Diabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetic Nephropathy, Type 1 Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alkalinization of urine uric acid by 2 doses of sodium bicarbonate (1950mg) over 24-hours reduces precipitation and crystallization of urine uric acid over in adults with type 1 diabetes.
Detailed description
Diabetic nephropathy is characterized not only by glomerular disease but also tubulointerstitial injury. The tubular changes associated with diabetic nephropathy, include basement membrane thickening, tubular hypertrophy, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, glycogen accumulation and interstitial inflammation. Although glomerular changes has received significantly more attention from researchers and clinicians than tubulointerstitial changes in diabetes, tubular injury is known to associate better with renal function than glomerular injury. In fact, tubular proteinuria may precede microalbuminuria with type 1 diabetes, suggesting that tubular damage may be induced earlier than glomerular injury in the course of diabetic nephropathy. Serum uric acid (SUA) is lower in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes compared to non-diabetic peers. Despite lower levels SUA remains an important risk factor for diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes, with a large clinical trial underway examining the ability of allopurinol to prevent early renal loss. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the lower levels of SUA in type 1 diabetes including glucosuria induced uricosuria leading to spilling of urine uric acid (UUA) and lowering of SUA, and the notion that intracellular uric acid (IUA) and/ or UUA rather than SUA may be responsible for the development of complications. Animal studies have demonstrated that blocking uric acid production protects the kidney from tubulointerstitial injury, which suggests a causal role for uric acid in the development of diabetic tubular injury. Relative dehydration, secondary to glucosuria, exercise or inadequate liquid intake, may lead to concentrated and acidic urine, which may cause UUA to precipitate and crystallize in type 1 diabetes. The UUA precipitation and crystallization is thought to induce inflammation and injury of the tubules with possible retrograde glomerular injury. Moreover, it was recently shown that UUA promoted apoptosis in human proximal tubular cells by oxidative stress and activation of NADPH Oxidase NOX 4. Oral alkali replacements are readily available, safe and include the following formulations sodium bicarbonate, BiCitra (sodium citrate and citric acid), PolyCitra (citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate), polycitra-K (potassium citrate and citric acid). In contrast to sodium bicarbonate, citrate is converted to bicarbonate in the liver and thus this conversion is affected by liver disease. Usual adult doses for urinary alkalinization are 325 to 2000 mg orally 1 to 4 times a day. One gram provides 12 mEq (mmoL) each of sodium and bicarbonate, and is titrated to a goal of urine pH of 8.0. In a prospective open-label trial 4 g of sodium bicarbonate was administered orally 3 times daily to 9 healthy volunteers for 24 hours, and after 10 hours all participants had a urine pH ≥ 7 and after 20 hours all participants had urine pH ≥ 8. No adverse effects or abnormal blood results were documented during the 24-hour follow-up. Urinary alkalinization should solubilize UUA thereby increasing the concentration of uric acid in urine and decreasing precipitation and crystallization of UUA. It is unknown whether alkalinization of urine reduces UUA precipitation and crystallization in type 1 diabetes. With diabetic nephropathy being the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the Western world, it is critical to develop a better understanding of the determinants of risk and progression of early diabetic nephropathy, to improve outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes. UUA is a particularly attractive therapeutic target due to the potential to reduce tubular injury with sodium bicarbonate. Accordingly, the investigators propose a pilot experimental study examining the effect of urine alkalinization with oral sodium bicarbonate on UUA precipitation and crystallization in adults with type 1 diabetes.
Interventions
DRUGsodium bicarbonate
All participants will receive 2 doses of 1950mg sodium bicarbonate
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults (aged 18-45 years) with type 1 diabetes * Participants must be able to be fasting prior to study visit and give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Non-type 1 diabetes * History of eGFR \<60 ml/min/1.73m2 or microalbuminuria or greater * History of hypocalcemia or at risk of hypocalcemia * Taking allopurinol or uric acid altering medications * Ketogenic diet * Ketonuria * Taking phosphorus binders (e.g. sevelamer) * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Taking the following medications which may interact with sodium bicarbonate (e.g. phentermine, pseudoephedrine, antifungal medication, cephalosporin antibiotics \[e.g. Keflex\], tetracycline antibiotics \[e.g. doxycycline\], steroids or lithium) * Taking SGLT-2 inhibitors * Taking blood pressure medications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Urine Uric Acid Concentration (Increased Solubility) by Assay | Day 1 (pre-therapy) and Day 2 (post-therapy) | Urine uric acid were evaluated using a QuantiChrom UA kit assay (DIUA-250) with quantitative colorimetric UA determination at 590 nm (BioAssay System, California, USA). |
| Change in Number of Participants With Urine Uric Acid Precipitation by Polarized Microscopy | Day 1 (pre-therapy) and Day 2 (post-therapy) | Urine uric acid crystals were identified by polarized microscopy (Polarized light imaging Zeiss Axiovert 135; 0.3NA objective), and pictures were captured from each urine sample. UA crystals were defined dichotomously as being present or absent. |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Sodium Bicarbonate All participants will receive 2 doses of 1950mg Sodium Bicarbonate
sodium bicarbonate: All participants will receive 2 doses of 1950mg sodium bicarbonate | 45 |
| Total | 45 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Sodium Bicarbonate |
|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 33.6 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.5 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 2 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 43 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 27 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 18 Participants |
| Type 1 Diabetes Duration | 20.2 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.3 |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 45 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 1 / 45 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 45 |
Outcome results
Primary
Change in Number of Participants With Urine Uric Acid Precipitation by Polarized Microscopy
Urine uric acid crystals were identified by polarized microscopy (Polarized light imaging Zeiss Axiovert 135; 0.3NA objective), and pictures were captured from each urine sample. UA crystals were defined dichotomously as being present or absent.
Time frame: Day 1 (pre-therapy) and Day 2 (post-therapy)
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium Bicarbonate | Change in Number of Participants With Urine Uric Acid Precipitation by Polarized Microscopy | Day 1 (pre-therapy) | 14 participants |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | Change in Number of Participants With Urine Uric Acid Precipitation by Polarized Microscopy | Day 2 (post-therapy) | 3 participants |
Primary
Change in Urine Uric Acid Concentration (Increased Solubility) by Assay
Urine uric acid were evaluated using a QuantiChrom UA kit assay (DIUA-250) with quantitative colorimetric UA determination at 590 nm (BioAssay System, California, USA).
Time frame: Day 1 (pre-therapy) and Day 2 (post-therapy)
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (GEOMETRIC_MEAN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium Bicarbonate | Change in Urine Uric Acid Concentration (Increased Solubility) by Assay | Day 1 (pre-therapy) | 23.81 mg/dl |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | Change in Urine Uric Acid Concentration (Increased Solubility) by Assay | Day 2 (post-therapy) | 22.30 mg/dl |