BACKGROUND: The health data of Central Java, Indonesia showed that diabetes mellitus (DM) was the second most increasing non-communicable disease in the province. More than 20 genes have been reported to be associated with DM. Calpain-10 (CAPN10) polymorphism has been reported to be associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). However, the association between CAPN10 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-19 and T2DM among Javanese ethnics has never been reported. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the association.METHODS: After fasting for 8 hours, blood samples were drawn from veins of 107 T2DM and 107 non diabetic subjects. A half of the drawn blood was collected for identification of CAPN10 SNP-19, and another half for measuring triglycerides and fasting blood glucose (FBG). Identification of CAPN10 SNP-19 was performed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, while measurement of triglycerides and FBG with colorimetric enzymatic method.RESULTS: The number of T2DM Javanese subjects with 2R/3R and 3R/3R CAPN10 SNP-19 genotypes was significantly higher than the number of T2DM Javanese subjects with 2R/2R genotype (p=0.002). When each number of 2R/3R and 3R/3R T2DM subjects was compared with the number of 2R/2R T2DM subjects, the number of 2R/3R T2DM subjects was significantly higher than the number of 2R/2R T2DM subjects (p=0.000).CONCLUSION: Javanese subjects with 2R/3R and 3R/3R CAPN10 SNP19 genotypes might have susceptibility of T2DM.KEYWORDS: Calpain-10, CAPN10, polymorphism, type2 diabetes mellitus, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose

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BACKGROUND: The depletion of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4) affects blood glucose level in the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patient. Herbals supplementation such as Artemisia annua is known to posses an antidiabetic potency, but its effect on long term glucose control marker, glicated hemoglobin (HbA1C) and muscle GLUT-4 expression still has not been investigated.METHODS: Twenty Wistar rats were divided into four groups (five rats per group). The C1 group was consist of healthy control rats and C2 group was consist of diabetic control rats. Diabetic condition was induced by giving high lard fat diet for 28 days, followed with 30 mg/kgBW of Streptozotocin injection at the 29th day. Meanwhile, T1 and T2 group were consist of diabetic rats, which were supplemented with 50 mg/kgBW and 100 mg/kgBW of Artemisia annua leaf extract, respectively. GLUT-4 expression and HbA1C level were measured at the 14th day post-treatment.RESULTS: The GLUT-4 was expressed 1.8 and two times higher in T1 and T2 group, respectively, compared to C2 group. Meanwhile, HbA1C level in C2 group was two times higher than C1 group (11.95±2.52 compared to 5.61±2.69, p<0.01). Further, the administration of 100 mg/ kgBW Artemisia annua extract caused a slight reduction of HbA1C (11.95±2.52 compared to 8.18±3.53, p>0.05)CONCLUSION: Muscle cell’s GLUT-4 in T1 and T2 group was expressed increasingly and significantly different compared to the C2 group. HbA1C level in T2 was slightly reduced although no significant different compared to C2 group.KEYWORDS: Artemisia annua, GLUT-4, HbA1C, type 2 diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND: One of the hormones that plays a role in glucose metabolism of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is melatonin. Its genetic variation is believed to play a significant role in the pathophysiology of obese and non-obese T2DM. The role of MTNR1B (melatonin receptor coding gene) and SLC2A1 (Glucose transporter 1/GLUT 1 transporter coding gene) on the risk of obese and non-obese T2DM patients is controversial. This study aims to analyze the association between the rs10830963 MTNR1B and rs841853 SLC2A1 polymorphism to the risk of Javanese obese T2DM.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study that involved 107 Javanese T2DM patients from primary heath care in Semarang. Furthermore, obese T2DM was defined by a body mass index (BMI) more than 25 kg/m2. The genetic variations examined were rs10830963 MTNR1B and rs841853 SLC2A1 polymorphism by PCR-RFLP methods. Blood biochemistry parameters were also examined. Allele and genotype frequencies of rs10830963 MTNR1B and rs841853 SLC2A1 polymorphisms were analyzed using the x2 test with p≤0.05 and 95% CI.RESULTS: There was a significant association between rs10830963 MTNR1B polymorphisms in obese and nonobese T2DM (p=0.044) and the CG genotype increased the risk of obese T2DM. Furthermore, the allele and genotype frequency of rs841853 SLC2A1 polymorphism in both group had no significant difference, with a p=0.756 and p=0.802, respectively. There was also no significant difference in the biochemical parameters' in both groups of the two genetic variants studied.CONCLUSION: The rs10830963 MTNR1B polymorphism is associated with the risk of obesity in Javanese T2DM patients but not for the rs841853 SLC2A1 polymorphism.KEYWORDS: polymorphism, MTNR1B, SLC2A1, obese, diabetes mellitus

<p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) often give a macrovascular complication such as Peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a sensitive and specific examination for PAD. Obesity can be a risk factor of PAD. Obesity can be classified by the BMI (Body Mass Index) classification. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship of BMI with ABI in Type 2 DM (T2DM) patients of Javanese ethnicity. This study was an observational analytic research with case-control design and used a purposive sampling technique. There were 40 case samples and 40 control samples. Data analysis used the Independent T-test and Chi-square test. There was a significant differences on age (p=0,000), METs (p-value=0,003), and ABI (p-value=0,002) between the two groups. In the DM group was found that most abnormal ABIs were found in the higher BMI, even though there was no significant correlation by the statistic (p-value=0,255). BMI contributed less to the ABI value of Javanese ethnic T2DM patients.</p>

Background: Urbanization has led to changes in human health with the inception of non-communicable diseases such as Diabetes mellitus (DM). This is generally due to the adaptation to unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles, with poor diet patterns. The purpose of this research is to identify the rural and urban differences in characteristics and lipid profile among the Javanese ethnic of Type 2 Diabetes patients. Method: This was an observational analytic study, with the cross-sectional approach used to obtain data from 102 T2DM patients in Gunungpati (rural), Pandanaran and Purwoyoso Health Centers (urban). The characteristics assessed included age, sex, BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar levels and lipid profile. The BMI was calculated by dividing body weight in kg by body height in meters squared, based on the Asia Pacific criteria. The blood pressure was measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer, then the levels of FPG and lipid profile were taken after the patients fasted for the previous 8 hours. Furthermore, the Mann Whitney U test was used to test the characteristics differences with a significance value of p ≤ 0.05.Results: There were significant differences between FPG control (p = 0.032) and HDL levels (p = 0.006). Meanwhile, characteristic data such as age (p = 0.214), gender (p = 0.790), BMI (p = 0.196), and blood pressure (p = 0.123) did not have significant differences. Furthermore, insignificant results were also obtained at various levels of FPG (p = 0.917), cholesterol (p = 0.436), triglycerides (p = 0.724), LDL (p = 0.188), and Chol / HDL ratio (p = 0.297). In urban areas, the average cholesterol levels (185.59 ± 52.59) , HDL (62.60 ± 16.69 mg / dl), LDL (201.16 ± 59, 36 mg / dl), were higher than those in the rural areas. Conclusion: In the urban group, FPG control was significantly worse than rural. Furthermore, cholesterol, HDL, LDL of Javanese T2DM patients in urban areas are higher than those in rural areas. However, only HDL is significantly different

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