| ADM |
| LOCUS ID | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
| GENE_SYMBOL | ADM | ||||||||||||||||
| GENE NAME | adrenomedullin | ||||||||||||||||
| SYNONYMNS | AM, PAMP | ||||||||||||||||
| CHROMOSOME | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| HOMOLOGENE ID | 873 |
| microRNAs | NA | NA |
| GENE SUMMARY |
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| The protein encoded by this gene is a preprohormone which is cleaved to form two biologically active peptides, adrenomedullin and proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide. Adrenomedullin is a 52 aa peptide with several functions, including vasodilation, regulation of hormone secretion, promotion of angiogenesis, and antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity is antibacterial, as the peptide has been shown to kill E. coli and S. aureus at low concentration. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014] |
| OBSERVATIONS |
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| Complication | Evidence | PMID |
| Nephropathy | 1. Production of adrenomedullin (ADM), a vasodilator peptide, increases in response to ischemia and hypoxia in the vascular wall and the kidney.In conclusion, plasma MR-proADM concentration was associated with renal outcome in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our data suggest that the ADM gene modulates the genetic susceptibility to nephropathy progression. Results are consistent with the hypothesis of a reactive rise of ADM in diabetic nephropathy, blunted in risk alleles carriers, and with a nephroprotective effect of ADM. | 25948679 |
| Retinopathy | 1. Type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy had significantly greater AM levels (30.8+/-3.4 pg/mL) than both controls (P<0.001) and type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy (25.2+/-2 pg/mL same as previous value) (P<0.001).Our findings indicate that circulating AM is increased in type 2 diabetic patients and that increase correlates with poor glucose metabolic control and presence of retinopathy. | 17557032 |
| Neuropathy | 1. The altered concentration of adrenomedullin (AM) and ghrelin in diabetic neuropathy could indicate a pathophysiological role.The decline of plasma levels of AM and ghrelin in diabetic neuropathy may be a causative factor, they have neuroprotective and vasculoprotective effects, so their lack could induce neuronal injury and advancement of neuropathy. | 23022897 |