Abstract:Objective To explore the relationship between the serum levels of ChREBP with the development of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods A total of 80 patients with T2DM in the Department of Endocrinology of the Second Hospital of Jilin University were included. They were divided into two groups as: T2DM with DN group (DN, 24 hUAER≥30 mg/24 h, n = 40), T2DM without DN group (T2DM, 24 hUAER<30 mg/24 h, n = 40). In the same period, 40 healthy subjects were collected from the medical examination center as normal control group (NC, n = 40). Data including gender, age, duration of diabetes, height,weight, body mass index. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr), fasting insulin (FINS), 24h urinary albumin excretion rate (24 hUAER) was determined. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were calculated. The serum levels of ChREBP, HMG1 and inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 were determined by ELISA. Results ① The serum levels of ChREBP from high to low were DKD group, T2DM group and NC group (P = 0.000). ② There was a negative correlation between ChREBP and eGFR (r s=-0.694, P < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between ChREBP and 24hUAER, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, HMG-1 (r s=0.596, r s=0.711, r s=0.650, r s=0.684, r s=0.515, P < 0.05). ③ Logistic regression analysis showed that duration of diabetes [Ol ^ R=1.44, (95% CI 1.10 ~ 1.87)], HOMA-IR [Ol ^ R=2.22, (95% CI 1.31 ~ 3.76)], 24hUAER [Ol ^ R=1.03, (95% CI: 1.00 ~ 1.06)] and ChREBP [Ol ^ R=1.01, (95% CI: 1.00 ~ 1.03)] were independent risk factors of diabetic kidney disease in T2DM. Conclusions The elevated of serum ChREBP in T2DM may be related to the occurrence and development of diabetic kidney disease.