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The authors of this manuscript also conducted the first study on the serum behavior of NT-3 in this category of patients. Even though the results have already been published, the way in which an endocrine compound (insulin) interacts at the renal level with a growth factor with predominantly autocrine and paracrine action (NT-3), under both normal and pathological conditions, has not been thoroughly studied. This paper will address the following topics: 1. that insulin synthesis and release involve the same molecules that also exert important actions at the renal level; 2. involvement of insulin deficiency\/resistance in the development of diabetic nephropathy and end-stage renal disease vs. kidney influences on serum glucose and insulin levels; 3. actions of NT-3 under normal conditions vs. diabetes mellitus; 4. aspects highlighted by personal studies performed on hemodialysis patients with T2DM. 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