Objectives: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in the pathogenesis and complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Gestational DM (GDM) is characterized by increased glycemia and oxidative stress, which are factors associated with high serum AGE concentrations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a serum fluorescence AGE (F-AGE) method as a screening tool for gestational diabetes. Subjects and methods: Serum samples from 225 GDM patients and 217 healthy pregnant women (healthy controls) were diluted 50-fold in phosphate-buffered saline, and the AGEs were estimated by fluorometric analysis (λ Ex 350 nm/ λ Em 440 nm). Results: No significant (P > 0.05) differences in AGE concentrations, expressed in Arbitrary Units (UA/mL × 10 4 ), were observed in the women with GDM or in the healthy controls. Furthermore, F-AGE concentrations did not change significantly during the pregnancy (12-32 weeks of gestation). Only the GDM group had a positive correlation (r = 0.421; P < 0.001) between F-AGEs and serum creatinine concentrations. Conclusion: It was not possible to distinguish women with gestational diabetes from the healthy controls on the basis of serum F-AGE concentrations. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2017;61(3):233-7.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activities (total and band specific) and diabetes mellitus. Subjects and methods: BChE activities (BChEA, AC 4/5 , AC OF and RC 5 ) were analyzed in 101 type 1 (DM1) and in 145 type 2 (DM2) diabetic patients, in relation to phenotype, weight and incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in these patients. The C 4/5 and C 5 complex were separated from other molecular forms (C OF ) using an acid agar gel. Results: The BChE activity (BChEA) and the absolute activities of C 4/5 (AC 4/5 ) and C OF (AC OF ) showed a high positive correlation coefficient to weight in the CHE2 C5-group, while the relative activity of C 5 complex (RC 5 ) showed a negative correlation to weight. Conclusions: The present study suggests that the positive correlation of the BChE activities to diabetes mellitus and to insulin resistance may depend on the CHE2 locus variability. High values of BChE activities were associated with insulin resistance only in CHE2 C5-diabetic patients, while in CHE2 C5+ diabetic patients, the presence of C 5 complex, especially in a relatively high proportion, leads to less fat storage and better protection against metabolic syndrome. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab. 2010;54(1):60-7 Keywords BCHE and CHE2 loci; C 4/5 and C 5 complexes; obesity, insulin resistance; metabolic syndrome; serum cholinesterase RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a associação entre as atividades (total e banda específica) da butirilcolinesterase (BChE) e diabetes melito. Sujeitos e métodos: As atividades da BChE (BChEA, AC 4/5 , AC OF e RC 5 ) foram analisadas em 101 pacientes diabéticos do tipo 1 (DM1) e 145 do tipo 2 (DM2) em relação aos fenótipos, ao peso e à incidência da síndrome metabólica. Os complexos C 4/5 e C 5 foram separados das outras formas moleculares (C OF ), usando gel de ágar ácido. Resultados: A atividade da BChE (BChEA) e as atividades absolutas de C 4/5 (AC 4/5 ) e de C OF (AC OF ) mostraram altos coeficientes de correlações positivos com peso no grupo de CHE2 C5-, enquanto a atividade relativa do complexo C 5 (RC 5 ) mostrou correlação negativa com o peso. Conclusões: O presente estudo sugere que as correlações positivas das atividades da BChE com diabetes melito e com a resistência à insulina podem depender da variabilidade do loco CHE2. Altos valores nas atividades da BChE estão associados com a resistência à insulina somente nos pacientes diabéticos CHE2 C5-, enquanto nos pacientes diabéticos CHE2 C5+ a presença do complexo C 5 , especialmente em alta proporção relativa, leva a um menor estoque de gordura e à maior proteção contra a síndrome metabólica. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab. 2010;54(1):60-7 DescritoresLocos BCHE e CHE2; complexos C 4/5 e C 5 ; obesidade, resistência à insulina; síndrome metabólica; colinesterase do soro
1,5 anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), is a nonmetabolized 1-deoxy form of glucose, originate mainly from the diet. 1,5-AG is a biomarker to detect and magnify hyperglycemic excursions (postprandial hyperglycemia) in diabetic patients. Concentrations of 1,5-AG has been applied as supporting biomarker to diagnosis of the major forms of diabetes (type 1, type 2, and gestational). The serum 1,5-AG reference interval is relevant to the appropriate clinical application of this biomarker. This article contains data regards to serum concentration of the biomarker primarily for healthy subjects, capture from the literature, in different populations. Correlation analysis between 1,5-AG and markers associated with diabetes and its complication were presented. The data was complementary to the study “Reference intervals for serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol in children, adolescents, adults, and pregnant women” (Welter et al., 2018). The data present in this article improve the comparisons for 1,5-AG in different conditions and methodologies.
ABSTRACT. Leptin (LEP), a protein that plays a fundamental role in the metabolism of energy reserves, and the solute carrier family 30 A8 zinc transporter (SLC30A8) have been consistently associated with diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes are at moderate risk of developing diabetes type 1 and 2 after pregnancy, in addition to complications to the fetus. We investigated the association of the polymorphisms rs7799039 (LEP) and rs13266634 (SLC30A8) in a case-control study in Euro-Brazilians with gestational diabetes (GDM, N = 180). Realtime PCR with fluorescent probes (TaqMan system) was applied to genotyping. All polymorphisms were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The minor allele frequencies, for healthy and GDM, respectively, for the A-allele (LEP gene rs7799039) were 40.3% (95%CI = 35-45%) vs 36.6% (95%CI = 31-42%), P = 0.345; and for the T-allele (SLC30A8 gene rs13266634) were 27.8% (95%CI = 23-32%) vs 23.5% (95%CI = 18-29%), P = 0.227. Genotype comparisons for both polymorphisms showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). The polymorphisms rs7799039 and rs13266634 were not associated with GDM in the population studied (P > 0.05). The minor allele frequencies for both polymorphisms were similar to those of other Caucasian populations.
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