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Effects of Long-Term Fenofibrate Treatment on Markers of Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetes

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Forsblom, Carol, Hiukka, Anne, Leinonen, Eeva S., Sundvall, Jouko, Groop, Per-Henrik, Taskinen, Marja-Riitta·2010·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: Although fenofibrate was associated with less progression of albuminuria in the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study, it is unknown if it has any effect on renal function. We explored if there were changes in commonly available markers of renal function during fenofibrate treatment in the FIELD Helsinki cohort excluding statin users. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: One hundred and seventy subjects with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to micronized fenofibrate (200 mg/day) or placebo for 5 years. In this substudy, we measured several markers of albumin excretion and renal function. RESULTS: After intensified treatment, blood pressure and fasting glucose decreased in both groups while A1C remained at 7.2%. Plasma creatinine increased with fenofibrate while urine creatinine remained comparable between the groups, resulting in significant decreases in both creatinine clearance and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)-4 and Cockroft-Gault equations in the fenofibrate group. Cystatin C increased during fenofibrate treatment. Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio and diurnal urine protein remained unchanged, whereas overnight urinary albumin excretion rate showed minor decreases in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: We report concomitant decreases in creatinine clearance and eGFR by fenofibrate. These changes complicate the clinical surveillance during fenofibrate treatment. We could not demonstrate the beneficial effects of fenofibrate on albumin excretion. A novel finding is the increase of cystatin C in type 2 diabetic patients during fenofibrate treatment. The clinical relevance of the changes needs to be assessed in a long-term outcome study of renal function.

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Authors
Forsblom, C., Hiukka, A., Leinonen, E. S., Sundvall, J., Groop, P.-H., & Taskinen, M.-R.
Affiliations
  • Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Corresponding author
Taskinen, Marja-Riitta
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2009-10-21
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
215-220
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2128536064
Cited by
81
References
15
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FWCI
7.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
  • Aarne Koskelon Säätiö
  • Diabetesliitto
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
Keywords
fenofibrate, type 2 diabetes, renal function, estimated glomerular filtration rate, creatinine clearance, cystatin C, albuminuria, albumin excretion, fieldwork, lipid-lowering therapy, drug safety
MeSH terms
Aged, Albuminuria, Hypolipidemic Agents, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Creatinine, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney, Kidney Function Tests, Male, Middle Aged, Placebos, Fenofibrate, Prognosis, Triglycerides

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