Exploring the Interplay Between Glycated Albumin, AGEs, and Inflammation in Old Patients with CKD.

ABSTRACT: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases cardiovascular risk through mechanisms such as oxidative stress and the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Glycated albumin (GA) is associated with cardiovascular risk in CKD patients, but its relationship with AGEs and systemic inflammation remains unclear. This study investigated these associations in old patients with severe CKD, with and without diabetes. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis in 122 patients aged ≥ 65 years with CKD stages G3a-G5, including 67 diabetics and 55 non-diabetics. Patients with confounding comorbidities were excluded. We measured GA, AGEs, various AGEs receptors (RAGE) isoforms, and inflammatory cytokines (CRP, IL-6, TNFα, and MCP-1) using standardized assays. Statistical analyses included group c

SUBMITTER: Vettoretti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12388635 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature