Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are both complications of diabetic microangiopathy with similar pathogenesis and clinical relevance. It is generally believed that DR with microalbuminuria can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic index for DN. However, the clinical and histopathologic features of diabetic patients undergoing renal biopsy suggest that DN is not the only form of renal injury in diabetic patients, and sometimes diabetic patients suffer from non-diabetic nephropathy or a mixed picture. Several studies have shown that the presence of retinopathy is associated with the development and progression of renal disease in diabetic patients. However, the relationship and mechanism between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy or non-diabetic nephropathy still call for deeper understanding.
This research topic aims to gather both Original Research articles and Reviews that focus on discovering the association between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy or non-diabetic nephropathy from the perspective of pathogenesis, physiopathology, and treatment.
Submissions may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
• Pathological features of diabetic nephropathy and diabetes mellitus with non-diabetic nephropathy;
• Clinical studies focusing on chronic kidney disease in diabetic patients, including diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment strategies;
• The relationship between diabetic nephropathy and fundus lesions.
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are both complications of diabetic microangiopathy with similar pathogenesis and clinical relevance. It is generally believed that DR with microalbuminuria can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic index for DN. However, the clinical and histopathologic features of diabetic patients undergoing renal biopsy suggest that DN is not the only form of renal injury in diabetic patients, and sometimes diabetic patients suffer from non-diabetic nephropathy or a mixed picture. Several studies have shown that the presence of retinopathy is associated with the development and progression of renal disease in diabetic patients. However, the relationship and mechanism between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy or non-diabetic nephropathy still call for deeper understanding.
This research topic aims to gather both Original Research articles and Reviews that focus on discovering the association between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy or non-diabetic nephropathy from the perspective of pathogenesis, physiopathology, and treatment.
Submissions may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
• Pathological features of diabetic nephropathy and diabetes mellitus with non-diabetic nephropathy;
• Clinical studies focusing on chronic kidney disease in diabetic patients, including diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment strategies;
• The relationship between diabetic nephropathy and fundus lesions.
