKD.
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- Type 2 Diabetes and Hemodialysis: Metabolic Challenges and the Role of Intradialytic Exercise.Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes · 2026Review
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introductionChronic kidney disease (CKD) increases cardiovascular risk through mechanisms such as oxidative stress and the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Glycated albumin (GA) is associated with cardiovascular risk in CKD patients, but its relationship with AGEs and systemic inflammation remains unclear. This study investigated these associations in old patients with severe CKD, with and without diabetes.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis in 122 patients aged ≥ 65 years with CKD stages G3a-G5, including 67 diabetics and 55 non-diabetics. Patients with confounding comorbidities were excluded. We measured GA, AGEs, various AGEs receptors (RAGE) isoforms, and inflammatory cytokines (CRP, IL-6, TNFα, and MCP-1) using standardized assays. Statistical analyses included group comparisons, correlation coefficients, and multivariate regression.
resultsOf 122 patients (mean age 77.7 ± 11.3 years), diabetics had higher GA percentages than non-diabetics (22.0 ± 7.1% vs. 17.5 ± 5.4%,
conclusionsIn old patients with severe CKD, GA appears to be a more useful marker of glycemic control than glycation stress, the latter of which is the result of multiple factors, including impaired kidney function and systemic inflammation.
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