Proteomic Analysis of Urinary Protein Markers for Accurate Prediction of Diabetic Kidney Disorder

Jain, Samta and Rajput, Anuradha and Kumar, Y and Uppuluri, N and Arvind, AS and Tatu, U (2005) Proteomic Analysis of Urinary Protein Markers for Accurate Prediction of Diabetic Kidney Disorder. In: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 53 . pp. 513-520.

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Abstract

Aim of the study : Microalbuminuria is currently the only diagnostic tool available for early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. The test is based on immunological detection of small quantities of albumin in the urinary samples of diabetes patients. There are several limitations of the use of microalbuminuria as an index of renal function. It is therefore desirable to identify additional protein markers that would augment prediction of diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study is to identify urinary protein markers for specific and more accurate prediction of nephropathy in diabetes patients. Design : 100 registered Type II diabetic patients were studied. Abundant proteins of microalbuminuria positive urinary samples of these patients were analyzed by proteomics approaches of 2-Dimentional Gel Electrophoresis(2DGE) and mass spectrometry. Results : 2-DGE analysis of the urine sample revealed four main proteins along with albumin in these samples. These were zinc alpha-2 glycoprotein, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, alpha -1 microglobulin and IgG as identified by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-ToF) and by western blot. Twenty control samples and three cases with microalbuminuria negative to positive transition does suggest the early and co-appearance of the markers with albumin. We have also analyzed full length spectrum of these samples by MALDI-ToF. Conclusion: Our study shows the presence of additional proteins in urine samples of microalbuminuria positive diabetes patients. These proteins can be used as markers for specific and accurate clinical analysis of Diabetic nephropathy. We propose a mass spectrometry based high throughput diagnostic approach to detect these markers in the urine sample.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
Publisher:	Association of Physicians of India
Additional Information:	The Copyright belongs to Association of Physicians of India.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:23
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/5478

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