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Review
. 2025 Feb 8;26(4):1443.
doi: 10.3390/ijms26041443.

Augmented Intrarenal and Urinary Angiotensinogen in Diabetic Nephropathy: The Role of Isoflavones

Masumi Kamiyama  1 , Kotoe Iijima  1 , Rema Okuzawa  1 , Ruka Kawata  1 , Airi Kimura  1 , Yuki Shinohara  1 , Ayana Shimada  1 , Mika Yamanaka  1 , Ayuka Youda  1 , Tamami Iwamoto  1
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Augmented Intrarenal and Urinary Angiotensinogen in Diabetic Nephropathy: The Role of Isoflavones

Masumi Kamiyama et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

The circulating renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an endocrine system with key functions in maintaining blood pressure, fluid volume, and electrolytes. The RAS in the kidney (intrarenal RAS) plays a critical role in the onset and progression of kidney diseases. However, the mechanism underlying the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy in relation to the expression and secretion of angiotensinogen (AGT) in the kidneys remains unclear. In this review, we present an overview of the intrarenal RAS and its role in diabetic nephropathy, as well as reviewing the evidence for the use of urinary AGT as a biomarker of this system in diabetic nephropathy. We also describe the roles of isoflavones in the context of diabetic nephropathy. The considered studies show that the intrarenal RAS-especially AGT-plays a diversified role in diabetic nephropathy; for instance, the increase in AGT due to oxidative stress is suppressed by polyphenols with antioxidant capacity, which is thought to affect the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Therefore, clarification of how polyphenols affect the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy may provide insights into new treatments for this illness.

Keywords: angiotensinogen; diabetic nephropathy; isoflavones; polyphenols; renin–angiotensin system.

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