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Proteinuria is a hallmark of DN. An active receptor-mediated pathway involving megalin and cubilin receptors and the Cl\u2212\/H+ antiporter ClC-5 is responsible for filtered albumin uptake in the proximal tubular epithelium. The aim of our pilot study was to analyze the patterns of megalin and ClC-5 expression in the kidney biopsies of patients with DN, minimal change disease (MCD), and controls, and their correlations with kidney dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Kidney biopsies of 10 DN and 8 MCD patients, and 9 controls (CTRs) were analyzed. Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence staining, and morphometric analysis were performed to quantify megalin, ClC-5 and synaptopodin signals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ClC-5 glomerular signal was significantly reduced in DN and MCD compared with controls. In MCD, ClC-5 was detected in podocytes and parietal cells, while in DN it was detected only in parietal cells and colocalized with CD44 in hypertrophic parietal cells (ANXA3+). Megalin was also significantly reduced in DN compared with controls, and the correlation between ClC-5 and megalin was lost at the glomerular level. At the tubular level, the ClC-5 signal was reduced in DN and MCD compared with controls. In both glomerulopathies, tubular ClC-5 and megalin expression correlated with proteinuria and kidney function. In DN, glycosylated hemoglobin inversely correlated with tubular megalin expression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found impairment of the endocytic process in DN and MCD patients. 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