The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury

Abstract Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Endothelial dysfunction caused by persistent hyperglycemia occurs at the initial stage of vascular disease. Moreover, persi...

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Main Authors: Zeng Wu, Yu Gao, Chun-yue Zuo, Xiao-rong Wang, Xiao-han Chen, Xiao-hong Zhou, Wei-juan Gao
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Published: BMC 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-025-01718-4
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author Zeng Wu
Yu Gao
Chun-yue Zuo
Xiao-rong Wang
Xiao-han Chen
Xiao-hong Zhou
Wei-juan Gao
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Yu Gao
Chun-yue Zuo
Xiao-rong Wang
Xiao-han Chen
Xiao-hong Zhou
Wei-juan Gao
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description Abstract Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Endothelial dysfunction caused by persistent hyperglycemia occurs at the initial stage of vascular disease. Moreover, persistent hyperglycemia is also a critical factor causing renal microcirculatory dysfunction. In recent years, many studies have confirmed that chronic hypoxia caused by microcirculatory dysfunction is one of the main mechanisms of kidney injury in patients with DM. Similarly, microcirculatory dysfunction damages renal tissue through interactions with other pathophysiological processes, thereby promoting the occurrence and development of DN. Thus, this article reviews the pathogenesis of renal microcirculatory dysfunction in DM and its interaction with stress, energy metabolism, and immunologic inflammation. Furthermore, a new idea was proposed to analyze the mechanism of kidney injury in DM from the perspective of microcirculatory dysfunction.
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spelling doaj-art-bac2c11df76341ccb93de69aa11a12d82025-08-20T02:25:17ZengBMCDiabetology & Metabolic Syndrome1758-59962025-05-0117111510.1186/s13098-025-01718-4The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injuryZeng Wu0Yu Gao1Chun-yue Zuo2Xiao-rong Wang3Xiao-han Chen4Xiao-hong Zhou5Wei-juan Gao6Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineHebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research on Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease, Hebei University of Chinese MedicineAbstract Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Endothelial dysfunction caused by persistent hyperglycemia occurs at the initial stage of vascular disease. Moreover, persistent hyperglycemia is also a critical factor causing renal microcirculatory dysfunction. In recent years, many studies have confirmed that chronic hypoxia caused by microcirculatory dysfunction is one of the main mechanisms of kidney injury in patients with DM. Similarly, microcirculatory dysfunction damages renal tissue through interactions with other pathophysiological processes, thereby promoting the occurrence and development of DN. Thus, this article reviews the pathogenesis of renal microcirculatory dysfunction in DM and its interaction with stress, energy metabolism, and immunologic inflammation. Furthermore, a new idea was proposed to analyze the mechanism of kidney injury in DM from the perspective of microcirculatory dysfunction.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-025-01718-4Diabetic nephropathyMicrocirculationEndothelial dysfunctionRenal hypoxiaInflammation
spellingShingle Zeng Wu
Yu Gao
Chun-yue Zuo
Xiao-rong Wang
Xiao-han Chen
Xiao-hong Zhou
Wei-juan Gao
The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Diabetic nephropathy
Microcirculation
Endothelial dysfunction
Renal hypoxia
Inflammation
title The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
title_full The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
title_fullStr The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
title_full_unstemmed The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
title_short The status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
title_sort status of studies on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction in the process of diabetic kidney injury
topic Diabetic nephropathy
Microcirculation
Endothelial dysfunction
Renal hypoxia
Inflammation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-025-01718-4
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