Up-Regulation of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in the Skin Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Severe Diabetic Neuropathy.
10.3988/jcn.2014.10.4.334
- Author:
Su Yeon PARK
1
;
Young A KIM
;
Yoon Ho HONG
;
Min Kyong MOON
;
Bo Kyeong KOO
;
Tae Wan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
receptor for advanced glycation end products;
diabetes mellitus;
diabetic neuropathy
- MeSH:
Biopsy*;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diabetic Nephropathies;
Diabetic Neuropathies*;
Dyslipidemias;
Glycosylation End Products, Advanced*;
Humans;
Michigan;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Prediabetic State;
Rage;
RNA, Messenger;
Skin*;
Sural Nerve;
Up-Regulation*;
Advanced Glycosylation End Product-Specific Receptor
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology
2014;10(4):334-341
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) may contribute to the development of diabetic neuropathy. To assess its relevance in humans, this study examined the expression of RAGE in the skin biopsy samples of patients with diabetes mellitus, and investigated its correlation with intraepidermal nerve-fiber density (IENFD) and clinical measures of neuropathy severity. METHODS: Forty-four patients who either had type 2 diabetes or were prediabetes underwent clinical evaluation and a 3-mm skin punch biopsy. The clinical severity of their neuropathy was assessed using the Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score. IENFD was measured along with immunohistochemical staining for RAGE in 29 skin biopsy samples. The expression of RAGE was also quantified by real-time reverse-transcription PCR in the remaining 15 patients. RESULTS: RAGE was localized mostly in the dermal and subcutaneous vascular endothelia. The staining was more intense in patients with a lower IENFD (p=0.004). The quantity of RAGE mRNA was significantly higher in patients with severe neuropathy than in those with no or mild neuropathy (p=0.003). The up-regulation of RAGE was related to dyslipidemia and diabetic nephropathy. There was a trend toward decreased sural nerve action-potential amplitude and slowed peroneal motor-nerve conduction with increasing RAGE expression. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study demonstrate up-regulation of RAGE in skin biopsy samples from patients with diabetic neuropathy, supporting a pathogenic role of RAGE in the development of diabetic neuropathy.
