Sakin, A.Sahin, S.Behlul, A.Sumnu, A.Gursu, M.Sakin, A.Ozturk, S.2025-05-102025-05-1020201301-088310.5505/ejm.2020.271222-s2.0-85083674831https://doi.org/10.5505/ejm.2020.27122https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/5448To investigate the visfatin levels at the stages of diabetic nephropathy(DNP), changes in visfatin levels according to stages of DNP, and the association of visfatin levels with other anti-inflammatory parameters including high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNFα). Patients were divided into 4 groups based on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria as follows; Group I: Albuminuria<30 mg per day and GFR>60ml/min, Group II:albuminuria 30 to 300 mg per day and GFR>60ml/min, Group III:albuminuria>300mg per day and GFR>60ml/min, and Group IV: Albuminuria>300 mg per day and GFR<60 ml/min. Of the 141 patients included in the study, 83(58.8%) were female. The mean age of patients was 55.3±8.2 years. Microalbuminuria was found to be 10.1±9.8 mg per day in group I, 89.4±68.2 mg per day in group II, 525.1±280.7 mg per day in group III, and 1034±1893 mg per day in group IV (p<0.001). When the correlation analysis was repeated separately in each group, there was a positive correlation between Visfatin and IL-6 levels in only group III (r=0.926; p<0.001). When the patients in group III and IV were combined in a single group and considered as macro-albuminuric, multivariate analysis showed that visfatin had a positive correlation with IL-6 (r=0.380, p=0.006) In this study, we could not determine any association between visfatin levels and other anti-inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNFα, and hsCRP). However, we found a close relationship between visfatin levels and IL-6 which is one of the most important markers of inflammation in diabetic patients with overt nephropathy, namely macro-albuminuric patients. © 2020, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDiabetes MellitusDiabetic NephropathyInflammation MarkerVisfatinArticle252N/AQ4218224361646